
Gaza Agriculture Ministry executed a large number of chickens, having proven case of bird flu in the central Gaza Strip.
The Director General of the veterinary services in the Ministry of agriculture in Gaza, Zakaria Al-kafarna, “the Ministry in the past two days to cull infected chickens 8500 bird flu on three farms located in the area of Deir al-Balah and Nusseirat (Gaza Strip).
Kafarna stressed Sunday that “chicken cull came after completion of all the procedures and medical tests that proved his disease.”
And because of the emergence of this disease, said that after research and analysis show that the farms affected by the flu, located beside the farm ducks transferred infections. “
The ducks that contracted the disease won’t show symptoms also occur in chickens is dangerous, for all citizens, breeders of ducks and chickens do not mix them together, and disposal or slaughter their birds ducks for possible infection that would not appear to hurt.
He called Al-kafarna government compliance and Ministry in Ramallah to communicate with the Ministry in Gaza, and to put an end to this disease before it spreads, noting his Ministry in Gaza operate less possibilities in the absence of an operational budget, and it’s in dire need of assistance and the requirements of combating this disease at its beginnings.
He called on citizens and farm owners to notify the Ministry immediately if you suspect or show symptoms of the disease on the birds until they are dealt with in accordance with established procedures, adding that the Ministry was working with crews all existing potential in the fight against any appearance of the disease.
And called on the Government to intervene and the announcement put financial compensation for farm owners that may become infected and thus execute, so plantation owners are encouraged to report any injury or symptoms.
Courtesy of wattan.tv
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