Cases under surveillance in Thailand
August 14th, 2006
46 people from 16 different provinces of Thailand are being kept under close medical surveillance, after developing flu-like symptoms. The announcement was made by the country’s Public Health Minister on Sunday. 96 other people are awaiting laboratory results to check if their illnesses are caused by one of the strains of the bird flu virus. Thailand is one of the countries fighting current avian influenza outbreaks in several provinces from across the country. In the latest outbreak, a 27 year old man from Uthai Thani died at the beginning of August, bringing the country’s victim count to 16. Previously that week, in Phichit, another case had been recorded, causing officials to start a massive chicken culling campaign in the area.