Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Egypt: 10 bird flu attack of thousands of birds at a farm Menoufia

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Dr. Ahmed Fouad, director of the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine Menoufia, it was discovered the focus of a new positive infected with bird flu in one poultry farms in Sadat City, was found injured 10 thousand chickens from (used for breeding) age 66 a week, after the result of analysis of samples were confirmed contracting the disease.

He added. Fuad had been taking samples from farm workers and contacts for analysis, and make sure not to have the disease, with an undertaking of officials from the farm to keep their birds and security forces imposed a blockade around the farm to prevent the smuggling of infected birds.

Uncovered local council Monofiya that more than 50% of poultry farms to maintain operating without a license, the Council stressed that the number of veterinarians is not enough to immunize third of the quantities of birds and demanded the immediate closure and final Farms unlicensed, when the emergence of positive cases in the farms licensed or anywhere else.

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