Avian flu: Burkinabe poultry prohibited in Ivory Coast

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Posted on 03-04-2015 Edited on 03-04-2015 on 18:43

Avian flu: Burkinabe poultry prohibited in Ivory Coast

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In C?te d'Ivoire, "bicycle chicken" mainly comes from Burkina Faso.

Cases of H5N1 avian influenza have been reported on Burkinabe farms. Nearly 50,000 chickens have died since February on a farm in Koubri about forty kilometers from Ouagadougou. Consequently, C?te d'Ivoire has decided to ban the import of poultry from Burkina Faso. Kouakou N'Guessan, president of the General Union of Consumer Ivory Coast (UGC-CI), justifies this decision.

Ivory Coast depends largely Burkinabe chicken. The "bicycle chicken", it is African Chicken, 60% comes from Burkina Faso. The chickens are imported live, so if there is suspicion of avian influenza, it is better to take the lead for us not to be surprise.
Kouakou N'Guessan, president of the General Union of Consumer Ivory Coast (UGC-CI)

04/03/2015 - Olivier Rogez

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30,000 chickens turned back at the Ivorian border because of bird flu

Published Wednesday, April 8, 2015 | APA

Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) - Due to bird flu in Burkina Faso, more than 30 000 chickens valued at more than 100 million CFA francs, were turned back at the border with Ivory Coast last weekend, did we learned on Tuesday, from the Ministry in charge of animal resources.

Burkina Faso's Ministry for Animal Resources held on Tuesday in Ouagadougou, an exchange meeting with representatives of the League of consumers of Burkina (LCB) to exchange on the subject of avian influenza.

It was at this meeting that it came out that thirty thousand chickens were turned back at the Ivorian border, during the past few days, just after confirmation, on April 1, of the presence of avian influenza Burkina Faso.

Last Thursday, the Ivorian authorities have taken measures banning the import of poultry from Burkina Faso. Mali has taken the same action a few days later.
In this regard, the Director General of Veterinary Services (DGSV) of Burkina Faso, Lassina Ouattara believes that these measures taken by neighboring countries are understandable.

"It is normal defensive measures taken by these countries to guard against the introduction of the disease," he explained, adding that steps are underway to settle the situation.

In the opinion of officials from the Ministry of Animal Resources, bird flu has been contained in two provinces, namely Kadiogo (center) and the Sangui? (at West Central).

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