Thailand: Phichit poultry deaths shows lack of bird flu readiness.

(From Thai Press Reports)

Section: General News - Hundreds of domestic poultry died in a village between Phichit and Kamphaeng Phet last week, and villagers cooked and ate the birds without regard to possible bird flu, local medical officials reported.

The incident raises questions regarding the effectiveness of the government's anti-bird flu education among rural farm families, observers said.

Public health officials in the lower northern province of Phichit have renewed precautionary measures against avian flu after hundreds of chickens died from unknown causes.

After visiting Mabkrapao village in Sam Ngam district, Dr. Prachak …