Report: 10 Poultry Farms in Bekaa Isolated over Bird Flu
The threat of an H5N1 bird flu virus that plagued a poultry farm in al-Nabi Sheet in Baalbek has been contained and the necessary measures to stop the spread of the virus were taken, media reports said on Friday.
On Thursday, Agriculture Minister said that the virus has been detected in one of the poultry farms and that the ministry has kicked off efforts to prevent full-fledged epidemic.
Reports said that an outbreak was detected in ten poultry farms including al-Nabi Sheet and that the area was said to be declared an infected zone.
Some precautionary measures were taken including getting rid of birds that could be infected with the virus.
H5N1 is a type of influenza virus that causes a highly infectious, severe respiratory disease in birds called avian influenza.
Human cases of H5N1 occur occasionally, but it is difficult to transmit the infection from person to person.
The ministry has also banned the farmers from sending any of its poultry out of the town as a precautionary measure to contain any potential spread of the virus.
Related authorities will carry out field inspection in villages neighboring al-Nabi Sheet including Sareein, Hor Taala, al-Khodr and al-Khraybeh, reports said.
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Source: Naharnet
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