The state-controlled New Light of Myanmar newspaper reported that the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza had been discovered in the southern township of Thingangyun, Insein township in the north, and in Hlinethaya, a western suburb.

The secretive nation had already confirmed Friday the presence of bird flu in Mayangon township, a western suburb of Yangon, Myanmar's largest town. The outbreak there killed 68 birds, while 1,500 were slaughtered. No human cases have been announced in the country.