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General News of Friday, 17 July 2015 Source: GNA
Traces of bird flu in Kantamanto market
Dr Hannah Bisew, the Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture in charge of livestock on Thursday alerted the nation of evidence of traces of the H5N1 strain of the Bird Flu in the Kantamanto market in Accra.
She therefore urged the nation to commit adequate resources and logistics to nip the spread of the disease in the bud before it assumes catastrophic proportions.
“Mr Speaker, it is not that we are asking for more resources just for the sake of them, but it has become necessary to take urgent measures because the strain of the avian influenza occurring in Ghana is the type that can be transmitted from animal to human,” the Deputy Minister told Parliament.
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She said no confirmed case of bird to human transmission had been reported, urging poultry handlers to report any strange bird behaviour for prompt action.
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Traces of bird flu in Kantamanto market
Dr Hannah Bisew, the Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture in charge of livestock on Thursday alerted the nation of evidence of traces of the H5N1 strain of the Bird Flu in the Kantamanto market in Accra.
She therefore urged the nation to commit adequate resources and logistics to nip the spread of the disease in the bud before it assumes catastrophic proportions.
“Mr Speaker, it is not that we are asking for more resources just for the sake of them, but it has become necessary to take urgent measures because the strain of the avian influenza occurring in Ghana is the type that can be transmitted from animal to human,” the Deputy Minister told Parliament.
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She said no confirmed case of bird to human transmission had been reported, urging poultry handlers to report any strange bird behaviour for prompt action.
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http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePag...-market-369168