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Yesterday South Korean officials expressed hope that the poultry deaths in the county of Yeongam in South Jeolla province, 100 km removed from the H5N1 outbreak that started on April 3rd, stemmed from something other than bird flu.
Today they announced that it was, indeed, caused by the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus.
Culling has reportedly been completed at 20 farms, and other farms are being tested.
This from Reuters.
South Korea confirms latest deadly bird flu strain
Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:13am EDT
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Sunday confirmed its latest case of bird flu as from the deadly H5N1 strain, adding to a string of outbreaks in recent weeks which led to the culling of more than half a million poultry.
The latest confirmation was in the county of Yeongam in South Jeolla province, 320 km (198.8 miles) south of Seoul and about 100 km from the area in a neighboring province where the first outbreak since a year ago was reported on April 3.
Culling of poultry at about 20 farms in the region is already complete while quarantine officials continue tests on other suspected cases, the South Jeolla provincial livestock office said in a statement.
