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Two more poultry farms in the southwestern region of South Korea have reported large die offs of birds, raising the concern that they too have been hit by the rapidly spreading H5N1 virus.
Since the end of March, 49 suspected outbreaks have been reported in South Korean, and 26 of those have been confirmed as stemming from the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus.
This report from the Korea Times.
2 New Suspected Cases of Bird Flu Reported
04-22-2008 14:26
Two more suspected cases of bird flu have been reported in the southwestern region of the country amid intensifying efforts to prevent further spread of the deadly disease, government officials said Tuesday.
The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said it is checking cases reported at two chicken farms in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, to determine whether the recent deaths of poultry there were caused by avian influenza.
The two farms, which reported the deaths of 2,500 and 450 chickens, respectively, are located around 25 kilometers from an area where a bird flu outbreak was confirmed last Thursday, the ministry said. Samples tested positive in preliminary tests but the ministry said further investigation is required.
The latest cases in Iksan brought the number of suspected avian influenza outbreaks to 49 as of Tuesday morning. Of them, 26 have been confirmed to be related to a highly pathogenic bird flu virus, according to authorities.
