Bird flu outbreak occurs in Laos

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Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/04/content_10305822.htm
Bird flu outbreak occurs in Laos
www.chinaview.cn 2008-11-04 17:11:08

HANOI, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- A bird flu outbreak has been confirmed in Donngeun village, Xayaboury district of Xayaboury province of Laos, Lao newspaper Vientiane Times reported on Tuesday, citing Xayaboury district governor Phompan Souththivohaneas saying.

The Xayaboury Provincial Avian Influenza Control Committee has declared a red zone which covers areas within one kilometer radius of the outbreak. This area includes the seven villages, said Phompan on Monday.

All birds in these villages will be slaughtered to prevent the virus from spreading and the movement, consumption and sale of birds throughout the district has been banned until further notice. This ban also includes products made with the blood of poultry.

A yellow zone will be established to include villages that are outside the red zone, but within five kilometers of the outbreak.

Villagers in the yellow zone will be advised to destroy birds at the first sign of illness, without waiting to have them tested for the virus.

Phompan said the district public health office was cooperating with the provincial public health department to monitor people's health, particularly those living in the red zone.

Checkpoints have also been established throughout the district to prevent the movement of poultry. These checkpoints will remain in place until 45 days after the last case of the virus is identified.

 

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Avian influenza outbreak in Sayaboury​

(KPL) There was an outbreak of avian influenza, H5N1 strain, in Done Ngeun, Sayaboury district, Sayaboury province.
The outbreak was confirmed by the Veterinary Centre, Livestock and Fisheries Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, last Thursday.
Following the occurrence of avian influenza, the local authorities designated red zone markers for seven villages, Done Ngeun, Done Mai, Boung, Thin, Simeuang, Phapoune and Keng and 13 villages were designated yellow zone markers and it means that all the latter villages would be under close surveillance.
The authorities had culled 1,400 poultry and 20 birds:tiphat:http://www.kpl.net.la/english/news/edn9.htm

 

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Laos Reported Fresh Bird Flu Outbreak

VIENTIANE, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- The Lao authorities have confirmed a bird flu outbreak in Donngeun village in Laos' northwestern province of Xayaboury that shares a border with Thailand, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.

The Xayaboury provincial Avian Influenza Control Committee on Monday (Nov 3) declared a red zone which covers areas within a 1km radius of the outbreak.

All birds in the area will be destroyed to prevent the virus from spreading.

A yellow zone will be established to include villages that are outside the red zone, but within 5km of the outbreak. Villagers in these areas will be advised to destroy birds at the first sign of illness, without waiting to have them tested for the virus.

Bird flu outbreaks have occurred in Laos since 2004. The most serious outbreak occurred in 2007 when two human fatalities were confirmed. In September this year, the country reported bird flu in Nambak district of Luang Prabang province.
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Laos reports new avian flu outbreak

Lisa Schnirring

Staff Writer

Nov 4, 2008 (CIDRAP News) ? Government officials in Laos today confirmed that the H5N1 avian influenza virus struck birds in a village in the northwestern part of the country, according to media reports.
The outbreak occurred in Donngeun village in Xayaboury province, where the Avian Influenza Control Committee yesterday ordered that all birds within a 1-kilometer radius of the outbreak site be destroyed to stop the spread of the virus, Vietnam News Agency reported.
The Vientiane Times, a Lao newspaper, reported that the culling area encompasses seven villages, according to a report today by Xinhua, China's state news agency. Officials established a 5-kilometer yellow zone around the outbreak location and advised villagers to destroy birds at the first sign of illness without waiting for them to be tested. None of the media reports said what type of birds were involved in the outbreak.
The last H5N1 outbreak in Laos occurred in September, when the virus hit ducks in two northwestern provinces, Oudomxay and Luang Prabang, according to a Sep 14 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. :tiphat:http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/news/nov0408birds.html