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Bird flu: FAO sends experts to North Korea
UNFAO 3/30/2005 FAO has sent a veterinary expert to Pyongyang/North Korea to obtain further information on the extent of the current avian influenza outbreak in the country and to offer assistance to...
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North Korea gets Chinese aid to fight bird flu
from the AFP: North Korea received aid from China to help its fight against bird flu which has hit the impoverished state in recent years. The Chinese aid, which included test kits, “will help prevent...
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Chinese assist DPRK with birdflu
From Yonhap: A Chinese delegation of avian influenza experts arrived in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Sunday, according to state media there. The Chinese group visited the statue of former...
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N. Korea Builds Hospital for Bird Flu Patients
Korea Times 1/5/2007 North Korea finished constructing a hospital ward for patients with bird flu and other contagious diseases with financial support from the World Health Organization (WHO), a media...
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North Korean bird flu stamp
Joong Ang Daily 5/3/2007 North Korea recently issued a new postage stamp on the prevention of bird flu, Choson Sinbo, a pro-Pyongyang newspaper published in Japan, reported yesterday. “North Korea’s...
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Expert says N.K. becoming more open, better at dealing with national disasters
Yonhap 9/24/2007 North Korea is becoming more transparent and effective in dealing with disasters, spurred by both internal and external factors, an Asia-Pacific regional specialist said in his latest...
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DPRK enacts measures to prevent bird flu
From Yonhap: North Korea on Tuesday asked South Korea not to bring poultry products to the inter-Korean industrial complex in Kaesong, a North Korean border town, in an attempt to prevent the...
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North Korea launches anti avian flu procedures
UPDATE: From the Associated Press (Printed in the Herald Tribune): The North’s Korean Central News Agency quoted quarantine official Ri Kyong Gun as saying all poultry in provinces near the border with...
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North Korea deines epidemics
RSOE Emergency and Disaster Information Service Budapest, Hungary North Korea has denied rumors that avian influenza or hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is spreading in the country, a radio report...
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(UPDATED) US removes DPRK from state sponsors of terror list
UPDATE 2: Below are a list of materials from the US Department of State web site related to the DPRK’s list removal: 1. Existing Sanctions and Reporting Provisions Related to North Korea (thorough, but...
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Bird flu in the heart of Pyognyang
Pictured above (Google Earth): Tudan Duck Farm According to KCNA: DPRK Strives to Prevent Spread of Bird Flu Virus Pyongyang, May 20 (KCNA) — The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has been making...
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