More bird flu cases reported in RoK

03/05/2008 -- 10:25 PM

Hanoi (VNA) – The H5N1 strain of bird flu have killed five birds at a private home in Daegu, the Republic of Korea (RoK). The five chickens were purchased at an open-air market in the industrial city which is 302 kilometres southeast of Seoul , the RoK’s Yonhap news agency quoted officials from the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS) as saying on May 3. The officials are tracking where the birds came from, Yonhap said. In order to prevent further spreading of the avian influenza, 260 chickens raised in three small-scale farms within a three kilometre radius of the home have been culled and buried. Earlier in the week, the RoK government said it would ban the sale of all poultry sold at traditional markets that are open at regular intervals. The measures were taken after experts said the recent outbreaks in the southeastern Gyeongsang region were caused by people buying birds from such markets, according to Yonhap. –Enditem
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