stumonster Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 Thailand confirms bird flu outbreakFrom correspondents in Bangkok July 25, 2006 THAILAND has been struck by its first outbreak of the H5N1 avian influenza virus in eight months, the Government said today. "Laboratory test results have confirmed that 31 chicken samples collected from Pichit province had the H5N1 virus," government spokesman Surapon Suebwonglee said. The northern province is one of seven "red zone" provinces where surveillance was stepped up this month. All chickens in the affected area had been culled and there were no reports of humans infected by the virus, which has killed at least 132 people since late 2003, 14 of them in Thailand. The last death in Thailand occurred in December 2005 and the Health Ministry said on Tuesday an 11-year-old girl sent to a Pichit hospital with flu-like symptoms after chickens died on her family farm had human flu. full story here http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story...78-1702,00.html and it was supposed to have been outlawed ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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