Author: PHNOM PENH, Release Date: (2010-03-17)
Cambodia's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has confirmed that, Takeo province, Gean De County, a farm about 1.6 million [incorrect translation] ducks recently died of H5N1 strain of bird flu.
Cambodia's Secretary for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry of Livestock high-Pago told the press that in the past week, the capital, about 90 kilometers south of Phnom Penh, Takeo Province, Ge Ande County a total of tens of thousands of ducks infected farm, which has killed about 16000 . Relevant institutions sampling test proved that all of these ducks infected with the H5N1 strain of bird flu.It has not yet found someone infected.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry has asked the relevant authorities culled all poultry in the infected area and ordered the suspension of infected area within 5 km radius of the poultry trade and transport, in order to control the spread of bird flu. The statement also called attention to the environmental and personal hygiene of poultry breeding areas, once the phenomenon was found dead infected poultry, immediately report to the parties concerned.
1 comment:
I think not 1.6 million but 16 thousand.
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