By Dinka on 2007-11-24 
Officials in Burma say a new outbreak of bird flu has been detected among chickens in an eastern district near the Chinese border.
The state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper said Saturday that the outbreak was found at a farm in Kentung township in eastern Shan state on November 18, after a farmer reported an unusual number of deaths in his chickens.
Officials culled an unknown number of birds at the farm.
A statement from the Myanmar Livestock and Veterinary Department urged people to prevent the entry of poultry and birds from neighboring countries into Burma.
- VOA News
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