Original report from Phnom Penh
05 February 2010
More than 60 families in Takeo province say they lost tens of thousands of dollars after their poultry was culled this week to prevent the spread of avian influenza.
Health and agriculture authorities culled more than 2,000 ducks and chickens in Koh Andeth district, following the deaths of as many as 15,000 more birds earlier in a suspected bird flu outbreak.
The outbreak centered around Pralay Meas village, Rominh commune, near the Vietnam border, where authorities have focused efforts to destroy birds that may have been infected with the H5N1 virus through contact with wild birds.
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