11 August 2006
Rick – at 15:49
Govt braces for bird flu outbreak in the capital
By ThaiDay 12 August 2006 01:22
“Government officials yesterday said there was high risk of bird flu outbreaks in the capital and announced emergency measures to fight the spread of the deadly disease.
“I am concerned about the Bangkok region…[people who raise chickens and fighting cocks] live in close proximity to their birds, with no separation between the home and the animals’ living quarters,” the Agriculture Minister, Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan, said yesterday.
Sudarat said her ministry would begin a month-long training program for more than 7,000 volunteers in the capital, who would then go soi-to-soi and door-to-door recording how many families kept egg-laying hens, fighting cocks and show cocks. The volunteers will also educate people on what preventative measures to take, the minister said.
http://www.manager.co.th/IHT/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9490000102754
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ANON-YYZ – at 16:06
This has been reported in the News Thread approximately one hour earlier.
banshee – at 14:55
14 October 2006
Closed - Bronco Bill – at 22:11
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