Local authorities have acted promptly to contain a new bird flu outbreak in Kamphaeng Phet, announcing that an outbreak identified in four districts has been contained.

The provincial governor and local health officials visited Ban Sabmanao in Klongthalung district to cull chickens and spray disinfectant after native chickens in the village were found to be infected with the H5N1 avian flu virus.

Provincial animal husbandry officials were quoted by the Thai News Agency as saying Friday that the province has enforced preventive measures to ban moving poultry in the four districts.

The cause of the new outbreak may be the movement of fighting cocks from other areas where they had contracted the disease, the official said.

There is no report of the deadly disease in chickens raised in closed farming system or free-range ducks, he added.

The poultry have been under close surveillance and free-range ducks are registered with the authorities.

Source: Xinhua