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Monday, March 4, 2013

Birds and eggs banned from entering Thailand from Cambodia; vehicles sprayed at border points



Date : 5 มีนาคม 2556
SA KAEW, 5 March 2013 (NNT) – Top officials from the Livestock Development Department inspected the work of the animal quarantine center in Sa Kaew province, located on the shared border with Cambodia. Officials at the quarantine center, situated at Ban Khlong Luek permanent border point, now implements such measures as spraying antiseptics on every vehicle passing through the border point and banning the bringing in of all birds. All eggs are also being banned from entering. 

The tightening of animal quarantine and inspection came in the wake of the 9 fatalities in Cambodia that reportedly resulted from H5N1 avian influenza.

Officials at every animal quarantine center at every border point along the Thai-Cambodian border have also been ordered to implement similar measures.  http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNEVN5603050010002