VOA Khmer
Washington
06/02/2007
In preparation for the Chinese New Year, Cambodia is taking maximum precautions against a possible bird flu outbreak, due to the huge demand for poultry over the holidays.
The government has banned imports of chicken from neighboring counties, followed recent outbreaks of bird flu in Thailand and Vietnam, according to a health official.
Many Cambodians will celebrate the Lunar New Year and often used chickens and ducks as religious offerings to their ancestors.
In 2006, Cambodia experienced its last reported avian flu viruses, however, the country has been diligent in combating the spread of the outbreak.
Since 2003, only a handful of people (6) have died of the H5N1 epidemic. Cambodia has been praised by the United Nations for its rapid action against bird flu, which has helped spare it from the human and poultry deaths suffered by its neighbors.
Within the last three years, the deadly epidemic has killed over 150 people across the globe.
The government has banned imports of chicken from neighboring counties, followed recent outbreaks of bird flu in Thailand and Vietnam, according to a health official.
Many Cambodians will celebrate the Lunar New Year and often used chickens and ducks as religious offerings to their ancestors.
In 2006, Cambodia experienced its last reported avian flu viruses, however, the country has been diligent in combating the spread of the outbreak.
Since 2003, only a handful of people (6) have died of the H5N1 epidemic. Cambodia has been praised by the United Nations for its rapid action against bird flu, which has helped spare it from the human and poultry deaths suffered by its neighbors.
Within the last three years, the deadly epidemic has killed over 150 people across the globe.
3 comments:
Hmm ... life itself is a risk.
So, why should be panic? Maybe,
can minimized the risks by only
consuming those poultries that are
in tip-top shape. What are the
chances of the virus could dwelled
in such poultries?
Go ahead, try it for yourself and see what happens. Good luck, better yet bon appetit!
Merci beaucoup, mon ami, but I have
poultries at least twice a week,
you name it: chicken salad, roast
duct, sour chicken soup, steam
duck,..., or grilled pigeons and
birds.
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