Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Cambodia, Vietnam Agree on Stronger Bird Flu Monitoring

26 March 2014

Cambodian and Vietnamese officials say they are prepared to take stronger measures to monitor the region for avian influenza. Following two days of talks in Phnom Penh, Vietnam Agriculture Ministry Animal Health Department said that efforts will include a close monitoring of the economic trade of fowl and better information sharing at border crossings. Bird flu has killed 14 Cambodians and 63 Vietnamese since last year, making them the worst-hit countries in Southeast Asia.

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