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Health: Burkina Faso detects a new outbreak of avian flu two months after the last
by JM Gogbeu March 6, 2024 in West Africa , Economy , Health
Since January 13, 2022, Burkina Faso has been facing an episode of avian flu, with 133 outbreaks recorded in modern and traditional poultry farms, as well as in avifauna, spread across twelve regions of the country. This disease caused the death of 681,450 poultry.
While all outbreaks had been extinguished by January 23, 2023 and infection declarations had been lifted in the regions, a new outbreak was recently detected. On March 1, 2024, an outbreak appeared in sector 23 of the Urban Commune of Ouagadougou, Kadiogo province, Center region. A rapid reaction from veterinary services made it possible to put in place effective response measures, leading to the extinction of the outbreak.
In a press release, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal and Fisheries Resources, Ismael Sombié, while calling for maximum vigilance from breeders, ensures that appropriate measures have been taken to monitor this outbreak in order to avoid any resurgence of the disease. disease and prevent new potential outbreaks. He also invited stakeholders in the poultry industry as well as the entire population to quickly report any observation of mass mortality of domestic and wild birds to the competent authorities.
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Ministère de l'Agriculture et des Ressources animales et halieutiques
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Health: Burkina Faso detects a new outbreak of avian flu two months after the last
by JM Gogbeu March 6, 2024 in West Africa , Economy , Health
Since January 13, 2022, Burkina Faso has been facing an episode of avian flu, with 133 outbreaks recorded in modern and traditional poultry farms, as well as in avifauna, spread across twelve regions of the country. This disease caused the death of 681,450 poultry.
While all outbreaks had been extinguished by January 23, 2023 and infection declarations had been lifted in the regions, a new outbreak was recently detected. On March 1, 2024, an outbreak appeared in sector 23 of the Urban Commune of Ouagadougou, Kadiogo province, Center region. A rapid reaction from veterinary services made it possible to put in place effective response measures, leading to the extinction of the outbreak.
In a press release, the Minister of Agriculture, Animal and Fisheries Resources, Ismael Sombié, while calling for maximum vigilance from breeders, ensures that appropriate measures have been taken to monitor this outbreak in order to avoid any resurgence of the disease. disease and prevent new potential outbreaks. He also invited stakeholders in the poultry industry as well as the entire population to quickly report any observation of mass mortality of domestic and wild birds to the competent authorities.
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Ministère de l'Agriculture et des Ressources animales et halieutiques
3h ·
#information
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