Afghanistan takes measures to prevent bird flu outbreak
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Saturday March 04, 2006 (0201 PST)
KABUL: Afghanistan has taken precautionary measures to prevent and the possible outbreak of bird flu in the country, spokesman of the Public Health Ministry said.
"We have taken all necessary measures to prevent and deal with the possible outbreak of bird flu in the country," Dr. Abdullah Fahim told Xinhua.
He said this amid the increasing fear of the outbreak of epidemic in the region. According to report, seven dead chickens found in the neighboring province of Nangarhar have been taken to Kabul, the capital of the country, for further bird flu check.
"Despite of several tests, no case of bird flu has been detected, neither in bird nor in human," he noted.
The government has also banned the import and breeding of chickens in the eastern Kunar province. Besides, it asked shop keepers and poultry owners of Jalalabad, the provincial capital of Nangarhar, to kill all chickens they have, for fear that they might be infected with bird flu from chickens imported from Pakistan.
"We have already issued letters to the Ministry of Commerce and to the custom departments to ban the import of poultry from bird flu-hit countries in the world,"the official said.
Nevertheless the warning, chicken imported from different countries are still available in bulk in Kabul and other cities roadside shops.
He also said that the Ministry for Public Health has trained 300 veterinarians to deal with the possible outbreak of the disease.
The Public Health Ministry has begun giving awareness to the people about the disease and the way to control it through printing and distributing pamphlets and leaflets, added the official.
http://paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=136144
Saturday March 04, 2006 (0201 PST)
KABUL: Afghanistan has taken precautionary measures to prevent and the possible outbreak of bird flu in the country, spokesman of the Public Health Ministry said.
"We have taken all necessary measures to prevent and deal with the possible outbreak of bird flu in the country," Dr. Abdullah Fahim told Xinhua.
He said this amid the increasing fear of the outbreak of epidemic in the region. According to report, seven dead chickens found in the neighboring province of Nangarhar have been taken to Kabul, the capital of the country, for further bird flu check.
"Despite of several tests, no case of bird flu has been detected, neither in bird nor in human," he noted.
The government has also banned the import and breeding of chickens in the eastern Kunar province. Besides, it asked shop keepers and poultry owners of Jalalabad, the provincial capital of Nangarhar, to kill all chickens they have, for fear that they might be infected with bird flu from chickens imported from Pakistan.
"We have already issued letters to the Ministry of Commerce and to the custom departments to ban the import of poultry from bird flu-hit countries in the world,"the official said.
Nevertheless the warning, chicken imported from different countries are still available in bulk in Kabul and other cities roadside shops.
He also said that the Ministry for Public Health has trained 300 veterinarians to deal with the possible outbreak of the disease.
The Public Health Ministry has begun giving awareness to the people about the disease and the way to control it through printing and distributing pamphlets and leaflets, added the official.