More than 700 ducks and chickens suspected of carrying avian influenza are expected to be killed by Prey Veng provincial authorities. Since 2003, more than 290 people were killed by bird flu. And recently, a 27-old man was died from infection of this disease.

Chhyn Dy, head of the district’s animal health office, said that health and veterinary officials traveled from house to house in the districts this week, killing the birds, which are raised family by family. So far, official have culled more than 1,500 birds, reported by VOA Khmer.

He added that a remaining 400 chickens and 300 ducks will be culled.

Tep Samoeun, head of the provincial hospital’s infectious disease department, was quoted by the VOA Khmer as saying that “If someone living in a place where ducks or chickens are raised in farms is suspected of having the H5N1 virus, we can provide Tamilflu tablets.”

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