Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Ducks were found dead rivers carrying a strain of bird flu in Korea

Treyfish recently reported on this situation in Korea, here and here

2010/12/28
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Yonhap) - - Agriculture Ministry said South Korea said Tuesday they had found 20 dead ducks in the river died apparently strain of bird flu, prompting the ministry to take emergency measures to curb the spread of this disease.

The discovery is these birds that died in Hinam about 430 miles south of Seoul, the third case this month led to increased concerns for the local consumption of red meat and white.

It turned out that the dead ducks carrying the H5 virus that 1 strain of influenza, but this does not mean that affected South Korea where the disease did not get any chicken or duck farm with the disease, according to local officials.

And this latest discovery comes after reports of deaths of birds affected by bird flu on 7 and Dec. 10. And spread the disease among birds through the air. And can spread disease to humans, but he did not replied so far of casualties among humans.

The ministry said that despite the lack of local poultry farms affected by the disease, but the clean-up operations will take place in areas within 10 miles of where to find the ducks that died. (Finished)

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