Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a directive for police, agriculture and health departments to join forces to combat the virus, which has killed eight people since the beginning of the year -- the worst recorded outbreak in a nation that has seen a total of 27 bird flu deaths in a decade.
"Although there have been preventive measures taken by specialist institutions, the spread and the rate of human deaths from bird flu is at a worrying level," the order said.
The latest fatality was a 35-year-old man who died this week after eating infected duck.
Friday's directive ordered a mass disinfection of all poultry farms and markets across the country, as well as efforts to monitor birds' health and to stop illicit cross-border poultry transportation. - See more at: http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=NGQxYTQ0NmM2YTA#sthash.6tapUKRp.dpuf
