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Bird flu outbreak spreading
 Mass killings of up to 300,000 chickens are underway in tambon Ban Klang in Nakhon Phanom's Muang district after a laboratory test confirmed the area had been hit by the bird flu outbreak. The province has mobilised 1,500 health officials to carry out the cull on 70 farms.The Public Health Ministry yesterday put the number of patients suspected of having bird flu at 80, from 19 provinces nationwide. The number has fallen from the 113 suspected cases reported on Saturday. This will be the second cull in Nakhon Phanom in as many days. Late last week, 40,000 chickens were slaughtered as a precautionary measure, after poultry died mysteriously. Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-07-31 |
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