Precautionary measures in Lebanon on high bird flu infection

May 21, 2010
Beirut, May 21: / command and the Lebanese Agriculture Minister, Dr. Hussein Al-Haj all breeder chicken, pigeons, poultry of all kinds to close Oguenanha and not allowed to mix with wild birds, especially migratory ones, on the basis of information available from the World Organization for Animal Health ", or any ie, "focus on the resurgence of bird flu infection in high-Palestine.

The minister said that based on the recommendations of international organizations concerned with agriculture and public health preventive measures were taken in the seasons of migration of wild birds to prevent the spread of bird flu higher infection and to prevent contact between poultry and wild migratory birds and to supplement the decisions and circulars issued in advance .. Been assigned to regional interests in the Ministry of Agriculture and the coordination and support with the local authorities put the circular issued in this regard to implement and take appropriate action in the right of each exclusion.