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Monday, February 11, 2008
Islamabad
Following the threat of bird flu in the country, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has stepped up its efforts to avert its spread in the federal capital and has launched an awareness campaign in this regard.
Dr Saeed Ahmad, Senior Directorate of Health Services (DHS) said that the directorate has taken strict immediate precautionary measures against the spread of this deadly virus of avian influenza and has also advised the people to take possible steps to avert the spread of the disease.
A comprehensive awareness campaign has also been launched for the public, especially for the people attached with the poultry business and proper guideline have been provided to them to avoid the spread and to combat the disease efficiently.
The DHS has also displayed banners at different locations inscribed with various precautionary steps one should take to avoid the menace of this disease.
The residents have been advised to keep eggs at temperature below five degree centigrade and not to purchase broken or rotten eggs, which can cause the transmission of disease into human body as well. The experts have also advised the people to use eggs after washing them with antiseptic liquid.
People should avoid touching pets directly without wearing gloves. Chickens looking apparently sick should not be consumed.
According to the experts, the chicken should be cooked above 80 degrees Centigrade. “If properly cooked, there is no danger of contracting bird flu from poultry,” said the CDA health expert.
The DHS has also undertaken spray with special ant-viral chemical on different locations across the federal capital, particularly meat and chicken shops. The shopkeepers and poultry businessmen have been advised to cover the eatable items with fly nets and put the meat inside the shops.
People keeping pets have also been advised to get their birds vaccinated properly. The people concerned with poultry, meat and hotels/motels have been advised for proper vaccination from the Vaccination Section (DHS).
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