Kuwait: In case of any avian influenza «Agriculture» emphasizes procedures to check the consignments of poultry

26/10/2011
Held the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources meeting chaired by Deputy Director General for Livestock Nabila Ali with leaders and advisors of the livestock sector to follow the developments of avian influenza and the regulate the import and export of birds, the body said that there are warnings from the World Organization OIE and other organizations related to public health and animal health from the emergence of some genetic changes that cause avian influenza H3N and the emergence of cases of death rates high in migratory birds that are the primary carriers of avian influenza, and therefore must take precautions and procedures needed to prevent it after the increase of gravity, adding that the vaccines currently available in markets do not give immunity desired the risk of this disease, which threatens livestock and harm the overall health of a human being, have been recorded cases of bird flu in some countries in the world during the years 2010 and 2011. Based on these developments, the Commission represented the livestock sector to address the General Administration of Customs and the Ministry of Interior and the Civil Aviation Administration and the Municipality of Kuwait and the management of ports, and so to take care of full and strict control of all border crossings (land air sea) and not to let any consignments of birds, but After the detection of pre-veterinary quarantines.
And organized a program to intensify the follow-up visits to all farms and poultry companies as of the first of November next, in order to raise the level of biosecurity and Immunology and the provision of disinfectants to those areas. On the other hand, the source said Authority of Agriculture, there are no serious warnings from the Organization of Animal Health, wondering: What is the evidence that the attack on the new bird flu, pointing to the need to monitor the budget for the control campaign.

Allow the import of birds from America and Russia
Issued a Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources decision to lift the ban on import of falcons, ornamental birds, pigeons and hatching eggs and chicks from the age of one day of laying hens and broiler from the state of Missouri, USA, and the Russian Federation, after the declaration of the World Organization for Animal Health OIE, what benefit was free of those areas of the avian flu.