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Chicken culled on bird flu fears
Ha'il - A team from the Agricultural Affairs in Ha'il incinerated the remaining chickens found in a rest house in Al Hadriyeen District, as they were suspected of carrying bird flu, The Saudi Gazette reports.
Several chickens were incinerated at the rest house on Tuesday and a 40-year-old Indian worker was admitted to the isolation room of the Hail General Hospital on suspicion that he was suffering from bird flu.
Four people known to have come into contact with him were examined and given medication to be taken for one week. Blood samples from chicken were sent to the Ministry of Agriculture in Riyadh and the test results are expected on Thursday.
Director General of Health Affairs in Hail, Dr Sulaiman Mehaisin Al Muzayyini, said the worker was feverish. He said samples taken from the worker were sent to Riyadh and the case would not be judged as positive till the tests. Dr Al Muzayyini said those who mingled with the worker did not display any symptoms of bird flu and were given medication as a precaution measure.
One of those who interacted with the worker said, "They gave us tablets and told us to take them daily. They told us to visit hospital if any symptoms appear."
The civil defence team sprayed the chickens in preparation for incineration. The Health Care Department will sterilise the place where the dead birds were found. Col. Abdullah Al-Zahrani, Director of civil defence in Hail, said the presence of bird flu had not been confirmed and action taken was precautionary.
http://www.bahraintribune.com/ArticleDetail.asp?ArticleId=152945&CategoryId=2
Ha'il - A team from the Agricultural Affairs in Ha'il incinerated the remaining chickens found in a rest house in Al Hadriyeen District, as they were suspected of carrying bird flu, The Saudi Gazette reports.
Several chickens were incinerated at the rest house on Tuesday and a 40-year-old Indian worker was admitted to the isolation room of the Hail General Hospital on suspicion that he was suffering from bird flu.
Four people known to have come into contact with him were examined and given medication to be taken for one week. Blood samples from chicken were sent to the Ministry of Agriculture in Riyadh and the test results are expected on Thursday.
Director General of Health Affairs in Hail, Dr Sulaiman Mehaisin Al Muzayyini, said the worker was feverish. He said samples taken from the worker were sent to Riyadh and the case would not be judged as positive till the tests. Dr Al Muzayyini said those who mingled with the worker did not display any symptoms of bird flu and were given medication as a precaution measure.
One of those who interacted with the worker said, "They gave us tablets and told us to take them daily. They told us to visit hospital if any symptoms appear."
The civil defence team sprayed the chickens in preparation for incineration. The Health Care Department will sterilise the place where the dead birds were found. Col. Abdullah Al-Zahrani, Director of civil defence in Hail, said the presence of bird flu had not been confirmed and action taken was precautionary.
http://www.bahraintribune.com/ArticleDetail.asp?ArticleId=152945&CategoryId=2
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