Second phase of ops starts today

Star: KUALA LUMPUR: The second phase of the operation to trace chickens, ducks and other birds within the 10km radius of the bird-flu hit area here will start today.
Acting Veterinary Department director-general Datuk Dr Mustapa Jalil said officers from his department, the Health Ministry, police, City Hall and final-year veterinary students from Universiti Putra Malaysia would carry out medical tests on birds found in the area.
The areas include Setapak, Pudu, Hulu Klang and Kepong.
“The culling operation of chickens, ducks and birds within a 1km radius is still going on,” he told reporters at the department headquarters last night.
“This will be followed by surveillance within the 10km radius, which will start tomorrow (today) and go on until Sunday.
“The operation will involve conducting close observation of birds in the area, doing clinical tests and taking swap samples of the birds.”