First bird flu case reported in North Korea
{{date|March 28, 2005}}
[[Image:LocationNorthKorea.png|thumb|right|Experts warn that a bird flu epidemic in North Korea would deprive the population of its main source of protein.]]
[[North Korea]]'s official news agency, {{w|KCNA}}, reported an outbreak of [[bird flu]] in the capital of [[Pyongyang]]. KCNA reported three separate outbreaks at poultry farms in the capital, and said hundreds of thousands of chickens have been culled in an attempt to stop the spread of the disease.

''Radio Pyongyang'' said, "countermeasures are underway to prevent an epidemic and stem the spread to other poultry farms". Experts warned that a bird flu epidemic in North Korea would deprive the population of its main source of protein.

Kim Yong-Taek of the Korea Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said, "Upon its outbreak on those farms the committee lost no time to take emergency measures and meticulously organised veterinary and anti-epizootic work to prevent its spread to other poultry farms."

According to the state-run media, there have been no human fatalities from this outbreak.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2005/03/29/200503290005.asp
|title=South Korea offers aid on N.K. bird flu
|author=Lee Joo-hee
|pub=The Korea Herald
|date=March 29, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.abc.net.au/ra/news/stories/s1332579.htm
|title=Bird flu spreads to North Korea
|author=
|pub=ABC
|date=March 28, 2005, 18:59:45}}

*{{source|url=http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=108221&region=2
|title=NKKorea confirms bird flu cases
|author=
|pub=SBS
|date=March 28, 2005, 17:44:56}}

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Experts warn that a bird flu epidemic in North Korea would deprive the population of its main source of protein.
North Korea's official news agency, , reported an outbreak of bird flu in the capital of Pyongyang. KCNA reported three separate outbreaks at poultry farms in the capital, and said hundreds of thousands of chickens have been culled in an attempt to stop the spread of the disease.

Radio Pyongyang said, "countermeasures are underway to prevent an epidemic and stem the spread to other poultry farms". Experts warned that a bird flu epidemic in North Korea would deprive the population of its main source of protein.

Kim Yong-Taek of the Korea Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said, "Upon its outbreak on those farms the committee lost no time to take emergency measures and meticulously organised veterinary and anti-epizootic work to prevent its spread to other poultry farms."

According to the state-run media, there have been no human fatalities from this outbreak.

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