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Bird flu outbreak: 701,955 Mortality recorded
Date: Jan - 31 - 2022 , 08:45
BY: Severious Kale-Dery
The Head of Epidemiology of the Veterinary Services Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Dr Fenteng Danso, has disclosed that a total of 701,955-bird mortality has been recorded in the country.
Of the said number, 555,227 birds had to be destroyed as part of containment measures by the ministry, while the remaining 143,406 deaths were as a result of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) infections.
Sharing the statistics with the Daily Graphic last Friday, Dr Danso said the birds were from 163 farms in the 10 affected regions.
Outbreaks
On July 8, 2021, the Accra Veterinary Laboratory confirmed an outbreak of Avian Influenza type A subtype H5 virus in the Greater Accra, Central and Volta regions.
The HPAI was also confirmed in the Ashanti, Western North, Western, Upper West, Upper East, Eastern and Bono regions...
Bird flu outbreak: 701,955 Mortality recorded
Date: Jan - 31 - 2022 , 08:45
BY: Severious Kale-Dery
The Head of Epidemiology of the Veterinary Services Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Dr Fenteng Danso, has disclosed that a total of 701,955-bird mortality has been recorded in the country.
Of the said number, 555,227 birds had to be destroyed as part of containment measures by the ministry, while the remaining 143,406 deaths were as a result of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) infections.
Sharing the statistics with the Daily Graphic last Friday, Dr Danso said the birds were from 163 farms in the 10 affected regions.
Outbreaks
On July 8, 2021, the Accra Veterinary Laboratory confirmed an outbreak of Avian Influenza type A subtype H5 virus in the Greater Accra, Central and Volta regions.
The HPAI was also confirmed in the Ashanti, Western North, Western, Upper West, Upper East, Eastern and Bono regions...
