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Burkina Faso: Three new outbreak of aviary influenza detected in Burkina FasoRegional Integrated Networks Information
May 22, 2006
Published on the Web on May 23, 2006
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso has just confirmed the presence of mortal virus H5N1 of the aviary influenza in three breedings of the traditional type in Ouagadougou, the capital, and in the second city of the country, Sore, the authorities announced.
Ti?moko Konat?, the Minister for the animal Resources, Friday declared that "157 samples one sent to the Laboratory of reference of the organization to the United Kingdom the parvenu results this day confirm the presence of virus H5N1".
Some of these samples were taken in Ouagadougou, in Bobo-Dioulasso, a commercial day before of south-west, and in Sabou, in the province of Boulkeimd?, in the west of Burkina Faso, M indicated. Konat?.
The majority of the infected poultry heads belonged to breedings of the traditional type. The breeding of chickens and other poultries for their eggs and their meat constitutes an important source of income for much of poor families of Burkina Faso, where the first aviary case of influenza was confirmed on April 3.
"If one does not arrive as soon as possible to ?radiquer this evil, us will be obliged to live with him for a long time ", M regretted. Konat?.
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West Africa
Burkina Faso
Health and Medicine
Food, Rural agriculture and Questions
The first aviary case of influenza in Africa was detected in Nigeria, a large country of West Africa. In the under-area, the presence of the virus of the disease was also confirmed in Niger, a frontier country of Nigeria, in Burkina Faso, like in Cameroun and in Ivory Coast.
The government of Burkina Faso currently has a national plan of prevention and response against the aviary influenza whose implementation requires the mobilization moreover 10 million American dollars, an important sum for a country classified among poorest of planet, according to the United Nations.
Partners accompany also Burkina Faso with emergency aid. China contributed an important financial share and France, old colonial power, a technical and material support, Marcel Nagalo indicated, the coordinator of the cell of management of the funds of the national plan.
Burkina Faso: Three new outbreak of aviary influenza detected in Burkina FasoRegional Integrated Networks Information
May 22, 2006
Published on the Web on May 23, 2006
Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso has just confirmed the presence of mortal virus H5N1 of the aviary influenza in three breedings of the traditional type in Ouagadougou, the capital, and in the second city of the country, Sore, the authorities announced.
Ti?moko Konat?, the Minister for the animal Resources, Friday declared that "157 samples one sent to the Laboratory of reference of the organization to the United Kingdom the parvenu results this day confirm the presence of virus H5N1".
Some of these samples were taken in Ouagadougou, in Bobo-Dioulasso, a commercial day before of south-west, and in Sabou, in the province of Boulkeimd?, in the west of Burkina Faso, M indicated. Konat?.
The majority of the infected poultry heads belonged to breedings of the traditional type. The breeding of chickens and other poultries for their eggs and their meat constitutes an important source of income for much of poor families of Burkina Faso, where the first aviary case of influenza was confirmed on April 3.
"If one does not arrive as soon as possible to ?radiquer this evil, us will be obliged to live with him for a long time ", M regretted. Konat?.
Relevant Bonds
West Africa
Burkina Faso
Health and Medicine
Food, Rural agriculture and Questions
The first aviary case of influenza in Africa was detected in Nigeria, a large country of West Africa. In the under-area, the presence of the virus of the disease was also confirmed in Niger, a frontier country of Nigeria, in Burkina Faso, like in Cameroun and in Ivory Coast.
The government of Burkina Faso currently has a national plan of prevention and response against the aviary influenza whose implementation requires the mobilization moreover 10 million American dollars, an important sum for a country classified among poorest of planet, according to the United Nations.
Partners accompany also Burkina Faso with emergency aid. China contributed an important financial share and France, old colonial power, a technical and material support, Marcel Nagalo indicated, the coordinator of the cell of management of the funds of the national plan.