Thailand: suspected bird flu in poultry

[Gert van der Hoek]

Mae Hong Son on bird flu vigilance

(BangkokPost.com) – There have been reports that 121 ducks and chickens have mysteriously died in Mae Hong Son province although it is still unclear whether the birds had contracted the H5N1 virus or avian influenza.

The latest avian deaths were reported near a refugee camp at Baan Mae Surin. Public health officials have already been called in to cull the rest of the flock to ensure that if the animals had died from H5N1, that the virus does not spread.

According to authorities at the camp, the first ducks and chickens began to die about three days ago.

Two female refugees have also fallen ill.

Deputy governor of Mae Hong Son province, Wanchai Suthiworachai, said health authorities have been dispatched to monitor the situation very closely to keep the spread of avian influenza at bay.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=121238

 

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Mae Hong Son on bird flu vigilance

(BangkokPost.com) ? There have been reports that 121 ducks and chickens have mysteriously died in Mae Hong Son province although it is still unclear whether the birds had contracted the H5N1 virus or avian influenza.

The latest avian deaths were reported near a refugee camp at Baan Mae Surin. Public health officials have already been called in to cull the rest of the flock to ensure that if the animals had died from H5N1, that the virus does not spread.

According to authorities at the camp, the first ducks and chickens began to die about three days ago.

Two female refugees have also fallen ill.

Deputy governor of Mae Hong Son province, Wanchai Suthiworachai, said health authorities have been dispatched to monitor the situation very closely to keep the spread of avian influenza at bay.

http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=121238

Baan Mae Surin is a camp for refugees from Burma (Myanmar):

Ban Mae Surin camp, also known as Karenni site 2, is one of the smaller refugee camps in Thailand, and home to nearly 4,000 refugees. It is located very close to the Burmese border and difficult to access, as you have to pass through the jungle and no proper roads exist.

http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/RMOI-6ZSLNE?OpenDocument

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Bird Flu Tests Underway in Karenni Refugee Camp

By Violet Cho

August 30, 2007


More than 200 poultry died early this week in Mae Surin, a Karenni temporary refugee camp in Mae Hong Son, causing officials to suspect a bird flu outbreak and cull other birds, according to the camp's health department.

Two people in the camp were reportedly ill.

Luca, the health department director, told The Irrawaddy on Thursday, ?There were some incidents like this last year when some poultry died, but this year the number is increasing. So, we're really concerned about this, and we're working hard to prevent an outbreak.?

District public health, livestock and security officials entered the camp on Thursday to cull more poultry and conduct tests to determine if the birds were infected with the H5N1 virus.

About 4,000 refugees live in the Mae Surin camp, located in Khun Youm District opposite Karenni State in Burma.

A refugee living in the camp said the birds began dying during the past three days. Two women in the camp were also sick, so the deaths were reported to Thai officials, according to a report in the Thai newspaper Post Today on Thursday.

From January 1, 2007, to August 29, 2007, the Thai Bureau of Epidemiology has recorded a total of 1,695 clinical influenza cases in 67 provinces. Nine patients are currently under observation.

From 2004 to August 23, 2007, 322 H5N1 cases were confirmed worldwide in humans, with 195 deaths in 12 countries. Thailand reported 25 human cases with 17 deaths, according to a report by the World Health Organization.

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=8427

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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