Malaysia says bird flu contained, poultry unaffected

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, Jun 15 (Reuters) Malaysia has contained the deadly bird flu virus and no new cases have been reported after the nation found its first infection in village chickens in a year last week, a top veterinary official said today.

''Everything is under control. It has been successfully contained,'' said Kamarudin Mohamad Isa, head of disease control at Malaysia's veterinary services department.

''Based on our monitoring of the surrounding areas and nationwide, there is no evidence of infection so far and we can say that it is well contained,'' he told Reuters.

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