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Bird Flu - 1,052 Birds Culled in Nasarawa
Daily Trust (Abuja)
NEWS
20 September 2007
Posted to the web 20 September 2007
By Ahmed Tahir
Lafia
Over 1,052 birds have so far been culled in Panda Development Area of Nasarawa State in the wake of Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) that affected the area just as the people of the area were commended for reporting early signs of the flu.
UNICEF field officer for Avian Influenza, Alhaji Bala Hassan who visited the affected area from their headquarters in Bauchi said the efforts of the people of the area in reporting cases of sick or dead birds as well as their contributions towards the depopulation exercise was commendable.
Bala who was in Nasarawa weekend and visited Kondoro and panda district areas where the incident occurred cautioned the people against taking sick or dead birds for granted and should ensure that poultry meat and eggs are properly cooked before consumption.
He particularly advised parents to keep their children away from sick or dead birds and advised them to always imbibe the culture of washing their hands whenever they come in contact with sick or dead birds to avoid the spread of the flu.
Presenting posters, pamphlets and other educa-tive materials on Avian Influenza to the district head of the area as well as the people, Bala called on them to spread the message among themselves and outside their communities so as to create awareness that would lead to the prevention of the disease.
The UNICEF focal person on Avian Influenza Control in the Ministry of Information, Mallam Abubakar Tanko who also accompanied the UNICEF field officer to the area advised the people to keep away from using poultry droppings as manure follo-wing the dangers associated with the confirmation of HSN1 virus in the area.
The district head of Kondoro, Alhaji Muha-mmeadu Habu who was full of appreciations to UNICEF thanked the officers for their philanthropic gestures in curbing not only the flu but in the area of child survival and other programmes.
He also called on the state government to come to their aid in the payment of compensations due to the birds they have lost.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200709200338.html
Daily Trust (Abuja)
NEWS
20 September 2007
Posted to the web 20 September 2007
By Ahmed Tahir
Lafia
Over 1,052 birds have so far been culled in Panda Development Area of Nasarawa State in the wake of Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) that affected the area just as the people of the area were commended for reporting early signs of the flu.
UNICEF field officer for Avian Influenza, Alhaji Bala Hassan who visited the affected area from their headquarters in Bauchi said the efforts of the people of the area in reporting cases of sick or dead birds as well as their contributions towards the depopulation exercise was commendable.
Bala who was in Nasarawa weekend and visited Kondoro and panda district areas where the incident occurred cautioned the people against taking sick or dead birds for granted and should ensure that poultry meat and eggs are properly cooked before consumption.
He particularly advised parents to keep their children away from sick or dead birds and advised them to always imbibe the culture of washing their hands whenever they come in contact with sick or dead birds to avoid the spread of the flu.
Presenting posters, pamphlets and other educa-tive materials on Avian Influenza to the district head of the area as well as the people, Bala called on them to spread the message among themselves and outside their communities so as to create awareness that would lead to the prevention of the disease.
The UNICEF focal person on Avian Influenza Control in the Ministry of Information, Mallam Abubakar Tanko who also accompanied the UNICEF field officer to the area advised the people to keep away from using poultry droppings as manure follo-wing the dangers associated with the confirmation of HSN1 virus in the area.
The district head of Kondoro, Alhaji Muha-mmeadu Habu who was full of appreciations to UNICEF thanked the officers for their philanthropic gestures in curbing not only the flu but in the area of child survival and other programmes.
He also called on the state government to come to their aid in the payment of compensations due to the birds they have lost.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200709200338.html