Korean soldier involved in culling tests positive for H5 influenza
Posted on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 04:40PM
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Scott McPherson
in Politics and government, influenza and infectious diseases
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Scott McPherson
in Politics and government, influenza and infectious diseases
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1 Comment
H5N1 avian influenza, which has run rampant in domestic poultry across the nation of South Korea in just a matter of weeks, has apparently just infected its first person. That person is a South Korean soldier who was directly involved in the culling effort.
Some 14 other people (as of this Blog) were in hospital for symptoms of avian flu.
The soldier was issued Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and was also given the antiviral Tamiflu as a preventive measure.
For more on this development, check out these links:
http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=65451&page=2
http://www.recombinomics.com/News/04220805/H5N1_Korea_Transparency.html
http://www.recombinomics.com/News/04220804/H5N1_Korea_Mild.html
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