South Korea: H5N1 in Fowl/Animals, 2 April 2008 +

Treyfish · Apr 9, 2008

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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=555 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=link_title1 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 24px" span>More Birds Culled Amid Rising Suspicions of Bird Flu</TD></TR><TR><TD class=topmenu02><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Wednesday, April 9, 2008 12:39:00 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Reports continue on suspected cases of the bird flu virus. To date, three cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been confirmed in North Jeolla Province.

The government says it's examining three more suspected cases reported Tuesday.

The new reports come from three duck farms. Two are within three kilometers of the second farm that had a confirmed outbreak and the other is 14 kilometers away from the third farm where the virus was detected near the town of Jeongeup.

Authorities will bury 150-thousand ducks raised at nine farms located in a three-kilometer radius from the three suspected farms.

Officials will also monitor and run tests on ducks from seven farms nationwide that tested positive in a serum test this past winter.:tiphat: http://english.kbs.co.kr/news/newsview_sub.php?menu=4&key=2008040914

Treyfish · Apr 9, 2008

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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=555 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=link_title1 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 24px" span>Dead Crows Found Amid Fears of Bird Flu Outbreak</TD></TR><TR><TD class=topmenu02><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Wednesday, April 9, 2008 08:46:22</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Seven dead crows have been found in Incheon city amid concerns of a bird flu outbreak.

Officials in the city's Seo-gu district said Wednesday that a man found seven crows dead on the street and reported his discovery to the police.

A Seo-gu official said one of the crows had animal bite marks while the rest had no such marks.

The city??s health and environmental research institute said it will conduct an initial examination of the crows. It will then send samples to the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service.

An official at the research institute said given that the crows have been dead for a couple days, thorough studies would confirm whether or not they are infected with avian influenza.:tiphat: http://english.kbs.co.kr/news/newsview_sub.php?menu=4&key=2008040906

Treyfish · Apr 9, 2008

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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=555 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=link_title1 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 24px" span>Gov't to Stockpile Vaccine for Bird Flu</TD></TR><TR><TD class=topmenu02><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Wednesday, April 9, 2008 08:28:16 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>The government has decided to stockpile flu vaccines after a new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza was confirmed in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province.

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday it plans to stockpile pre-pandemic vaccines for some 100-thousand people by next year.

The center added that it has secured an estimated 800 million won this year to buy vaccines for 40-thousand people.

The center said it currently has enough of the anti-bird flu drug, Tamiflu, for some one-point-two million people. However, it added that the nation is seeking to develop a bird flu vaccine locally as strains resistant to Tamiflu have surfaced. :tiphat:

http://english.kbs.co.kr/news/newsview_sub.php?menu=4&key=2008040905

Shiloh · Apr 9, 2008

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Source: http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-32936920080409

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea reported a new outbreak of bird flu on Wednesday at a duck farm in the same southwest area where workers in the past week have culled about half a million poultry at three other infected farms.

The latest outbreak was in Jeongeup, the agriculture ministry said, adding it was investigating possible outbreaks at 10 other farms in the area about 220 km south of Seoul.

It will take a few a days to confirm if the latest outbreak was the deadly H5N1 strain, a ministry official said.

Last Thursday, the country confirmed its first outbreak of the highly virulent strain in 13 months at a farm in Gimje, about 30 km from Jeongeup.

Along with culling poultry in the area, the ministry has also ordered the destruction of eggs, banned the transport of poultry and sent squads of workers to spray disinfectant.

South Korea had seven outbreaks of the deadly H5N1 between November 2006 and March 2007 and has spent 58 billion won ($59 million) on quarantine measures.

Bird flu has killed 238 people globally since 2003, according to the World Health Organisation. A major concern is that it could mutate into a disease that easily passes from one person to another, triggering a deadly global pandemic.

? Reuters 2008 All rights reserved

Giuseppe · Apr 9, 2008

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S Korean government confirms additional outbreak of bird flu

SEOUL, April 9 (Xinhua) --
South Korean government said Thursday that they have confirmed additional bird flu outbreaks in six farms in the southwestern provinces.

According to the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, "H5 type" of avian influenza was found at five poultry farms in Gimje of the North Jeolla Province where the first outbreak was reported this year. Gimje is about 262 km south of Seoul.

