A report in the Joon Gang Daily cites a government source as saying that a recent outbreak of Avian flu is due to contact with wild migratory birds.
"Seoul confirmed its first outbreak of the virulent H5N1 strain on Dec. 31 after some poultry farms reported sudden deaths of animals earlier in the month. It has since ordered the culling of more than 5.41 million birds to stop the spread of the contagious disease."
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2931902
"The latest outbreak is the fourth to hit the country, with previous cases reported in the winter months of 2003-04, 2006-07 and spring of 2008.
In the 2003-04 period, Seoul destroyed 5.28 million birds while in the subsequent outbreaks, 2.8 and 3.45 million birds were culled, respectively."
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