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Bangladesh: Bird Flu in ANIMALS/POULTRY Nov/16/2007-Feb/6/2008

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From WHO, regional office

Avian Influenza

Situation in Bangladesh


5 February 2008

As of 4 February 2008, the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Government of Bangladesh, reported that culling of poultry has taken place in 175 farms, spread over 37 districts.

(Dhaka, Gazipur, Narayangonj, Tangail, Jamalpur, Jessore, Noakhali, Gaibandha, Magura, Rajbari, Nilfamari, Dinajpur, Rangpur, Joypurhat, Lalmonirhat, Thakurgaon, Naogaon, Bogra, Feni, Pabna, Kurigram, Moulvibaza, Barisal, Barguna, Rajshahi, Natore, Patuakhali, Netrokona, Bhola, Kulna, Manikgonj, Gopalgonj, Mymensigh, Sylhet, Kustia, Jhinaidah and Norsingdhi).

Of these, 113 farms have confirmed H5 virus infection. A total of 449,593 chickens have been culled.

No human cases have been reported.

http://www.searo.who.int/en/Section10/Section1027/Section2095/Section2462_13930.asp

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Bird flu update: Ban on sale of live chickens, birds in capital


Staff Reporter

The government focused on preventive measures and public awareness to arrest the spread of the avian influenza. The government is banning sale of live chickens or birds in the city from today (Wednesday).

The deadly H5N1 strain has already spread to 133 farms and the number of bird flu affected districts in the country has risen to 37 out of total 64 districts till yesterday as bird flu continued to take its toll of the flourishing economic sector.

The ongoing drive against the virus resulted in the culling of about half a million birds, said the Chief Adviser's Press Secretary at a press conference yesterday. Manik Lal Samaddar, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser (CA), presented a report at a cabinet meeting at the office of CA on the current situation of the menace, said CA's press secretary.

Samaddar, assigned to oversee the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, explained to the cabinet the preventive measures to check the virus, as experts said massive outbreak of it could be deadly as the country is overcrowded and people lack awareness.

A total of 25,705 chickens, ducks and pigeons were culled while 6,042 others died of bird flu in three districts - eastern Narisngdi, western Kushtia and Jhenidah districts.

With the latest culling, a total of 449,593 fowls have so far been destroyed and 68,420 died of avian flu in 58 upazilas of 37 districts since March 2007, said officials of the bird flu control room.

Avian Influenza (H5N1 virus), virus of bird flu, was also found after carrying out tests on crows in some areas of the country, including Chittagong. But the test report on crows that died in Dhaka 'was yet to come,' said an official of Department of Livestock Health and Administration.

Our Narsingdi correspondent said infection of bird flu has been found in Raipura and Belabo upazilas in the district.

A total of more over 25,000 chickens were culled in the last two days in the district.

The District Commissioner (DC) has already announced red alert in the bird flu affected areas.

Dr Birendra Nath Sinha, district civil surgeon, said, "We are trying our best to create awareness among the people so that virus of bird flu could not spread in human body.

Zillar Rahman, DC of Narsingdi, said, "We are miking in town. There is no panic in this regard. Anti-viral drugs are being dispatched so that the infection doesn't affect new areas."

He urged the government to give compensation to the affected people whose chickens were culled.

The avian influenza, virus of bird flu, was first detected in a poultry farm in Savar in March 2007. The situation has been getting worse since last month as the bird flu virus is spreading fast across the country. So far, the virus has not been detected in human bodies in the country.

http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/02/06/news0912.htm
 
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Editorial
Bird Flu spreading
Strict disposal of the culled fowl has to be ensured



The high incidence of poultry deaths and the staggering figure of culled fowls are clearly indicative of the dreadful spread of bird flu in Bangladesh. Although it has not yet crossed the critical threshold of transmuting into humans, it may be pretty close to that danger point, if we are to lower the guard.

We are still into the crisis management phase being entirely focused on disposing of the affected fowls by burying them. The entry of poultry from across the border is claimed to have been sealed off but the pertinent question is: are the livestock department and the local administrative authorities moving apace with the spread of the virus. It is the handling of the infected birds that causes contamination. A definite improvement in sanitary conditions of the poultry farms and use of gloves and masks in handling afflicted birds are key to containment of the scourge.

