Giuseppe
Emeritus
Avian Influenza - Situation in Thailand (12/5/2008) [WHO]
Avian Influenza - Situation in Thailand - Fresh outbreak of poultry AI in Thailand
9 November 2008:
Department of Livestock Development (DLD) of Thailand confirmed finding H5N1 in one chicken in Village 5, Thung Saliam district, Sukhothai province.
Five of 17 backyard chickens at one household in the village started to die from 27 October 2008.
Tests on their carcasses showed revealed H5N1 in one of them.
The remaining 12 live chickens were destroyed as well as about 270 in the surrounding area to prevent any possible spread of the disease.
13 November 2008:
DLD confirmed finding H5N1 in backyard chickens in Thung Pho district of Uthai Thani province.
A group of about 200 backyard chicken began falling ill and dying on November 3.
DLD was notified two days later and the official test result confirmed that it's H5N1.
Four confirmed outbreaks of H5N1 in poultry to date in 2008.
From 1 January 2008 to 23 November 2008, the Ministry of Public Health, Bureau of Epidemiology?s daily surveillance reported a total of 955 clinical influenza and/or pneumonia patients from 62 provinces.
So far, no human cases of H5N1 have been reported this year.
For further information, please visit the following websites:
Department of Livestock Development - http://www.dld.go.th
Ministry of Public Health - http://thaigcd.ddc.moph.go.th/Bird_Flu_main_en.html
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<cite cite="http://www.searo.who.int/en/Section10/Section1027/Section2095/Section2462_13931.htm">Avian Influenza - Situation in Thailand, 28 January 2008</cite>9 November 2008:
Department of Livestock Development (DLD) of Thailand confirmed finding H5N1 in one chicken in Village 5, Thung Saliam district, Sukhothai province.
Five of 17 backyard chickens at one household in the village started to die from 27 October 2008.
Tests on their carcasses showed revealed H5N1 in one of them.
The remaining 12 live chickens were destroyed as well as about 270 in the surrounding area to prevent any possible spread of the disease.
13 November 2008:
DLD confirmed finding H5N1 in backyard chickens in Thung Pho district of Uthai Thani province.
A group of about 200 backyard chicken began falling ill and dying on November 3.
DLD was notified two days later and the official test result confirmed that it's H5N1.
Four confirmed outbreaks of H5N1 in poultry to date in 2008.
From 1 January 2008 to 23 November 2008, the Ministry of Public Health, Bureau of Epidemiology?s daily surveillance reported a total of 955 clinical influenza and/or pneumonia patients from 62 provinces.
So far, no human cases of H5N1 have been reported this year.
For further information, please visit the following websites:
Department of Livestock Development - http://www.dld.go.th
Ministry of Public Health - http://thaigcd.ddc.moph.go.th/Bird_Flu_main_en.html
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