A new outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in ducks on two family farms in eastern Cambodia, where the deadly H5N1 virus (bird flu) was also detected last month, senior ag officials have said.

Tests have confirmed bird flu in the samples taken after nearly 500 ducks died last week in Kompong Cham province, said Yim Voeunthan, secretary of state at the Ministry of Agriculture.

After a slow summer for the bird flu, the bird flu seems to be picking up speed as it spreads.

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