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Avian influenza detected in S. Korea

All News 23:21 October 27, 2017

SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- A state environmental research institute said Friday that the avian influenza virus has been detected in wild bird droppings in Gwangwon Province.

The National Institute of Environmental Research under the environment ministry said that the type H5N3 virus was found in excretions of wild birds that it found in Wonju, 132 kilometers east of Seoul, last Monday.

It has reported the finding to related government authorities, officials said.
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