(Corrects to show that 170 poultry died from the disease and were not culled)

ANKARA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Turkey's farm ministry confirmed on Thursday an outbreak of bird flu in the southeast of the country, just over a year after the deadly H5N1 strain of the disease killed four children in the region.

The ministry said in a statement bird flu was found on Thursday in a village in the Batman province. Authorities said 170 poulty died from the disease.

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