Sabah Health Dept fully prepared to handle bird flu outbreak at village near Tuaran

Rundi (wearing yellow, centre) at the launch of the state-level celebration of World Breastfeeding Week in Kota Kinabalu.

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Health Department is fully prepared to handle the bird flu outbreak in Kampung Kaulan, Tuaran, said its state director Datuk Dr Christina Rundi.

She said that as her department was constantly monitoring possible outbreaks of the avian influenza virus H5N1, they have an action plan set in place to contain the disease.