EXOTIC CHICKENS FOUND DEAD IN AREA HOME
OFFICIALS TO TEST FOR BIRD FLU
August 2, 2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Almost two dozen exotic chickens were found dead inside a Clintonville home Wednesday afternoon. Now Columbus code enforcement and the Department of Public Health are involved.
The last thing the veterinarian of the health department said he wants to do is incite panic, but tests for communicable diseases including the Asian bird flu will be conducted on the animals, NBC 4's Nancy Burton reported.
The animals, all exotic chickens from outside the country, were found inside a home on East Tulane Road in Clintonville.
The city had received complaints about the owner and his animals, and arrived at the home Wednesday with a search warrant.
Officials said the homeowner was not there, but code enforcement officers said the house was not sanitary enough to live in.
Health department workers said neighbors are not at risk, but a series of tests will be completed.
"We're looking for bird flu, but I do not believe there is bird flu involved here," said Dr. Aaron Messer, Columbus Public Health Department veterinarian.
Messer stressed that residents in the neighborhood are not at risk and that the concerns are for the person who lived in the home.
The test results should be complete by Friday.
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Source: http://www.nbc4i.com/news/9618327/detail.html
OFFICIALS TO TEST FOR BIRD FLU
August 2, 2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Almost two dozen exotic chickens were found dead inside a Clintonville home Wednesday afternoon. Now Columbus code enforcement and the Department of Public Health are involved.
The last thing the veterinarian of the health department said he wants to do is incite panic, but tests for communicable diseases including the Asian bird flu will be conducted on the animals, NBC 4's Nancy Burton reported.
The animals, all exotic chickens from outside the country, were found inside a home on East Tulane Road in Clintonville.
The city had received complaints about the owner and his animals, and arrived at the home Wednesday with a search warrant.
Officials said the homeowner was not there, but code enforcement officers said the house was not sanitary enough to live in.
Health department workers said neighbors are not at risk, but a series of tests will be completed.
"We're looking for bird flu, but I do not believe there is bird flu involved here," said Dr. Aaron Messer, Columbus Public Health Department veterinarian.
Messer stressed that residents in the neighborhood are not at risk and that the concerns are for the person who lived in the home.
The test results should be complete by Friday.
Watch NBC 4 and refresh nbc4i.com for additional information.
Source: http://www.nbc4i.com/news/9618327/detail.html
