Authorities open probe into possible bird flu in the wild - South Korea confirms bird flu in migratory birds
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(2nd LD) Authorities open probe into possible bird flu in the wild
2014/01/18 22:49
SEOUL/SEJONG Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea stepped up quarantine measures Saturday to stop the spread of bird flu and launched an investigation into the possibility that the deadly animal disease might have been caused by migratory birds, health authorities said.
The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency on Friday found the flock of about 1,000 ducks dead in a reservoir in North Jeolla Province, and began an investigation to confirm a possible link to aviation influenza (AI), according to the provincial government.
The investigation comes after bird flu virus was found in thousands of ducks at a farm in Gochang, a nearby village in the same province.
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If AI is confirmed, it would be the first case of the virus in migratory birds in South Korea, authorities said, adding that such a result would have major ramifications. ...
2014/01/18 22:49
SEOUL/SEJONG Jan. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea stepped up quarantine measures Saturday to stop the spread of bird flu and launched an investigation into the possibility that the deadly animal disease might have been caused by migratory birds, health authorities said.
The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency on Friday found the flock of about 1,000 ducks dead in a reservoir in North Jeolla Province, and began an investigation to confirm a possible link to aviation influenza (AI), according to the provincial government.
The investigation comes after bird flu virus was found in thousands of ducks at a farm in Gochang, a nearby village in the same province.
...
If AI is confirmed, it would be the first case of the virus in migratory birds in South Korea, authorities said, adding that such a result would have major ramifications. ...
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