Staff Reporter
The government focused on preventive measures and public awareness to arrest the spread of the avian influenza. The government is banning sale of live chickens or birds in the city from today (Wednesday).
The deadly H5N1 strain has already spread to 133 farms and the number of bird flu affected districts in the country has risen to 37 out of total 64 districts till yesterday as bird flu continued to take its toll of the flourishing economic sector.
The ongoing drive against the virus resulted in the culling of about half a million birds, said the Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary at a press conference yesterday. [Read more]