Bird flu has been contained

Star: KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will be declared free from avian flu on June 3 if there is no further outbreak in the next two weeks.
Veterinary Services Department director-general Datuk Dr Mustapa Jalil said the H5N1 avian flu threat in the country has been contained.
“Everything is under control and there has been no new case reported in the affected areas in Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Perak,” he said.
Dr Mustapa said Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin will make the declaration on June 3.
The country reported a series of bird flu outbreaks, starting in late February when free-range chickens in villages near Kuala Lumpur were found infected.
The second outbreak was reported in Perak when birds at the Bukit Merah Laketown Resort Ecopark and Kampung Changkat Tualang, some 100km from the Ecopark, tested positive.
The third outbreak was reported in Permatang Bogak, Permatang Sintok and Permatang Tok Loba, all in northern Seberang Prai, in late March.
About 2,000 birds, mostly free-range chickens, were culled.