The authorities have banned the import of fowl, fowl carcasses as well as eggs meant for breeding purposes from countries hit by avian influenza.
Bird flu has recently been detected in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Israel, Cambodia, Burma, Nepal and Bhutan.
The World Organisation for Animal Health also announced that 18 people had come down with bird flu in Indonesia, Egypt and Vietnam this year. Of the 18, five have succumbed to the disease.
"We are closely monitoring vehicles and people at border checkpoints," Apai Suttisang said Thursday in his capacity as head of the Bureau of Disease Control and Veterinary Services.
The Nation
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