Malaysian Sailors Ill In Possible Bird Flu Spread
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The sailors already were showing signs of recovering at the
The navy personnel fell ill with flu-like symptoms after coming across dead swallows on Layang-Layang island, part of the disputed Spratlys group. They were hospitalized under observation, Ramlee said.
Test results on the sailors were unlikely before at least Monday.
Remains of the swallows were recovered from the island and also were being tested, said Hawari Hussein, director of the Veterinary Department.
Though it was unknown where the birds came from,
The entire state was placed under quarantine last week after the disease jumped outside an initial 10-kilometer restricted area. The disease came from fighting cocks smuggled from nearby
The Spratlys, which are claimed in whole or part by six nations, lie more than 1,000 kilometers west of Kelantan.
The World Health Organization says that migratory birds are spreading the disease and believe it is entrenched in parts of
this year.
No humans have been infected so far in
Veterinary workers have culled more than 7,000 chickens, ducks and pet birds in Kelantan to stop the spread of the disease, touching off a debate in the deeply conservative state over whether the practice is Islamic.
Kelantan Chief Minister Nik Aziz Nik Mat said Thursday that the cull ?in which birds are stuffed into plastic bags and gassed - was as humane as possible but should be done out of public view to avoid upsetting people.
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