Science & Health
South Korea is stepping up efforts to prevent the spread of bird flu ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, after migratory birds were found to be infected with the same strain of the virus that hit poultry farms last week.
Background:
South Korea works to contain bird flu [Reuters]
S. Korea quarantines farms in two provinces on bird flu [Bloomberg News]
Nature's nightmare: Human infection with Avian flu [Pravda]