Making out a list of infected farms all over the country should not be a difficult proposition if the local authorities are involved. These need to be quarantined. Awareness building is required, especially among the households which have a large number of domesticated fowls to worry and be protective about.

The electronic and print media have rung the early warning bell and they remain focused on reporting the magnitude of the bird fatalities.

It is for the livestock and information ministries to coordinate in projecting the issues through audio-visual documentaries and putting out educational ads. What is missing this time is the focus on do's and dont's for the consumers. That cooking in 70 degree centigrade temperature eliminates all risk of avian flu getting into humans is an information worth disseminating. The poultry farms and the shops need to be instructed through constant hammering on do's and dont's. These steps together will enable poultry business otherwise badly hit by the malady.

What is most important, however, is that the infected or culled fowls are not recycled into markets appearing on restaurant tables. We have reports that at the sight of chickens dying in a farm the owner promptly sold off the alive fowls, least bothered by the fact that those might in all probability have been carrying the virus. Scary, isn't it?

http://www.thedailystar.net/story.php?nid=22108
 
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http://www.recombinomics.com/News/02050808/Dhaka_Ban.html

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Live Poultry Banned in Dhaka Bangladesh

Recombinomics Commentary 19:29
February 5, 2008

The government is banning sale of live chickens or birds in the city from today (Wednesday).

The deadly H5N1 strain has already spread to 133 farms and the number of bird flu affected districts in the country has risen to 37 out of total 64 districts till yesterday as bird flu continued to take its toll of the flourishing economic sector.

The above comments describe the banning of the sale of live poultry in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The ban follows panic stemming from the discovery of dead crows in the capital.

Recently, H5N1 was confirmed in the port city of Chittagong, where hundreds of dead crows were found, in the absence of confirmed poultry infections in the city. Similarly, large numbers of dead crows in the north have also been H5N1 confirmed (see satellite maps here and here).

The dead crows signal a major expansion of H5N1 within Bangladesh, with reports of H5N1 in new districts being reported daily.

In neighboring West Bengal, 3 million birds have been culled and 2 million in adjacent districts are targeted for precautionary culling.
 
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niman said:
Comemntary at

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/02050804/Dhaka_Crows.html
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Dead Crows Cause Panic in Dhaka Bangladesh

Recombinomics Commentary 13:27
February 5, 2008

Bangladesh's capital was gripped by panic after dead crows were discovered

20 dead crows were found at several places, suspected killed by avian influenza.

The above concerns about dead crows in Dhaka come after H5N1 was confirmed in Bengladesh?s second largest city Chittagong (see satellite map here and here). H5N1 has also been confirmed in dead crows in the north in Dinajpur, where the birds were literally falling out of trees.

Like Dhaka, the dead crows were observed before H5N1 was confirmed in poultry within the city. The dead crows have also been seen in association with H5N1 confirmed poultry in India and Pakistan and serve as an early warning of H5N1 in the area.

These reports come as H5N1 is confirmed in district after district in Bangladesh. West Bengal claims control after 3 million birds have been culled, but culling plans for 2 million more birds in adjacent districts have begun, and poultry trade has been banned in all 19 districts in West Bengal.

The H5N1 positive wild birds crate additional problems for managing H5N1 in the area.


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As of 4 February 2008, the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Government of Bangladesh, reported that culling of poultry has taken place in 175 farms, spread over 37 districts. (Dhaka, Gazipur, Narayangonj, Tangail, Jamalpur, Jessore, Noakhali, Gaibandha, Magura, Rajbari, Nilfamari, Dinajpur, Rangpur, Joypurhat, Lalmonirhat, Thakurgaon, Naogaon, Bogra, Feni, Pabna, Kurigram, Moulvibaza, Barisal, Barguna, Rajshahi, Natore, Patuakhali, Netrokona, Bhola, Kulna, Manikgonj, Gopalgonj, Mymensigh, Sylhet, Kustia, Jhinaidah and Norsingdhi). Of these, 113 farms have confirmed H5 virus infection. A total of 449,593 chickens have been culled. No human cases have been reported.
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