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Posted: April 27 2016 at 11:46am |
http://www.iraqdailyjournal.com/story-z12992522 Now they admit it. Why Bird Flu in Iraq? Overall the virus killed 77,101 birds, mostly on farms, prompting the culling of another 641,498 birds in caution. Last Update: Wednesday, 27 April 2016 KSA 08:24 - GMT 05:24 Iraq this week reported six outbreaks of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu that happened from mid-December to early February, its first occurrence of the disease in nearly 10 years, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Tuesday. Nearly 720,000 birds died as a result of the outbreaks which were mostly on farms, the Paris-based OIE said, citing information from Iraq's agriculture ministry. Of these 77,101 birds died of the virus and the others were killed in protective culls. Outbreaks were found in different parts of the country, from a town near the border with Turkey to one north of Baghdad and two farms further south in the province of Al Qadisiyah. The ministry's report cited measures taken to avoid the spread of the disease, including quarantine, surveillance outside containment and protection zones, destruction of animal products and by-products and control of wildlife reservoirs. Medclinician Albert Edit: www.civilcourtservices.com
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