No traces of bird flu in Thailand for over a month
September 16th, 2006
Thailand has found no outbreaks of avian influenza on its territory for more than one month. Phichit and Nakhon Phanom provinces have been removed from the flu infected provinces as early as August 23rd. A seminar held on Thursday gave Dr. Jaral Trinvuthipon, an assistant to a Thai minister, the opportunity to make the announcement that the country is on the right way to eradicating the disease. International authorities attribute Thailand’s success in containing the virus to good detection of new outbreaks and a rapid reaction and measures of dealing with an outbreak. Thai authorities now hope that the disease will be completely eliminated by the year 2008.