Myanmar announces a new case of bird flu

In a suburban town of Yangon, the H5N1 virus has been found in some dead chickens, according to a veterinary agency (LBVD) announcement.

About 1,645 laying hens on a chicken farm in the Hmawby town of the Nyaunghnapin livestock and agricultural sector died of H5N1 infection last week. Currently 20.692 layers of chickens have been destroyed to prevent the risk of spread.

Chickens, ducks and quail in farms about 1km from the avian flu area are monitored or destroyed or sold and transported in the form of tested meat products. The area 6km away is also within strict control.

(Photo: ecanadanow.com) LBVD said that the new bird flu case will not limit the number of visitors and limit the transport of poultry in four towns. The government has confirmed that to date, four towns in Yangon have emerged with H5N1 virus including Mayangon, Hlaingtharya, North Okkalapa and Hmawby. Mingalardon town may also have H5N1 cases of poultry when the first pandemic broke out here at the end of February. During the pandemic, 1,863 chickens died and 37,883 were destroyed.

LBVD warned that avian influenza could erupt in many other areas, requiring farmers to comply with safety measures in raising and killing poultry as well as consuming poultry with proper awareness of the risk. pandemic.

The bird flu suspected of the first outbreak on February 27 at a small private farm in Mayangon town, northwestern Yangon. On March 12-13, a new case of H5N1 bird flu was found in 66 pheasants, 60 quail died on two farms in North Okkalapa and Mingaladon towns.

Meanwhile, in the towns of Mayangon and Hlaingtharya, experts from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UNAID also confirmed the outbreak of bird flu. On March 10, FAO agreed to provide immediate technical assistance and enhance the emergency situation with the area of ​​large-scale bird flu generation. Support includes US $ 600,000 worth of equipment provided by USAID for use in epidemic prevention measures.

According to Myanmar authorities, until now, there have been no cases of people infected with bird flu in Yangon, although more than 300 people who have been exposed to poultry with H5N1 have been tested, however, a special hospital specialties have been assigned to treat people who are suspected of being exposed to poultry with deadly viruses.

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