Faced with shortages of personnel and budget, Lao officials undertake a public relations effort to eductate the people about how to prevent the Avian flu and to cooperate with authorities in the effort to fight the spread of the deadly virus H5N1.
Officials say the measure is necessary to prevent bird flu infection in human. Laos has suffered two Avian flu outbreaks, one in late 2004 and the latest one in mid-2006, which resulted in the culling of over 200-thousands chickens and devastated the country's poultry.
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