Bird flu case suspected at S.Korea poultry farm (Reuters)
submited by kickingbird at Dec, 11, 2007 21:0 PM from Yahoo News
There was no information on which strain of bird flu, atthe farm in Paju, around 24.85 miles north of Seoul, had beenidentified. Results of further testing should be known in abouttwo weeks, a local official told Yonhap news agency.
South Korea's agriculture ministry was unable immediatelyto confirm the Yonhap report.
Last month, agriculture ministry officials said theydiscovered a less virulent strain of bird flu at a poultry farmin the south west of the country.
(Reporting by Kang Shinhye; Editing by Chris Johnson)
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