SKorea to Start Year-Round Monitoring for Bird Flu

news.ph.msn.com — Quarantine officials in Seoul. South Korea will start year-round monitoring for bird flu after this year's outbreak -- the country's worst -- began later than normal, the agriculture ministry saidSouth Korea will start year-round monitoring for bird flu after this year's outbreak -- the country's worst -- began later than normal, the agriculture ministry said Tuesday.It said migratory and resident wild birds would be monitored regularly and all chicken and duck farms would be inspected every other week for both the virulent and less contagious strains of avian influenza.Some 23 monitoring teams will be established nationwide.Quarantine authorities were caught by surprise when an outbreak began in early April and swept through most of the country.

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