Singapore holds bird flu cull exercise
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Last Update: 2020-07-05
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Singapore held a 10-day bird flu culling exercise to test the coordinated response capabilities of relevant departments in the event of an outbreak of avian influenzaAbout 2,
offrom the National Agriculture, Food and Veterinary
Bureau of Singapore,the Ministry of Health and the Singapore Police took part in the exercise, with about 1,500 live chickens slaughtered, Singapore's Asia News Service reported MondaySingapore currently has five chicken farms, with more than 2
million chickens rais
ed, the Agriculture, Food and Veterinary Bureau said
such exercises are critical to responding to the outbreakNo outbreaks of avian influenza have been detected in Singaporeso far, butanalysts say the consequences could be severe in the event of an outbreak because Singapore is a densely populated urban country As a result, the Singapore Government has taken a number of preventive measures in recent years, including stepping up research into the H5N1 avian influenza virus, strengthening quarantine of imported poultry and frozen chicken, and regular quarantine of various birds in the park and migratory birds inhabiting Singapore
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