Meanwhile, the government confirmed another outbreak in Yeongam of South Jeolla Province, which is 384 km south of Seoul.

The number of farms infected by bird flue has increased to 10 this year.

Editor: Yan Liang
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Treyfish · Apr 9, 2008

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USFK issues bird flu warning

Military community advised to avoid undercooked chicken, eggs

By Ashley Rowland, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Wednesday, April 9, 2008

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Stay away from bird farms and bird markets, and avoid any contact with wild or farm birds.
Make sure all eggs and chicken products are well- cooked before eating them. Avoid the traditional Korean dish ?bibimbap,? which is usually topped with a lightly- cooked egg.
Make sure your seasonal flu shot is up to date. The shot doesn?t prevent someone from contracting avian flu from birds, but the virus can mutate in someone who contracts human and avian flu at the same time and spread to other people.

Courtesy of the 8th U.S. Army

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SEOUL ? U.S. Forces Korea officials are warning the military community to avoid undercooked chicken and eggs in off-base establishments as South Korea battles two avian flu outbreaks.
South Korean officials have destroyed 308,000 chickens since late last week to contain an outbreak at a farm about 10 to 20 miles from Kunsan Air Base. About 6,500 ducks also were destroyed Saturday at the location of a second outbreak ? at Jeongeup poultry farm ? according to The Associated Press.
There have been no reports of human infection with the H5N1 bird flu virus during the latest outbreaks, said Terry Klein, an 18th Medical Command regional emerging infectious disease consultant.
Klein said Monday that the South Korean government took rapid steps to stop the outbreaks, and has successfully contained earlier outbreaks.
?If you look at the maps of what happened previously, it happened spottily. It happened in one location and didn?t migrate,? he said.
Klein said people should avoid eating runny eggs, and avoid chicken meat that?s pink or bloody.
?If the chicken products are really cooked well, it?s probably not any risk at all,? Klein said.
All poultry products sold at AAFES and DeCA ? including most eggs ? come from the United States and are safe, according to the 8th Army release. Any eggs procured locally for resale on base are heat-treated and also safe, according to the release.
Officials routinely perform food sanitation inspections at all USFK dining facilities, restaurants and commercial vendors, except South Korean snack bar and Embassy Club vendors.
Klein said outbreaks typically happen when geese, ducks and other large birds migrate and leave feces in rice paddies from where the virus can spread to nearby chicken farms.
Five hundred workers killed chickens at the outbreak site in Gimje, North Jeolla province, and six other farms within a 500-yard radius of the outbreak site on Saturday. They planned to kill other chickens in the nearby village of Sinam, according to an 8th Army press release.
The release said eggs produced at farms within about two miles of the outbreak also would be destroyed, and none of the 3.57 million birds within a six-mile radius of the farms were being allowed to leave the area.
Checkpoints were set up on roads linking North Jeolla to other provinces.
?Probably none of these chickens are going to end up in the food chain,? Klein said. ?The government does not want any human cases here.?:tiphat: http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=53910

Treyfish · Apr 9, 2008

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Bird Flu Seen as Spreading to S. Jeolla Province

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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 bgColor=#ffffff border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=donga_english vAlign=top>Another suspected case of avian influenza has been reported on a farm in Yeongam County, South Jeolla Province.

This follows the country?s fourth outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, and three other cases of duck deaths, showing bird flu is spreading throughout the Jeolla provinces.

The Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry and quarantine authorities announced Wednesday that they found 80 dead chickens suspected of being contaminated with avian influenza on a farm in Yeongam County. The chickens were sent to the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service for a closer examination.

On the Yeongam farm from Tuesday morning, 17,800 chickens raised for breeding had begun to show symptoms of avian influenza such as respiratory disease, facialedema, and abiotrophy.

South Jeolla has accordingly banned the transfer of chickens and vehicles and disinfected vehicles, while looking for symptoms in the remaining chickens.

The ministry announced Wednesday that avian influenza killed ducks in the town of Yeongwon near Jeongeup.

The number of farms where avian influenza has been confirmed is four: one in Gimje, North Jeolla Province (confirmed Friday); the town of Yeongwon (Monday), the town of Gobu (Tuesday); and Yeongwon again.

North Jeolla is closely examining suspected avian influenza cases at three duck farms: one 2.9 kilometers away from the farm in Yeongwon and two farms two kilometers and 14.3 kilometers away from the farm in Gobu, the site of the third case of avian influenza.

