03 February 2010
Cambodian authorities have begun a mass killing of ducks after confirming a new outbreak of avian influenza.
The outbreak began last month, 16,442 ducks have died and at least 31,000 live ducks are exhibiting symptoms of the virus in the southern province of Takeo and samples tested positive for the H5N1 virus.
Takeo province is bordering with Vietnam and located about 90 kilometers south of Cambodia's Capital City of Phnom Penh.
Cambodia reported its first case of H5N1 in poultry in January 2004.