Avian bird flu: It’s back.

Reports of avian bird flu surface from time to time in South East Asia, and the most recent outbreak has been observed in [the northwestern province of [Mae Hong Son](http://www.maehongsontravel.com/) in Thailand. The health alert comes after over one hundred dead chickens and ducks were found lifeless in Ban Mae Surin.

They were found on the property of a refugee camp for Burmese that had fled their country, many in an attempt to join family tribe members that are part of the Lanna kingdom, a culture not divided by the gubernatorial stick in the sand of modern Thailand and Myanmar. When they attempt to join their families on the Thai side, they are kept in refugee camps, like this one that holds 3,808 refugees.

Two female refugees are under observation in hospital after the dead birds were discovered. The Public Health Ministry is keeping a close eye on the possible victims, as concerns grow over whether the airborne virus will spread outside the camp. All birds in the vicinity were culled in hopes the avian influenza would not spread further afield into populated areas.