The culling range in Yeongwon and Gobu has been expanded from a radius of 500 meters to three kilometers. Another 150,000 ducks will be culled in nine newly included farms, as the farms are adjacent to the places where bird flu broke out. The ministry said 524,000 chickens and ducks and 23.3 million eggs have been culled and that the estimated compensation is 7.5 billion won as of Wednesday afternoon.:tiphat:

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HenryN · Apr 10, 2008

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Health authorities have culled hundreds of thousands of birds in and around infected poultry farms in the southern provinces. -- PHOTO: AP

</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>SEOUL - SOUTH Korea on Thursday confirmed its ninth bird flu outbreak this month despite the culling of hundreds of thousands of poultry and intensive quarantine efforts.
The agriculture ministry said in a statement the country had another 13 suspected cases in which test results were awaited.
Ministry officials said all nine confirmed cases involved H5 bird flu and two of them involved the deadly H5N1 strain.
Health authorities have culled hundreds of thousands of birds in and around infected poultry farms in the southern Jeolla provinces, a hub of the country's livestock industry.
They have also imposed restrictions on the movement of birds, people and vehicles in the region, which reported this year's first outbreak last week.
The ninth confirmed case was at a chicken farm in Gimje, 260km south of Seoul.
South Korea reported seven cases of H5N1 infection between November 2006 and March last year, resulting in the temporary suspension of poultry exports to Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and elsewhere. But last June the World Organisation for Animal Health classified the country as free from the disease. The H5N1 strain has killed more than 230 people worldwide since late 2003. No South Koreans have contracted the disease. -- AFP
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http://www.straitstimes.com/Latest+News/Asia/STIStory_225780.html

Treyfish · Apr 10, 2008

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Livestock farmers fear the rapid spread of AI honamgwon
Chunnam Gochang raised the possibility Yeongam virus, but new reports received…

작성 : 2008-04-10 오후 9:02:06 / 수정 : 2008-04-10 오후 9:09:22

Gimje paper in the area en masse gobyeongwonseong AI and AI (avian influenza), which continues to spread positive trend showed their anxiety in Tokyo and livestock farmers are being amplified.

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Food and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Department on the 10th and Countermeasures Headquarters AI defenses Kimje paper recently received a report from three chicken farms sanrangye our case with regard to the fact gobyeongwonseong is also known as' Brother H5 'AI virus is detected.
Each of these farms, the last a 10-60 sanrangye gateumyeo dead, the National Science geomyeokwon antigen tests positive for the H5 gobyeongwonseongin confirmed.
If breeding farm in the paper Kimje sanrangye occurred in the first year after all five of the current Tokyo (nine farms) gobyeongwonseong AI over what has occurred.
3 jeongeup particularly in the area around the duck farm, and it also received a report on a suspect, AI has occurred recently in Iksan buhwajang farm ssial to hatch, the possibility of further high-foot saenghal said.

최근에는 고창과 전남 영암농장에서 각각 AI 의심신고가 접수됐거나 AI가 발생한 것으로 확인됨으로써 AI방역망이 뚫렸다는 지적을 받고 있다.

Recently, Jeonnam and Gochang farm in Yeongam each AI received reports that suspected or confirmed AI occurred while AI pointed out that breached the defenses of networks.
AI, but how did the outbreak, which got infected through clearly, the path is still unknown. Gamyoung livestock farmers are anxious to Tokyo shaking.

방역당국은 AI발생과 감염경로와 관련해 사료와 왕겨, 철새 등을 놓고 역학조사를 벌이고 있지만 현재까지 뚜렷한 감염경로를 파악하지 못하는 처지다.

AI infection occurs and the authorities defenses with regard to animal feed and wanggyeo, migratory birds and the dynamics of the current investigation, but trying to figure out not apparent infection position.
Some things that occur in the winter, spring and not leave the possibility of the emergence of new viruses and variants in mind, but have not been revealed exactly.

