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The number of suspected outbreaks is now 36, up 4 from yesterday, as the South Koreans continue to battle this late season eruption of the bird flu virus.
According to this translation (Hat tip Pugmom on the Wiki) three people have been arrested, suspected of selling ducks from the infected zone.
South Korea three vendors selling ducks bird flu-affected areas was arrested by the police
At 9:43 p.m. on April 14, 2008
PRC Seoul April 14 (Xinhua Mang 9 morning) on the 14th, the South Korean police arrested the sale of the avian flu epidemic areas duck farmers and wholesalers.
According to the South Korean police, Gimje the surname of Huang, a farmer in the quarantine departments to confirm that the avian flu epidemic, will continue to own more than 600 farms in the supply to wholesalers ducks Park, and Park will only 40 The ducks sold to a wholesaler another, these ducks have been supplied to the Gimje, wells town, the state, such as the over 20 restaurants.
Police now suspected of violating the "Animal Infectious Diseases Control Law," this trio arrested, if found guilty will be punished by three years in prison or a payment of 5 million won (about RMB 36,000) fine.
......At present a number of cities in South Korea have found bird flu cases, more than 2 million emergency culling of poultry, but bird flu still further proliferation of signs.
Meanwhile, the suspected outbreaks continue to spread. One of these new outbreaks is in the Gyeonggi area, just 70 km from the Capitol Seoul.
Bird Flu Spreads to Gyeonggi Area
By Kim Tae-jong
Staff Reporter
The quarantine authorities said they are investigating a suspected bird flu outbreak in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, just 70 kilometers southwest of Seoul.
It was the first report of a suspicious outbreak of avian influenza near the capital and adds to growing concerns that the disease could be spreading across the nation.
The number of suspected bird flu cases rose to 36 as of Tuesday, according to the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Among them 20 cases are confirmed as the deadly H5N1 strain that can also be deadly to humans. There are concerns over the possibility of the disease mutating into one that passes from one person to another.
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