Thailand plays King Canute with H5N1

The time has come for Thailand to recognize that H5N1 infection is endemic in non-commercial poultry in the country and in surrounding nations, and develop a more realistic control plan.  By Simon Shane The proclamation of 29 Provinces as “disaster zones” by the Cabinet of Thailand and their intended approach to control HPAI, is as likely to succeed as the efforts of King Canute of Britain to turn back the tides in 1035. Canute (or Knut) got his posterior wet and Thailand w