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Tokyo is a breeding farms, "When AI is worried about whether the bomb fit" and that "any possible infection haltente yidojeo do not need to know the situation," he said.
Also said, "salcheobuneul expansion, and to increase defenses, including guard posts and respond actively," "infection, but also revealed that the central authorities defenses situation," he said. http://209.85.135.104/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=ko%7Cen&u=http://www.jjan.kr/society/health/default.asp%3Fst%3D2%26newsid%3D2008041021020601%26dt%3D20080411

Treyfish · Apr 10, 2008

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</TD></TR><TR><TD width=18>:tiphat: http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2888522</TD><TD style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Quarantine officials slaughter thousands of chickens yesterday at a poultry farm in Yeongam, South Jeolla, the site of a suspected case of bird flu. [YONHAP]</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Shiloh · Apr 10, 2008

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Source: http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2008/04/11/25/0501000000AEN20080411002500320F.HTML

2008/04/11 11:44 KST
Bird flu spreading through southwestern S. Korea

혻 혻 SEOUL, April 11 (Yonhap) -- Bird flu outbreaks that started killing chickens and ducks in late March have spread through the southwestern part of South Korea despite intensified quarantine efforts, the government said Friday.

혻 혻 The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said suspected outbreaks of avian influenza have been discovered in Naju, about 355 kilometers south of Seoul.

혻혻 It was the second discovery in the region after authorities found suspected cases in Yeongam, 25 kilometers south of Naju, earlier in the week.

혻혻 The ministry said three duck farms in Naju may have been hit by bird flu, and that more detailed tests are needed to ascertain the exact cause and to confirm if a virulent strain is the cause of the deaths.

혻 혻 The first outbreaks occurred in areas about 100 kilometers north of Naju, with several confirmed and suspected cases in Gimje and Jeongeup.

혻 혻 The ministry said there are now 25 confirmed and suspected cases of bird flu, with officials scrambling to cull and bury birds to prevent further contamination.

혻혻 "As a precautionary measure, all birds within a 10 kilometer radius of Gimje and Jeongeup farms are to be destroyed," a quarantine official said. He added similar steps are to be taken for ducks and chickens within 3 kilometers of Yeongam.

혻 혻 He said the decision will result in over 2.36 million birds being culled in these regions. The animal expert, however, said that concerns of another outbreak in Sunchang, 364 kilometers south of Seoul, arose from other causes.

혻혻 South Korean health authorities, meanwhile, said a person who reported having symptoms similar to bird flu during the week tested negative.

혻혻 The Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention said the person who had taken samples for analysis from areas of bird flu outbreaks is already feeling better and has been released from observation. It said polymerase chain reaction tests carried out Thursday showed he was suffering from human flu and not a mutated form of the virus that has caused human deaths in the past.

혻혻 yonngong@yna.co.kr
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HenryN · Apr 11, 2008

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Commentary

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/04110801/H5N1_SW_Korea.html

