However, the succession of bird flu outbreaks that have affected South Korea, Vietnam, mainland China, and various countries in Southeast Asia over the winter have already led to the culling of hundreds of thousands of chickens, ducks and other poultry, and have caused nearly 20 human deaths.
然而，從去年冬天開始，南韓、越南、日本、中國大陸及東南亞各國接連爆發的禽流感，已導致數以萬計的雞鴨禽鳥被撲殺，罹病致死的人數也將近二十人。