via CAAI News Media
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 3, 2010 (Xinhua News Agency) -- Cambodia said Wednesday the country was again hit by a new outbreak of bird flu.
In a statement released Wednesday by Cambodia's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, it said a new outbreak of H5N1 was found in Pralay Meas Village, Rominh Commune, Koh Andeth District in Takeo province.
In a response to the new outbreak, the department of animal production of Agriculture Ministry has culled poultry in the affected area and ordered a temporary suspension of buy, sales and trafficking of such poultries within five kilometers within the affected area.
The statement did not say how many poultries have died or infected by the disease, but officials have said more than 16,000 ducks have died and some 30,000 live ducks are contracting symptoms with the virus.
The officials said no sign of human infection from the disease as of now.
Takeo province is bordering with Vietnam and located about 90 kilometers south of Cambodia's Capital City of Phnom Penh.
Since bird flu was first hit Cambodia in 2004, seven Cambodians have died of the disease.
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