Treyfish · Apr 11, 2008

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Avian Influenza Press Release In the last 3 days the Republic of Korea(ROK)government reported an outbreak of the H5N1 strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), also called "Bird Flu", on the Korean peninsula. The HPAI outbreak occurred 4 April 2008 in chickens located at Kimjae (20 Km from Gunsan) and in ducks at Jeongeup (10 km from Gunsan) in the Jeollabuk-do Province (Area IV), about 155 miles south of Seoul and approximately 10-20 miles east of Gunsan Airbase.
HPAI and other avian influenza viruses infect wild birds and poultry (e.g. chickens). The H5N1 strain of HPAI has caused high mortality in bird populations throughout Asia. HPAI virus is a disease of birds, but occasionally it will also infect humans. When humans do contract HPAI, it may result in significant illness or death. While there is no current evidence of efficient human-to-human transmission of the HPAI virus, it could mutate and become capable of efficient human-to-human transmission.
There were two prior HPAI outbreaks in the ROK as a result of infected migratory birds. These outbreaks occurred in poultry farms 15 Dec 03 to 5 Feb 04, and then again 22 Nov 06 to 8 Mar 07. During both of these outbreaks the ROK government took fast action to contain the HPAI, greatly reducing its spread and impact on all communities; there was no evidence of infection among Koreans or other nationalities residing in Korea other than in a few Koreans involved with bird culling or farming operations during Korea?s rapid response to contain and eliminate HPAI from the peninsula. None of these Korean?s actually suffered any symptoms of the infection ? they were discovered via blood tests to have been exposed to the virus.
As a result of the recent HPAI outbreak in chickens in the ROK, Korean veterinary and public health officials have enacted comprehensive, layered levels of containment around the infected poultry farms. The ROK government is destroying (culling) potentially infected birds and other animals in order to stamp out HPAI. Korean government officials have also implemented a country-wide HPAI surveillance program in order to quickly detect the "Bird Flu;" this measure was implemented so the government can employ containment measures, then eradicate any new outbreaks of the HPAI that are discovered.
This recent outbreak of the HPAI at Korean chicken and duck farms poses no immediate risk to U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) personnel. However, it is noteworthy to mention that risks may exist from eating uncooked or undercooked poultry or poultry products on the economy (such as eggs "over easy" or "easy over," eggnog, or hollandaise sauce made with raw eggs) that is potentially infected with HPAI. The USFK Commissaries and AAFES Exchanges/Shoppettes only stock eggs from the U.S. and U.S. government-approved Korean poultry sources. Eggs from the Korean farms undergo routine testing, and there has never been a record of HPAI viruses being detected. If such an outbreak would occur, there is a rapid produce recall system in place to inform and protect USFK personnel from infection. All Korean eggs sold in USFK Commissaries and AAFES establishments are pasteurized in order to kill bacteria and viruses (rendering them safe for the USFK consumer). However, eggs produced by infected chickens may harbor the virus within the egg. But even with pasteurization, eggs should never be eaten raw or undercooked.
So far, cases of human HPAI infections have mostly been the result of direct contact with infected poultry or with surfaces contaminated with their feces. Common exposures typically occur during slaughter/culling, defeathering, and butchering. There are no reported cases of humans becoming infected with HPAI virus as a result of the current "Bird Flu" outbreak in the ROK, and this is the first time since March 2007 that HPAI virus has been reported.

The USFK Surgeon?s Office and the 18<SUP>th Medical Command (MEDCOM) Force Health Protection Office continue to monitor the current situation and are coordinating and collaborating with Korean Public Health officials. These offices, in collaboration with the USFK Public Affairs Office, will provide additional information and advisories to USFK personnel as it becomes available.
General safety precautions that will help protect USFK personnel from any potential infection with HPAI virus include:
<DIR><DIR>avoid eating uncooked or undercooked poultry or poultry products;
avoid all direct contact with poultry farms and bird markets;
avoid all contact with poultry being butchered for market or culled for safety purposes
avoid contact with poultry feces or secretions;
thoroughly cook all foods from poultry, including eggs (no "runny" yolks) and poultry blood (no "pink" parts);
utilize proper hand hygiene practices by using soap and water for 15-20 seconds (or a waterless, alcohol-based hand sanitizing gel when soap is not available), especially when handling poultry or poultry products;
avoid contact with poultry and other birds suspected or known to be infected with HPAI virus;
cover the mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing;
obtain the annual influenza vaccination;
monitor your health within 10 days after any possible contact with uncooked or undercooked poultry; if you develop flu-like symptoms (fever, cough, sore throat and muscle aches), or diarrhea, eye infection, or pneumonia (lung infection), see your healthcare provider immediately as these may be the early symptoms of HPAI.
</DIR></DIR>Additional information on Avian Influenza can be found at the following websites:
<DIR><DIR>U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine: http://chppm-www.apgea.army.mil/news/influenzaWebsite/pages/Pandemic.htm
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration: http://www.osha.gov/dsg/guidance/avian-flu.html
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: http://pandemicflu.gov/

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this report is from here and has a good map:tiphat: USFK Medical Advisory Avian Influenza Outbreak 20080407.doc (1.35MB)

:tiphat: http://humphreys.korea.army.mil/Alerts/20080410_AvianInfluenzaPressRelease.asp
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Oracle · Apr 12, 2008

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Okey dokey.

Outbreak indicators have quieted down a bit. Conditions are volatile, meaning ripe for further outbreak, if this lull doesn't hold.

At present, S Korea has squeaked, by the skin of it's teeth, out of a major meltdown of it's poultry industry.

Japan came very close to an outbreak as well.

Either S Korea learns it's lesson, or it will get hammered again. Poultry density is A BIG ISSUE here. From practical and hard won experience, we know that down wind poultry rearing facilities can and do get hit with wind propagated viral disease.

