05/14/2010
Tulkarem - Lofa - Huda Habayeb - there is tension and anxiety among farmers in the town of Bala east of Tulkarm, after the announcement of laboratories Israeli outbreak of bird flu in samples taken from a farm in broiler chicks mothers in the town.
They expressed their dissatisfaction with this problem, which will be followed by actions will lead to losses of millions of shekels, especially since 40% of the economy Bala intended to cultivate poultry in all its forms.
And see the town is now a presence intensive for all members of the security services to prevent entry or exit of poultry and eggs to and from the town, at a time where there are crews and the Ministry of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine headed by Dr. Azzam Tubeleh and Deputy Minister, Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture in charge of the management of veterinary services in the northern governorates, Dr. Jamil Makhamra , and Ahmed Eid, director of agriculture of Tulkarm, and Dr. Saeed affectionate Director General of Health of Tulkarm, and the mayor of Bala Ahmed Mansour.
On this issue, Dr. Makhamra for the 'Lofa', explaining that on the twenty-ninth of last month, they took some samples from the chicks mothers of broiler chicks from a farm in Bala, after suspected bird flu disease is, converted to laboratories Israel in the Beit Dagan, pointing out that the age of chick at that moment was eight days.
He had been informed yesterday by the laboratory that the Israeli sample infected with bird flu, which forced us to immediately declare a state of emergency in Bala, and imposed a quarantine on the entire region, and to take preventive measures for fear of disease transmission to other areas, until the uncertainty inherent in the The presence of the disease.
The Makhamra, it has been laying a healthy distance of 3 km, includes areas belonging to the governorates of Nablus and Jenin, saying it was the withdrawal of samples for examination and an increased emphasis, which will be an order for destruction after the departure of the expected result after six hours, pointing out that the Ministry's laboratories in Ramallah Fully Ready in this subject, and in turn, to the fullest.
He pointed out that more than half a million birds in Balaa between chicken broiler and egg and mothers, pointing to the existence of great intensity in education and convergence of the farms, which represent a risk to the region if it is conclusively proven the existence of the disease, and other regions.
He questioned Mayor Bala Ahmed Mansour such an outcome, expressing frustration because of a delay on the Israeli side in the declaration of the result, wondering how to let us know two days ago that there is no disease, but reversed the result on the existence of bird flu, called on all those responsible to make absolutely sure and make further tests on poultry before taking any action.
He warned that Bala is now a disaster area, especially as they depend on poultry farming is a large and produce and export chicken eggs, where there are approximately (500) A bird broiler, and (250) A bird egg, and made between (4-5) thousand carton of eggs every day, which caused an accumulation of eggs and consequent severe losses to farmers and the economy of the town on which they depend not only cultivation but Tulkarem governorates of the West Bank.
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It was Adnan al-Suleiman, a poultry farmers in Balaa, expressed satisfaction with the actions taken by the concerned authorities that in the interest of the town, but at the same time expressed concern about the result which was announced late, he doubts from the place, especially since there is no death for the chicks mothers broiler, announced that infection with this disease.
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