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Pakistan: poultry farms selling infected chickens
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AJK poultry farms start selling infected chickens
PakTribune.com
Saturday March 04, 2006 (1640 PST)
ISLAMABAD, Mar 4 (Online): Poultry owners in several AJK Rural areas have started selling the infected slaughtered chicken which can cause bird flu to the humans .
As per detail, the government and the town administration have failed to take any safety measures against the problem and the poultry owners continue selling the infected chicken which are slayed earlier and packed in plastic bags for the customers to buy. Bird flu has claimed thousands of chickens and it is evident that it may transfer in humans by the infected meat. No reliable steps have been taken by the government to prevent the spread of this heinous disease in the area .
The people of these areas have demanded that the poultry farms of the rural areas should be raided and the owners should be forbidden to carry on such a dangerous act .
The public also demanded the administration of the seven towns to take effective steps for the prevention of this disease .
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