The poultry densities hinted at in th Jeolla Province per news reports quoted here, suggests that the entire area could become infected VERY QUICKLY, in a domino-effect of spreading, due to a handful of factors that actively encourage outbreak.

This is not rocket science. It's gobsmacking astounding that these poultry intensive rearing areas are allowed to continue high density production as though nothing is wrong.

They are causing their own problems.

HenryN · Apr 13, 2008

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Oracle said:
Okey dokey.

Outbreak indicators have quieted down a bit. Conditions are volatile, meaning ripe for further outbreak, if this lull doesn't hold.

At present, S Korea has squeaked, by the skin of it's teeth, out of a major meltdown of it's poultry industry.

Japan came very close to an outbreak as well.

Either S Korea learns it's lesson, or it will get hammered again. Poultry density is A BIG ISSUE here. From practical and hard won experience, we know that down wind poultry rearing facilities can and do get hit with wind propagated viral disease.

The poultry densities hinted at in th Jeolla Province per news reports quoted here, suggests that the entire area could become infected VERY QUICKLY, in a domino-effect of spreading, due to a handful of factors that actively encourage outbreak.

This is not rocket science. It's gobsmacking astounding that these poultry intensive rearing areas are allowed to continue high density production as though nothing is wrong.

They are causing their own problems.

South Korea has had reported H5N1 outbreaks in three of the past five seasons and all were due to migratory birds. There really is no reason to expect the upcoming years to be any different

HenryN · Apr 13, 2008

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SKorea confirms fourth deadly outbreak of bird flu

The Associated Press
Sunday, April 13, 2008
SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea's Agriculture Ministry says a recent outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed as the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus.
The ministry said Sunday that government tests have confirmed the H5N1 strain was what had infected chickens on a farm in Yeoungam, about 380 kilometers (236 miles) southwest of Seoul.
The ministry says it was the fourth confirmed outbreak of H5N1 in the country.
The South Jeolla provincial government says quarantine workers have culled 470,000 chickens and ducks at 20 farms within a 3 kilometer (1.8 mile) radius of the site of the outbreak.

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HenryN · Apr 13, 2008

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HenryN · Apr 13, 2008

Re: South Korea:H5N1 Spreading in Fowl, 2 April 2008 +

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SEOUL, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said Sunday that suspected outbreaks of avian influenza have been discovered in Muan, South Jeolla province.
In addition to the Muan case, four more reports of suspected outbreak were filed on Saturday in other areas, the government said.
The South Korean government said Sunday that 29 suspected or confirmed outbreaks of bird flu have been reported in the country since late March, warning suspected bird flu cases continued spreading. The government confirmed the first bird flu outbreak in Jeongeup, North Jeolla province, 73 km north of Muan. The ministry said over 1.3 million birds, including ducks and chickens, have been culled and buried so far.

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HenryN · Apr 13, 2008

Re: South Korea:H5N1 Spreading in Fowl, 2 April 2008 +

Re: South Korea:H5N1 Spreading in Fowl, 2 April 2008 +

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HenryN · Apr 13, 2008

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Bird flu case caused by deadly strain 
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South Korea's government confirmed a fourth outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus in the country's southwest Sunday, as the tally of birds slaughtered to control the spread of the disease rose to 1.3 million.
Government tests confirmed the latest H5N1 outbreak at a farm in Yeoungam, about 236 miles southwest of Seoul, Agriculture Ministry official Kim Chang-sup said.
Earlier this month, South Korea reported its first case of H5N1 in more than a year. Since then, three more H5N1 outbreaks have been confirmed, Kim said. Six further outbreaks were being tested for the deadly strain, he said.
Quarantine workers have slaughtered 470,000 chickens and ducks at 20 farms within a 1.8 mile radius of the site of the latest outbreak, according to Ryu Chul-hyuk, an official of the South Jeolla provincial government.
More than 1.3 million ducks and chickens have been slaughtered this month in H5N1 affected areas in the southwest, according to the ministry.
Seven outbreaks of the deadly virus hit poultry farms across South Korea between November 2006 and March 2007, resulting in the slaughter of about 2.8 million birds.
At least 239 people worldwide have died from bird flu since 2003, according to the World Health Organization. So far, most human cases have been linked to contact with infected poultry.
The disease is relatively difficult for humans to catch, but health authorities fear it could mutate into a form that is easily spread among humans, which could cause a flu pandemic.

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