South Korea - H5N8 avian flu strain found in duck raised at National Institute of Animal Science facility in Cheonan, South Chungcheong

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Source: http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=2985777


AI discovered at science institute
Cheonan facility culls 16,000 chickens, ducks to stop spread of virus
Mar 04,2014

The avian influenza (AI) virus was found in the carcasses of ducks in a National Institute of Animal Science facility in Cheonan, South Chungcheong, on Sunday, signaling that the virus is still spreading throughout the country.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said yesterday that it detected the H5N8 strain of the virus in the ducks. The results of an examination to determine whether the virus is highly pathologic is expected to be released today...

 

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Bird Flu Found at Public Animal Research Center

Bird flu has been detected at a government-run facility for animal research despite stringent efforts to contain the spread of the highly contagious virus.

An official at the Agriculture Ministry on Monday said the H5N8 strain of avian influenza was detected in a duck that had been raised at the National Institute of Animal Science.

The institute in South Chuncheong Province is just 3 km from a duck farm in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province where bird flu broke out. Test results will be available on Tuesday to determine whether the virus was the pathogenic strain.

The agriculture ministry decided to cull all birds being raised at the institute.

The institute studies animal genes and raises more than 1,000 chicken and around 5,000 ducks.:tiphat:http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2014/03/04/2014030401354.html







....Given that one of the safest facilities has been compromised, authorities worry the disease might spread even further. Yet despite all-out government efforts, with two stand-stills and strong quarantine measures after the first outbreak of AI in North Jeolla in January, the damage done by the disease is increasing, with the number of culled birds at 6.6 million.

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