# 1975
Seoul, the Capital of South Korea, has a population of 10,000,000 people (23 Million in the Metro area), but luckily far fewer chickens, ducks, pheasants and turkeys.
Today, according to news reports, that poultry population has been reduced from 15,000 to zero over night.
With nearly half the nation's population residing in and around the capital, and rising concern among the populace, authorities took quick action once a second outbreak of bird flu was detected in the southeastern area of the city.
Of course, with the H5N1 avian flu virus running rampant throughout much of the nation, this doesn't solve the problem. It will, hopefully, ease the fears of the residents of Seoul, and give authorities a little breathing room as they search for greater solutions.
May 12, 5:03 AM EDT
All poultry in Seoul killed after bird flu outbreak
By HYUNG-JIN KIM
Associated Press WriterSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korean officials said Monday they have killed all poultry in Seoul, the capital, to curb the spread of bird flu following a new outbreak of the disease in the city.
Quarantine officials destroyed 15,000 chickens, ducks, pheasants and turkeys raised in farms, restaurants, schools and homes in the capital, said Kim Yoon-kyu, a Seoul Metropolitan Government official.
The Seoul government said the slaughter was necessary to contain the disease. It said it will now focus on preventing live poultry from being brought into the capital.
The slaughter began Sunday night, hours after authorities confirmed Seoul's second outbreak of bird flu in less than a week.
The slaughter did not affect parrots, parakeets and canaries because they have little chance of spreading the disease, Kim said.
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