Via the Bangkok Post: Sukhothai bird flu outbreak under control. Excerpt:
There have been no further cases of bird flu in Sukhothai and the outbreak is under control, Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Somsak Prissananantakul said yesterday.
Still, about 1,500 people living in nearby areas are required to undergo a 14-day monitoring period.
Apart from Sukhothai, Mr Somsak said there were no reports of outbreaks of avian flu elsewhere in the country. Five chickens at a chicken farm in Thung Saliam district of Sukhothai became sick and died on Oct 27. Lab tests showed one chicken carcass was infected with H5N1, which can be fatal to humans.
Earlier, a preliminary examination found the carcass contained a potentially deadly strain of the E coli bacteria and various parasites.
This led to the culling of 12 other chickens at the infected farm and 270 others at nearby farms to prevent any diseases spreading.
Mr Somsak said poultry movements were banned and the area declared an avian flu zone with quarantine checkpoints and stepped-up surveillance for the disease within a 5km radius of the infected area.
There had been no further cases of bird flu since the culling of the poultry.
