Bird Flu Outbreak Spreads Throughout South Korea (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News) The government said Friday that the virulent form of bird flu has spread throughout South Korea despite stepped-up quarantine efforts. [News Source]

BIRD FLU OUTBREAK SPREADS THROUGHOUT SOUTH KOREA (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) Environment / water pollution   The government said Friday that the virulent form of bird flu has spread throughout South Korea despite stepped-up quarantine efforts. [News Source]

South Korea says soldier not infected with bird flu (AlertNet) Source: Reuters SEOUL, May 9 (Reuters) - A South Korean soldier tested for bird flu did not contract the deadly virus and will be released from hospital, according to a statement obtained on Friday. "The ... [News Source]

Soldier¡¯s illness not bird flu: KCDC (JoongAng Daily) The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday that a 22-year-old soldier hospitalized after helping with the slaughter of suspected bird-flu infected poultry, has tested negative for the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus. [News Source]

Bird flu pandemic risk just as real and probably growing (News-Medical-Net) Experts are warning that the risk of a human bird flu pandemic remains just as real and is in fact probably growing. [News Source]

Seoul hospitals on alert for bird flu (People’s Daily) Hospitals in Seoul were put on alert for bird flu after health officials issued emergency warnings to all hospitals in the capital city to watch out possible bird flu symptoms, the Korea Herald reported on Thursday. The Korea Cente ... [News Source]