"On Monday night, government tests confirmed the latest outbreak in Seoul was caused by the deadly H5N1 virus, said Yoon Young-ku, a spokesman at the Agriculture Ministry."

"The tests also confirmed two additional outbreaks of the virus in Busan, brining to 31 the total number of outbreaks in South Korea."

"Bird flu began sweeping southern parts of the country last month for the first time in more than a year, forcing the slaughter of about 6.8 million birds."