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South Korea to raise bird flu alert to maximum from June 6
South Korea's agriculture ministry said on Monday it will raise its bird flu alert to the maximum from June 6 as a case found on Saturday was confirmed to be the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain.
Tue Jun 06 2017
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South Korea issues top bird flu alert
South Korea on Friday issued its top bird flu alert for the first time, giving officials extra powers to contain the outbreak.
Fri Dec 16 2016