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the government says it now suspects that the recent bird flu outbreak may
have been carried by a bird called the bean goose in addition to the
migratory baikal teal ducks originally bl amed for bringing the virus to korea.
the ministry of agriculture food and rural affairs said in a press briefing
wednesday morning that h5n8 the same ai strain found in the migratory
ducks was detected in the carcasses of bean geese found near a reservoir in
gochang country in jeollabuk-do province where the outbreak was first
detected. the ministry added that the number of farms
in korea infected with avian
influenza has now increased to eight and that six other farms are being
inspected for signs of the virus.