Bird flu strikes again in northern Thailand

BANGKOK, March 19 (Reuters) - The H5N1 bird flu virus has reappeared in a northeastern Thai province, the country’s fourth outbreak this year, an Agriculture Ministry official said on Monday.

The latest outbreak was confirmed at a government training centre near the border with Laos, which has also reported outbreaks recently, Department of Livestock director Nirundorn Aungtragoolsuk told Reuters.

“The lab test result yesterday has confirmed that the virus found in the centre was the deadly H5N1 and we have already got rid of all of them,” he said, referring to fowl at the centre.

Bird flu story source: Reuters Alertnet

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