Malaysia announced to escape bird flu

Malaysia has announced that the country has no longer bird flu after the last outbreak in a village in Selangor state.

Agriculture and agro-industrial minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the monitoring and testing conducted three months ago met the conditions set by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). The H5N1 virus is no longer present in this country.

The final report on this issue was sent to the World Organization for Animal Health on September 9. "We have moved the issue to the OIE and been given a green light by the agency to announce that Malaysia has escaped bird flu," Bernama news agency quoted Muhyiddin as saying.

The Malaysian government tried to get rid of the disease in late 2005 and mid-2006 but found a new outbreak on June 5 with 65 people of a chicken suddenly dead. A total of 4,226 chickens, ducks and many other birds were killed when the outbreak broke out. The government had to pay $ 11,141 to pet owners, Muhyiddin said.

Malaysia still applies measures to prevent bird flu, which are raging in some neighboring countries. The Malaysian government has banned the import of chickens, ducks and many types of birds, as well as raw products from countries with avian influenza, increased inspection at border checkpoints and continued nationwide inspections.

Hoai Linh