Five bird flu suspected cases in Seoul reported

07/05/2008 -- 5:24 PM

Seoul (VNA) – The Republic of Korea health officials reported on May 7 at least five suspected human cases of bird flu in the Seoul capital, according to local the RoK’s Yonhap news agency. The five people have had bird-flu like symptoms of fever and coughing since May 6, the agency said. Blood tests are underway to find out whether they are positive to the deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu. The RoK’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced earlier on the same day that the highly virulent H5N1 strain had been found in dead chickens from a bird vivarium located at the Gwangjin ward office in eastern Seoul. The outbreak marks the first time that the avian influenza has hit Seoul since quarantine officials received reports of massive bird deaths on April 1.- Enditem
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