http://www.thailandoutlook.tv/toc/ViewD ... ID=1011109UPDATE : 10 December 2008
Five Suspected Bird Flu Patients Found in Surin Province
Surin Province has implemented measures against avian flu epidemic after five patients were recently discovered with bird flu-like symptoms.
Deputy Chief of Surin Public Health Office, Peerasak Polprueksa, has revealed that five patients are now under close watch as they are suspected of being infected with bird flu after handling poultry that died 7 to 14 days ago.
Two of the suspected bird flu patients are from Karb Cheong District, another two from Muang and Sanom districts, and one is Cambodian.
Residents in Surin Province are advised to clean their hands after handling poultry, to wear disposable masks, and cover their mouths with handkerchiefs when sniffing or coughing.
Meanwhile, officials of the Surin Livestock Department, the Animal Quarantine Office, and Kabcheong Public Office sprayed a disinfectant substance around fowl markets near the Chong Jom border that connects to Cambodia, to prevent an epidemic of bird flu.
