SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 26, 2006
S. Korea Tries To Stem Bird Flu Outbreak
100,000 Chickens And Ducks Slaughtered After H5N1 Strain Found At Chicken Farm
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Wearing a protective suits, South Korean officials walk to a farm to slaughter chickens suspected to be infected with deadly bird flu in Iksan, south of Seoul, Nov. 23, 2006. South Korean officials say 100,000 chickens and ducks have been slaughtered to try to prevent the spread of bird flu after an outbreak last week. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Hong In-chul)
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Quarantine officials have killed 96,000 poultry within a 1,650-foot radius of the outbreak site in Iksan, about 155 miles south of Seoul, the Agriculture Ministry said.
South Korea plans to cull a total of 236,000 birds and an unspecified number of other animals like pigs, dogs and cats in the area by Thursday, the ministry said.
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