Bird Flu Monitor > Fourth Bird Flu Outbreak Is Reported in South Korean Farm

Emma and Shaun’s as yet, useless blog[Emma and Shaun’s as yet, useless blog] Agriculture Ministry officials plan to begin destroying more than 20,000 poultry within a three-kilometer radius of the duck farm. They also will restrict the movement of poultry within a 10-kilometer radius to keep the disease from spreading.

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http://china.notspecial.org [China.notspecial.org] The Opposite End of China || Xinjiang & Northwest China Blog ...: Qian Zhi, vice chairman of the autonomous region, said that because the epidemic situation in Xinjiang's neighbouring countries is complex and Xinjiang faces the risk of migratory birds spreading viruses in the region, all localities must strengthen monitoring of the epidemic situation, closely follow and control any development of the epidemic in a timely way, establish alert and forecast systems for the epidemic, perfect the response mechanism and planning for the epidemic, and strengthen supervision of the live poultry and bird markets. Livestock veterinarians must enhance communication with the relevant health departments and coordinate with each other, so as to prevent the transmission of avian influenza to humans.

Msnbc.msn.comhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com [Msnbc.msn.com] South Korea confirms outbreak of H5N1 bird flu - Bird Flu - MSNBC.com: South Korea said on Saturday a bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm was .more than 5 million poultry from 221 farms within a 6.2-mile radius of the farm.

Physorg.comhttp://www.physorg.com [Physorg.com] South Korea confirms bird flu outbreak: "Tests conducted by the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service confirmed a bird flu outbreak caused by the H5N1 virus," Lee Yang-Ho, the spokesman for the agriculture ministry, told journalists.

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