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[h=1]Bird flu confirmed at Han River jetty[/h] 2017/02/04 10:54
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea confirmed Saturday the outbreak of bird flu in Seoul, the first time in two years for the pandemic to spread to the capital.
The dead body of a Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) water bird was found at a Han River jetty in Seongdong Ward, central Seoul, on Monday, and it was sent to the National Institute of Environmental Research for study.
The state-run institute concluded that the bird was infected with the avian influenza A (H5N6) virus.
According to the government manual on bird flu, the area within a 10 kilometer radius from an infection site is designated as a "monitoring area" that needs to be watched closely for any indications of a further outbreak..:tiphat:http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/02/04/0200000000AEN20170204001300315.html
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea confirmed Saturday the outbreak of bird flu in Seoul, the first time in two years for the pandemic to spread to the capital.
The dead body of a Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) water bird was found at a Han River jetty in Seongdong Ward, central Seoul, on Monday, and it was sent to the National Institute of Environmental Research for study.
The state-run institute concluded that the bird was infected with the avian influenza A (H5N6) virus.
According to the government manual on bird flu, the area within a 10 kilometer radius from an infection site is designated as a "monitoring area" that needs to be watched closely for any indications of a further outbreak..:tiphat:http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/02/04/0200000000AEN20170204001300315.html