The desire for ducks, geese, chickens and pigs with which to celebrate Lunar New Year, brings millions upon millions of poultry and swine to market for the next two months and raises the potnetial for spread of new flu variants, as well as avian flu!
Koreans Warned of Asian Bird Flu Wave
| The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday warned of bird flu spreading in some Asian countries including Hong Kong, and advised tourists leaving for these countries to take extra caution.
According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, patients came down with avian influenza in Vietnam on Oct. 30, in Laos on Nov. 8, in Thailand on Nov. 10, in India on Nov. 21, in Bangladesh on Dec. 2, and in Hong Kong on Dec. 9. So far, a total of 38 people contracted bird flu overseas this year, and 29 of them died.
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