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    SEOUL, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- A new suspected case of bird flu was found at a duck farm in South Korea, the South Korean Agriculture Ministry said Saturday.

    Routine tests showed that some ducks at a farm in Yesan, 134 km south of Seoul, have been infected with avian influenza, the ministry said in a statement.

    The ministry said detailed tests were underway to confirm whether the suspected outbreak of bird flu is a highly virulent strain of avian influenza.

    All ducks at the farm were culled in case of further spreading of the fatal disease, the ministry said.