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An outbreak of bird flu has been reported in Ghana, resulting in the death of 11,816 birds. The affected farms have also been quarantined to prevent the virus from spreading to other areas.
Of this number, 5,431 birds were killed by influenza in Boankra, near Ejisu in the Ashanti region, while 5,935 were killed. in Nkawkaw in the East Region
However, only 450 birds from a Tema farm in the Greater Accra region were killed by the flu.
Confirmation
Confirming the outbreak Daily Graphic in Accra on Monday, the Chief of Public Health and Food Safety, Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Food and Food Agriculture (MoFA), Dr. Boi Kikimoto, said the ministry was aware of the outbreak He explained that it was a normal procedure because it was the only place with the laboratory certified to test the virus and "on the other hand, they will help the global reference laboratory of the World Organization for Animal Health in Pandova, Italy.pr over the palindromic sequence of the influenza gene Avian for Us
Safety Assurance
Dr. Kikimoto gave badurances that the Department of Veterinary Services of MoFA had taken all necessary measures to contain the situation.
further badured the public that the oulet on the market or in the supermarkets was safe for consumption.
Dr. Kikimoto advised all district veterinarians to put in place more control measures and to ensure no movement of birds around.
Procedure
Explaining the reporting procedure, Dr. Kikimoto stated that one country had confirmed such an incident: "We must address the Organization World Animal Health for confirmation, although we have everything but it is a normal procedure. "
He explained that the procedure of sending samples to Pandova for d & # 39; 39 other tests was simply procedural because the report on hatching would not change, but the type of flu could
Different types of bird flu
"There are different types of Avian flu: H5N1, H2N3 and others, "he said, adding that the type of influenza that affected Boankra and Nkawkaw was the pathogenic H5N1, which was very devastating.
Dr. Kikimoto, however, said that Tema's was the weak pathogen, which kills slowly, and the minis was still conducting tests in the country before the results were transmitted to Pandova.
He explained that the department was yet to report the outbreak at the Tema Farm at the World Organization for Animal Health, as it was still being implemented at the Memorial Institute Noguchi for medical research at Legon in Accra.
Measures
Dr. Kikimoto noted that, as an immediate measure, "we proceeded to the eradication and quarantine of the farm to prevent the spread in both Boankra and Nkawkaw farms ". were quarantined to ensure that their birds had not been smuggled until veterinarians had completed their work and disinfected these farms.
Dr. Kikimoto added that the birds on these farms were slaughtered to ensure that nothing of these birds could be a danger to other birds.
Previous Procts
In 2016, more than 25,000 birds were destroyed between January and July as a result of avian influenza (bird flu) in poultry farms.
A total of 13 farms were affected, including seven in the Greater Accra area.
In 2015, a total of 76,326 birds were destroyed as a result of the national epidemic.
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