New bird flu outbreak in northern Thailand
"Thailand on Monday confirmed its first outbreak of bird-flu infections in poultry in six months and culled nearly 2,000 ducks in northern Thailand to halt the spread of the disease.
About 100 ducks had died since Wednesday in Phitsanulok province, 340 kilometres north of Bangkok, and testing revealed the birds were infected with the H5N1 bird-flu strain, which can be deadly in people, the Thai Livestock Department said. . .
Monday's was the first confirmed bird-flu outbreak in Thailand since July as the disease makes a reappearance in Asia."
http://www.bangkokpost.net/breaking_news/b...s.php?id=116048
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Bird Flu is back
Started by Sexpat, Jan 15 2007 05:15 PM
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