Malaysia’s Department of Veterinary Services announced the death of 60 birds in Paya Jaras Hilir village, in Selangor state, which surrounds the capital, Kula Lumpur. This is the first case of avian influenza in Malaysia since March 21st 2006. Authorities plan to cull poultry within a 1km radius of the outbreak and impose a 10km quarantine zone.
“Neighboring Singapore suspended poultry and egg imports from Selangor state "as a precautionary measure with immediate effect," the city-state's Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority said in a statement.
Poultry imports from the disease-free zones of Johor, Malacca, Negri Sembilan and Perak states will not be affected by this suspension, it said.
Malaysia supplies 3.6 million poultry and 83.7 million eggs per month to Singapore. Imports from Selangor constitute only about 6 percent of the poultry and 1 percent of the egg imports from Malaysia, the statement said”
Source: http://in.today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2007-06-06T144839Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_India-301725-2.xml&archived=False
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