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Kuwait prepared for bird flu
Published Date: November 26, 2007
By Nawara Fattahova, Staff Writer
KUWAIT: In response to the discovery last week of bird flu cases in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait has banned imports of Saudi birds and eggs. Meanwhile, survey teams dispatched by the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources are closely monitoring Kuwait's farm areas and are testing birds for the flu.
Last month a delegation from the World Health Organization, along with the regional manager, visited the veterinary quarantines. They checked and praised the prevention procedures we are taking in Wafra against the bird flu," said Shakir Awad, a public relations official from the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs.
Authorities are still in the initial stages of a longer-term plan to prevent the spread of bird flu into Kuwait. "Our teams are still spraying the farm areas.
During the next week, we will increase the spraying and survey operations, especially in the Abdelli farms, Kabd ranges and the camel ranges," Awad said.
Authorities are also taking calls reporting any possible cases. "The plan is still going on, although no bird flu cases have been reported yet in Kuwait," Awad said.
All of our procedures are preventive. Importing birds or eggs is still banned until the public authority announce otherwise.
Known as avian flu, the deadly H5N1 strain has been detected in birds across the globe, including in Cambodia, China, Egypt, Nigeria, South Korea, Sudan and Thailand. Last year Kuwait culled thousands of birds following the detection of H5N1 strain in a falcon brought into Kuwait illegally. Nearly 200 people around the world have died from the flu, the majority involved in the handling of infected birds.:tiphat: http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTIwODk0MTE5
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Published Date: November 26, 2007
By Nawara Fattahova, Staff Writer
KUWAIT: In response to the discovery last week of bird flu cases in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait has banned imports of Saudi birds and eggs. Meanwhile, survey teams dispatched by the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources are closely monitoring Kuwait's farm areas and are testing birds for the flu.
Last month a delegation from the World Health Organization, along with the regional manager, visited the veterinary quarantines. They checked and praised the prevention procedures we are taking in Wafra against the bird flu," said Shakir Awad, a public relations official from the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs.
Authorities are still in the initial stages of a longer-term plan to prevent the spread of bird flu into Kuwait. "Our teams are still spraying the farm areas.
During the next week, we will increase the spraying and survey operations, especially in the Abdelli farms, Kabd ranges and the camel ranges," Awad said.
Authorities are also taking calls reporting any possible cases. "The plan is still going on, although no bird flu cases have been reported yet in Kuwait," Awad said.
All of our procedures are preventive. Importing birds or eggs is still banned until the public authority announce otherwise.
Known as avian flu, the deadly H5N1 strain has been detected in birds across the globe, including in Cambodia, China, Egypt, Nigeria, South Korea, Sudan and Thailand. Last year Kuwait culled thousands of birds following the detection of H5N1 strain in a falcon brought into Kuwait illegally. Nearly 200 people around the world have died from the flu, the majority involved in the handling of infected birds.:tiphat: http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTIwODk0MTE5
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