Bird Flu On the Rise

SEOUL (AP) — South Korean officials said Monday they have killed all poultry in Seoul, the capital, to curb the spread of bird flu following a new outbreak of the disease in the city. Quarantine officials destroyed 15,000 chickens, ducks, pheasants and turkeys raised in farms, restaurants, schools and homes in the capital, said Kim Yoon-kyu, a Seoul Metropolitan Government official. The slaughter began Sunday night, hours after authorities confirmed Seoul's second outbreak of bird flu in less than a week.