On Monday, Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Minister Muhyiddin Yassin confirmed last night that the deaths of 40 kampung (free range) chicken at four villages along Jalan Genting-Klang here last week were caused by the H5N1 strain of the avian influenza.

To curb the spread of the disease, the Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Veterinary Services Department went house-to-house last night to collect chickens in the Danau Kota area of Gombak district for culling and according to the report, the owner will be compensated RM9 per chicken.

Poultry stocks are heading downwars while Singapore authority has suspended poultry and egg imports from Selangor with immediate effect.

The Start SMS alert at 11:05am.

Bird flu alert: The Health Ministry has directed staff to conduct surveillance for any sign of flu within 300 meters of the affected areas in Gombak.

Watch out, more soon.

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