Bird flu outbreak reaches RoK's capital

06/05/2008 -- 5:00 PM

Hanoi (VNA) - The bird flu outbreak that has swept the Republic of Korea (RoK) reached the capital Seoul on May 6, prompting quarantine officials to decontaminate and limit access to a nearby children's park and open air market. Yonhap news agency quoted RoK’s Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries as saying that tests conducted on four birds that began dying off in late April at a bird vivarium in eastern Seoul showed they were contaminated with the H5 avian influenza virus. The ministry said all birds in the vivarium have been culled and buried as a precautionary measure, while detailed tests to determine if the deaths were caused by a virulent strain of the bird flu will be made known later. Most of the initial bird flu cases reported this year were centered in the Jeolla region, according to Yonhap news agency.-Enditem
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