Thailand confirms fresh case of bird flu in Sukhothai

BANGKOK: -- The deadly H5N1 avian influenza has been detected in a dead fowl in central Thailand's Sukhothai province, Agriculture Minister Somsak Prisanananthakul said on Monday.

Laboratory tests on Sunday confirmed that a chicken carcass from Thung Saliam district was infected with the virus, prompting the killing of all chickens at the farm to prevent a possible outbreak.

It was the first case of bird flu in Thailand since January when other two cases were found in Nakhon Sawan's Chumsaeng district and Phichit's Sak Lek sub-district in January.

"There are no reports of any people having contracted bird flu, said Mr. Somsak. The minister also said the surrounding area will be monitored for 21 days and Thailand will inform the World Organisation for Animal Health.

Meanwhile, Public Health Minister Chalerm Ubumruang said the Ministry's Disease Control Department director-general Dr. Somchai Chakrabhand will travel to the area to find measures to help prevent the public from contracting the disease.

New bird flu patients have not been found in Thailand in the past two years, said Mr. Chalerm.

The minister warned people not to sell or consume birds which died mysteriously as they might carry the bird flu disease.

Meanwhile, Dr. Somchai said health officials and volunteers had monitored 430 houses occupied by about 1,500 villagers in Thung Salium district in the past two weeks and so far no one was found to have contracted with the disease.

-- TNA 2008-11-10

Thailand confirms fresh case of bird flu in Sukhothai

BANGKOK: -- The deadly H5N1 avian influenza has been detected in a dead fowl in central Thailand's Sukhothai province, Agriculture Minister Somsak Prisanananthakul said on Monday.

Laboratory tests on Sunday confirmed that a chicken carcass from Thung Saliam district was infected with the virus, prompting the killing of all chickens at the farm to prevent a possible outbreak.

It was the first case of bird flu in Thailand since January when other two cases were found in Nakhon Sawan's Chumsaeng district and Phichit's Sak Lek sub-district in January.

"There are no reports of any people having contracted bird flu, said Mr. Somsak. The minister also said the surrounding area will be monitored for 21 days and Thailand will inform the World Organisation for Animal Health.

Meanwhile, Public Health Minister Chalerm Ubumruang said the Ministry's Disease Control Department director-general Dr. Somchai Chakrabhand will travel to the area to find measures to help prevent the public from contracting the disease.

New bird flu patients have not been found in Thailand in the past two years, said Mr. Chalerm.

The minister warned people not to sell or consume birds which died mysteriously as they might carry the bird flu disease.

Meanwhile, Dr. Somchai said health officials and volunteers had monitored 430 houses occupied by about 1,500 villagers in Thung Salium district in the past two weeks and so far no one was found to have contracted with the disease.

-- TNA 2008-11-10

Just fekin' ducky!!

In a time of election infighting possibly up to low scale civil war about to start,

just what you need is a progenitor of a global pandemic on hand too.

News posted in the Bird Flu Forum:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Bird-Flu-Out...ai-t221999.html

New Bird Flu Outbreak In Sukhothai

News posted in the Bird Flu Forum:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Bird-Flu-Out...ai-t221999.html

New Bird Flu Outbreak In Sukhothai

*Bump*

It's spreading as a second province has now been officially confirmed to be infected:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=2329432

Perhaps a merge of these threads into News Clipping?

The Ministry of Public Health has declared nine provinces in the north at high risk of bird flu:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?s=...t&p=2329493