Suspected Bird flu outbreak in northern Thailand
submited by kickingbird at Feb, 14, 2005 18:22 PM from Xinhua News Agency
The six-year-old boy from Bangrakam district has had a record of close physical contact with chickens, the agency said.
He is currently under constant medical supervision.
Government officials are worried about the bird flu outbreak inthe province. Prompiram district has been worst hit, where the H5N1 virus was detected in eight different spots.
The authorities are preparing to destroy the poultry in the affected areas to help prevent the spread of the disease to nearbydistricts.
So far more than a thousand chickens have been culled in two villages in Phrompiran district.
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