Outbreak of bird flu in Ghana

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) confirmed an outbreak of bird flu in the country

The incidence, which occurred last week , resulted in the death of more than 11,000 birds affected in Boankra, near Ejisu. in the region of Ashanti and Nkawkaw in the East Region

confirming the outbreak to the media, Dr. Boi Kikimoto, Chief of Public Health and Food Safety, Veterinary Services Department of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), the virus was sent to the World Organization's reference laboratory of the World Organization for Animal Health in Pandova, Italy, for others. tests.

He explained that it is a standard procedure because it is the only place where the and "second, they will help provide the palindromic sequence of the influenza gene bird for us. "

Temporary Prohibition

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Food and Agriculture temporarily banned the movement of poult The National Director of Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Agriculture Agriculture, Dr. Kingsley Micky Aryee, said the affected farms had also been quarantined to prevent the spread of the virus.

] "We destroyed all the farm animals, we buried, we covered, we did the disinfection, but not all the disinfection.We have to do at least three disinfections.We also placed the disinfection. prohibition on animals from areas of both farms that are affected or not, "he revealed.

Previous Epidemics

Ghana recorded a national outbreak of bird flu in 2015, which caused the death of 76,326.

In 2016, more than 25,000 birds were destroyed between January and July due to bird flu (bird flu) in poultry farms.

In all, 13 farms in the country were destroyed. affected, seven of which were recorded in the Greater Accra region.

By Jamila Akweley Okertchiri