S. Korea Quarantines Farms in Two Provinces on Bird Flu

South Korea banned the movement of people who work with poultry and products from two provinces after confirming an outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N8 at farms in the country’s south.

Authorities have restricted movement in North Jeolla province, South Jeolla province and Gwangju Metropolitan City, about 240 kilometers (150 miles) from Seoul, for 48 hours through midnight today, Lee Dong Phil, minister of the agriculture, food and rural affairs, told reporters yesterday.