South Korea: 5 dead ducks with Bird Flu H5N1 - Sacheon City, South Gyeongsang Province

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Source: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2011/01/01/55/0501000000AEN20110101003500320F.HTML

2011/01/01 21:42 KST

(LEAD) S. Korean quarantine officials find dead duck infected with bird flu

CHANGWON, South Korea, Jan. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has found one dead duck infected with the virulent strain of bird flu in the southeastern part of the country, the provincial government said Saturday.

The South Gyeongsang provincial government said one of five dead ducks found in the city of Sacheon was infected with the deadly strain of Avian influenza.

The provincial government said it designated a 10-kilometer region around the outbreak location as supervision areas and banned the movement of livestock and people in addition to conducting an emergency disinfection of the area.

 

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Re: South Korea: 5 dead ducks with Bird Flu H5N1 - Sacheon City, South Gyeongsang Province

Source: http://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0102_201101011702398586

Google translation:

Detection of highly pathogenic AI Sacheon wild mallard

* Input time: 2011-01-01 17:02

Wild mallard duck in Sacheon Avian influenza is highly contagious, AI was confirmed to be infected with.

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry of Food, "on December 26 last year, Kyungnam Sacheon Yonghyeon order to leave the village pumping station reported in wild mallards Expired Inspection Results for 5 1 inch from the highly pathogenic H5N1 AI has been detected, " he said.

Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the pumping stations to disinfect the surrounding radius from where mallards were found within 10 ㎞ management area set off for farmers raising chickens, ducks, and defenses have to be carried out.