# 2431
Sukhothai Province
After a rocky start in 2004-2005, Thailand is one of the countries that has done pretty well detecting and containing the H5N1 virus in their nation.
We occasionally hear of sporadic outbreaks in Thai poultry, but there hasn't been a confirmed human case in Thailand in more than 2 years.
Today, via TOC (Thailand Outlook TV), we get a report (hat tip Dutchy on Flutrackers) that after a suspicious die-off of poultry in a small village, the H5N1 virus has been detected.
Culling in the village has, reportedly, been completed and the bird owners are to receive compensation for their losses.
Bird Flu Scare Emerges in Sukhothai
UPDATE : 30 October 2008
Thailand might be in the grip of a fatal bird-flu scare again, after the H5N1 virus was found in chicken carcasses in northern Sukhothai Province.
Livestock officials in Sukhothai Province reported the discovery of the H5N1 virus in domestic chickens raised by Mee Puengwang, a resident of Nong Wong Kwian Village in Swankalok District.
Assistant Village Chief Jamnien Puengwang said that 29 families in the village raised a total of nearly 1,000 chickens before a number of them began to die of suspicious causes.
She said there were no reports of the deaths of these fowls as some villagers were worried that their fighting birds might be slaughtered due to bird-flu fears.
After officials declared the discovery, all chickens in Sawankalok District were destroyed and their owners are to receive 32 baht per kilogramme for the killed birds.
Sukhothai Governor Yothin Samutkheeree has urged all related agencies to keep a close eye on the probable viral spread, especially in the areas where H5N1 was once found.
Locals have been asked to report any suspicious deaths of birds immediately.
During the months of August and September, bird-flu virus was reportedly spreading in Sawankalok District before it was recently detected again in a nearby district.
