Saudi Arabia culls 3.5 million birds to fight bird flu

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Agriculturesaid in a statement
the 2nd,the capital Riyadh recently reported a number of avian influenza outbreaks,authorities have strengthened prevention and control measures, so far killed at least 3.5 million birdsSaudi Agriculture Minister Fahd said in a statement that seven farms in Riyadh have reported bird flu virus infection in birds such as parrots
,canary, and health authorities have culled all birds from the seven farms and the three nearby chicken farms that may have been infectedAll the birds that were culled had been burned in situ and the farms were thoroughly disinfected, Fahd saidHe stressed that the Relevant Saudi authorities are taking all necessary measures to prevent the spread of avian influenza, including a total ban on the import of all kinds of birds and live birds
,the closure of the metropolitan bird and live poultry market,ban on bird hunting, and strengthen ties and cooperation with the World Health Organization Fahd believes that Saudi migratory birds in
Central Asia, Eastern Europe migration routes to Africa, the avian influenza virus is likely to be brought by these migratory birds The Saudi Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement that the health department conducted a medical examination of all people in contact with birds and injected a bird flu vaccine , no human infection with avian influenza has been detected in the country