June 26, 2007

Malaysia declares itself free from bird flu

Malaysia's Health Ministry declared the country free of bird flu, the New Straits Times reported Monday (Jun 25).

Malaysia has not had a case of bird flu in the past two weeks, said Datuk Lee Kah Choon, parliamentary secretary of the Health Ministry.

Malaysia reported a case of bird flu in a village in Selangor state on June 6. It was the first bird flu case in Malaysia since bird flu occurred in February and March last year.