SEOUL, Nov 25 (Reuters) - South Korea said on Saturday a poultry farm was hit by bird flu, saying it found the H5N1 strain of avian influenza in the country's first outbreak in three years of the virus that is potentially fatal for humans.

The agriculture ministry said earlier this week it suspected that a highly virulent strain of bird flu killed 6,000 chickens at a farm in the southwest part of the country that lies on a path for migratory birds.

The results of testing indicated the farm was struck by the H5N1 strain, an agriculture ministry official said.

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