Kuwait to declare itself bf-free within next 2 weeks
Based on the non-discovery of new infections ten days ago and no objection WHO
Declaration of Kuwait free of avian flu within the next two weeks
April 16, 2007
Abdullah al-Shamri wrote:
A significant source in the Higher Committee to combat the disease as avian influenza, it was decided in principle that the ban on poultry farms wealth in the country and allow the return of all shops and stalls for display and sell live chickens in the cooperative societies and other regions which were operating and declare Kuwait completely free from any barriers the disease, during the next two weeks, especially with the beginning of next May.
The disease disappeared
The source, who preferred big to remain anonymous, told "Al Watan" that the disease has already disappeared from the abundance of agricultural concentration and spread them in particular were recorded medical and veterinary reports during the last ten days to detect any new infections in addition to the precautionary measures implemented by the stakeholders in the agriculture and fish, which was made under the Supreme Committee was strict and wiping out all the contents of the suspect farms altogether.
Compensation farms
The source added that it was decided at the same time it will be completed compensate all owners of the affected farms during the next ten days ago, specifically to allow the return of those farms for the production, as well as kiosks.
He said that compensation will not just leave one of those affected, including those with non-infected farms have been out of production and marketing and to compensate everyone is the desire of the highest in the state.
The source confirmed that there are precautionary measures taken during the summer in cooperation with the producing farms to prevent a recurrence of what happened this year and during the period where there is no bird flu disease because of high rates of temperature.
The allocation of farms
The source said that such actions reconsider how to allocate farms where poultry production should be adhered to the international distance between themselves and the minimum distance between each farm and the other three kilometers, and thus on the agenda of those new directions to establish farms to large areas and locations far from residential areas The commercial, and said that trends to be a priority in the country's border areas and vast areas to increase production and provide reasons for the peaceful development of this very important activity.
The Higher Committee to combat flu pandemic Aiwier chaired by the Minister of Health has decided to immediately detect injuries disease in the country to close kiosks selling live chickens in the infected areas and farms for a period of three months in accordance with instructions WHO, which led to problems and considerable damage to producers and consumers alike.
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