LAOS, Nov 14 (KPL) - The task force unit of veterinarians is on mission of disinfect and cull poultries infected with bird flu H5N1 strain is being spread in Sayaboury province early this month.
More than 3,000 poultries consists of 2,000 chickens and 1,000 ducks have been culled in pace with disinfection in seven villages that classified as red zone in which Ban Donngeun and Ban Mai have already been disinfected.
Officials established a 5-kilometer yellow zone around the outbreak location which covered 13 villages.
The mission of vet staff is conducting seriously to prevent the spread of bird flu and data collection of general conditions is ongoing.
The last H5N1 outbreak in Laos occurred in September, when the virus hit ducks in two northwestern provinces of Oudomsay and Luang Prabang, according to a 17 Sep report from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE).
Authorities said they thought that the first outbreak was related to ducklings obtained from the site of a previous outbreak and that the second was related to illegal bird transport in another province. Animal health officials culled 5,225 birds to control the outbreaks.(KPL)
Today In Asia : Last Update : 10:34:30 14 November 2008 (GMT+7:00)
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