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Although it hasn’t yet demonstrated an ability to infect humans, the H5N8 outbreak in South Korean poultry and wild birds is nonetheless a serious concern, and that country’s massive attempts to contain it has – thus far – failed to do so. There are also questions – unanswered – regarding the situation with this virus in North Korea.
This from The Korean Herald.
Two more cases of AI confirmed
Updated : 2014-02-09 19:49
Two more cases of bird flu were confirmed on Saturday despite quarantine efforts, raising further concerns over the virus spreading, officials said.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, more than 10,000 fowl at two farms, in Yeongam-gun, South Jeolla Province, and Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, were found to have been infected with the highly pathogenic strain of H5N8.
The virus suspicions were reported last Thursday from the two farms after a large number of poultry was found dead.
The quarantine authorities immediately culled more than 150,000 fowl being raised in a 500-meter radius of the concerned sites. Additional culling of more than 100,000 fowl within a 3-kilometer radius is underway, officials said.
For earlier reports on Korea’s HPAI outbreak, including background on the virus and the debate over how it was introduced into Korea, you may wish to revisit:
Korean H5N8 Detections Expand Over Holiday Weekend
Korea: H5N8 Spreads, Debate Over Source Intensifies
A Little More On South Korea’s H5N8 Poultry Outbreak
