KAMCITY
Wednesday 17th December 2008
China, India, and Cambodia have ordered the culling of hundreds of thousands of poultry, after the dreaded H5N1 bird flu was detected in regions of each country. The announcement brings to a light a resurgence of the epidemic, which has already affected Hong Kong, and even countries as far afield as Egypt. The moves are bound to add further pressure on suppliers and retailers in the poultry industry, who are already struggling with lower demand due to the effects of the ongoing recession.
Cambodia began culling poultry near its capital today, five days after a young man from the area was confirmed with the virus. The government has ordered a three-month ban on poultry transportation from the province of Kandal, south of Phnom Penh, after tests confirmed it was hit by the deadly virus. The Agriculture Ministry is also investigating in the province of Kampong Speu, west of Kandal, after reports of dead chickens and ducks.
Meanwhile, in eastern India, a poultry cull began after tests on dead birds confirmed the presence of the virus. The culling is being conducted in the states of West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya. And in China, the culling of 377,000 chickens has been ordered after the virus was detected in two areas of Jiangsu province, northwest of Shanghai.
Last week, Hong Kong health authorities ordered the slaughter of 80,000 chickens after three dead birds tested positive for H5N1. Since H5N1 resurfaced in Asia in 2003 it has killed more than 200 people in a dozen countries, according to the WHO. Experts fear the constantly mutating H5N1 virus could change into a form easily transmitted from person to person and potentially kill millions worldwide.
Wednesday 17th December 2008
China, India, and Cambodia have ordered the culling of hundreds of thousands of poultry, after the dreaded H5N1 bird flu was detected in regions of each country. The announcement brings to a light a resurgence of the epidemic, which has already affected Hong Kong, and even countries as far afield as Egypt. The moves are bound to add further pressure on suppliers and retailers in the poultry industry, who are already struggling with lower demand due to the effects of the ongoing recession.
Cambodia began culling poultry near its capital today, five days after a young man from the area was confirmed with the virus. The government has ordered a three-month ban on poultry transportation from the province of Kandal, south of Phnom Penh, after tests confirmed it was hit by the deadly virus. The Agriculture Ministry is also investigating in the province of Kampong Speu, west of Kandal, after reports of dead chickens and ducks.
Meanwhile, in eastern India, a poultry cull began after tests on dead birds confirmed the presence of the virus. The culling is being conducted in the states of West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya. And in China, the culling of 377,000 chickens has been ordered after the virus was detected in two areas of Jiangsu province, northwest of Shanghai.
Last week, Hong Kong health authorities ordered the slaughter of 80,000 chickens after three dead birds tested positive for H5N1. Since H5N1 resurfaced in Asia in 2003 it has killed more than 200 people in a dozen countries, according to the WHO. Experts fear the constantly mutating H5N1 virus could change into a form easily transmitted from person to person and potentially kill millions worldwide.
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