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7 Thai provinces on bird flu watch list |
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Sunday, 16 July 2006 |
Avian flu surveillance has been increased in 7 provinces, a senior government official said on Saturday.
"July is a risky month. Over the past two years the outbreak started this month," Yukol Limlaemthong, head of the Livestock Department, was quoted as saying.
Uttaradit, Sukhothai, Phitsanulok and Pichit in the north of the kingdom are to be closely monitored for outbreaks of the H5N1 virus, which has killed 14 Thais since it emerged in late 2003.
"They are risky areas because of flooding and the rainy season. This situation is good for the virus to grow. We have not found the virus, but we want people to be alert," Yukol said.
Suphan Buri and Kanchanaburi in the west and Nakhon Pathom near Bangkok are also on the watch list.
The global human death toll stands at 132.
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