Post by Josh on Mar 30, 2005 20:43:52 GMT -5
North Korea has acknowledged an outbreak of avian influenza (bird flu) for the first time on Sunday. It is reported that hundreds of thousands of chickens were killed to prevent the spread of the disease that has cost the poultry industry millions of dollars.
The outbreaks occurred at a ''few chicken farms,'' and ''hundreds of thousands of infected chickens'' were burned before burial, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported.
Thankfully, the short report said no humans were infected.
The outbreaks occurred at a ''few chicken farms,'' and ''hundreds of thousands of infected chickens'' were burned before burial, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported.
Thankfully, the short report said no humans were infected.