Rok reports fresh outbreak of bird flu

11/05/2008 -- 9:41 PM

Seoul (VNA) – The Republic of Korea confirmed on May 11 a new outbreak of bird flu among live poultry in its capital city of Seoul only less than a week after the highly virulent form of bird flu had struck the city. Over 8,000 ducks and chickens were immediately culled at an illegally-run farm in the southeastern Songpa-gu district. All those ducks and chickens tested positive for the deadly H5N1 strain, the Agriculture Ministry said. Previously, on May 10, RoK President Lee Myung-Bak has decided to increase stockpiles of anti-viral drugs to ease public fears about bird flu, according to Yonhap news agency. The news agency cited the state-run Korea Center for Disease and Control as saying that the centre would secure Tamiflu reserve for 2.5 million treatment courses by the end of this year, up from the current reserve set for 1.24 million.-Enditem
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