H5N1 virus strikes an outbreak In South Korea
What is the issue?
The issue is that there has been an outbreak of what seemed to be a type of H2N1 virus at a farm at Iksan, South Korea.
Who is involved?
The South Korean ministry of agriculture, South Korean quarantine officials, and the head of the agriculture ministry’s livestock bureau, Lee Sang-gil.
Who is affected and How?
The civilians of South Korea and possibly the world. After the outbreak in Iksan, officials have slaughtered 236,000 poultry. The H5N1 virus began hitting Asian poultry stock in 2003, and has killed at least over 153 people worlwide. Since 2003, South Korea has eliminated 5.3 million birds during the last known outbreak of bird flu in that very year. Scientists fear that the virus might mutate into a form that could be even more deadly to human contact and could be very, very contagious.
What would I do if I was directly involved?
I would find a cure for this deadly virus, so that I can save many hearts and souls of this very world. By doing this the world can keep its current population and extend even more if the cure was found for this virus.
Citation: bbcworld.com
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