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Re: South Korea:H5N1 Spreading in Fowl, 2 April 2008 +
Re: South Korea:H5N1 Spreading in Fowl, 2 April 2008 +
<TABLE id=tbl_article cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 20px"><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Zoos go on high alert for avian flu
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As public fear of bird flu increases, the Cheongju Land Zoo announced this week that it decided to close the bird portion of the park for the safety of both visitors and birds.
Zoo officials also began a disinfection program and all employees exposed to danger of infection have been inspected.
??We need to be careful because of the rapid spread of bird flu,?? said zoo official Kim Eung-su. ??We plan to reopen the park after the bird flu outbreaks finally end.??
According to the zoo, it has about 380 birds including chickens, ducks, flamingos, eagles, storks and cranes. Seven zookeepers and one veterinarian work at the park.
Cheongju Land is not alone in increasing its guard. Daejeon Zoo Land has been paying special attention to its pelicans and turkeys since early this week, and the Gwangju Zoo in South Jeolla established a disinfecting room at the park??s main gate.
Spectators are required to pass through the room before entering the zoo.
Meanwhile, another suspected outbreak of bird flu was reported yesterday in Nonsan, South Chungcheong, some 168 kilometers (104 miles) south of Seoul.
The South Chungcheong provincial government announced yesterday it had discovered the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu at a duck farm in the area.
It was the first confirmed case in South Chungcheong of the avian influenza virus that humans can catch.
Authorities have already slaughtered about 7,800 ducks within a 3-kilometer-radius of the infected farm in Nonsan.
??We got a report last week that several ducks at the Nonsan farm have died,?? an official of the government office said. ??It will take additional tests to confirm whether the virus is H5N1 or not.??
Currently a total of 26 outbreaks of H5N1 have been reported in South and North Jeolla and Gyeonggi provinces since April 4, when the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu was found at the Gimje farm in North Jeolla.
More than 6 million ducks and chickens have been slaughtered so far.:tiphat:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2889122</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Re: South Korea:H5N1 Spreading in Fowl, 2 April 2008 +
<TABLE id=tbl_article cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 20px"><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>Zoos go on high alert for avian flu
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April 26, 2008
</TD></TR><TR><TD class=actxt id=articleBody style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 18px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 20px; LINE-HEIGHT: 27px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Amid an ongoing string of avian influenza outbreaks at poultry farms that began in early April, Korean zoos have been put on emergency notice to prevent the spread of the disease.As public fear of bird flu increases, the Cheongju Land Zoo announced this week that it decided to close the bird portion of the park for the safety of both visitors and birds.
Zoo officials also began a disinfection program and all employees exposed to danger of infection have been inspected.
??We need to be careful because of the rapid spread of bird flu,?? said zoo official Kim Eung-su. ??We plan to reopen the park after the bird flu outbreaks finally end.??
According to the zoo, it has about 380 birds including chickens, ducks, flamingos, eagles, storks and cranes. Seven zookeepers and one veterinarian work at the park.
Cheongju Land is not alone in increasing its guard. Daejeon Zoo Land has been paying special attention to its pelicans and turkeys since early this week, and the Gwangju Zoo in South Jeolla established a disinfecting room at the park??s main gate.
Spectators are required to pass through the room before entering the zoo.
Meanwhile, another suspected outbreak of bird flu was reported yesterday in Nonsan, South Chungcheong, some 168 kilometers (104 miles) south of Seoul.
The South Chungcheong provincial government announced yesterday it had discovered the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu at a duck farm in the area.
It was the first confirmed case in South Chungcheong of the avian influenza virus that humans can catch.
Authorities have already slaughtered about 7,800 ducks within a 3-kilometer-radius of the infected farm in Nonsan.
??We got a report last week that several ducks at the Nonsan farm have died,?? an official of the government office said. ??It will take additional tests to confirm whether the virus is H5N1 or not.??
Currently a total of 26 outbreaks of H5N1 have been reported in South and North Jeolla and Gyeonggi provinces since April 4, when the first confirmed outbreak of bird flu was found at the Gimje farm in North Jeolla.
More than 6 million ducks and chickens have been slaughtered so far.:tiphat:
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2889122</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
