Poultry farmers on alert for bird flu as WHO reports disease presence in China


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[Thailand’s new entry fee – boon or bust for tourism?] Poultry farmers on alert for bird flu as WHO reports disease presence in China Poultry farmers in Thailand have been warned to be on alert after the World Health Organization (WHO) reported the re-emergence of H5N6 bird flu in China, with five people infected, two of whom have died. Thailand’s Livestock Development Department Director-General Sorravis Thaneto said yesterday (Monday) that, after having received the WHO report, the department immediately made preparations to prevent the highly-contagious disease from entering the country, even though no cases of bird flu have been detected...