SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea is testing to see if one of the workers taking part in a mass cull of poultry infected with bird flu may have become infected with the deadly virus, the health ministry said on Tuesday.
The ministry said it would take about one to three weeks to confirm if the soldier, said to be 22-years old by local media, had been infected with the H5N1 strain of bird flu.
“The soldier’s symptoms are consistent with that of suspected AI (avian influenza) patients, according to World Health Organisation standards, but the clinical symptoms also resemble bacterial pneumonia so we are on a close watch,” the ministry said in a statement.
The soldier, who is being treated in a quarantine ward, had a high fever and respiratory problems. He has shown signs of improvement after being treated with antibiotics, it said.
Robert D said,
April 22, 2008 @ 4:56 pm
Hi Swamps! Off topic here but I just had to note: There’s never a dull moment in Florida
SwampWoman said,
April 22, 2008 @ 6:09 pm
Yep, I saw that on the news tonight. You never know what’s gonna come in through that screen door.