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The Imo State government has mounted increased
surveillance across its borders, in a bid to guard against bird flu and
Lassa fever disease spreading into its 27 local government areas, the
Guardian reports.
The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources, Udo Agoha, who said this at the weekend in Owerri, warned poultry and livestock dealers not to import birds into the state, so as to avert the entry of bird flu into the state.
Agoha said: “There is no case of this influenza here. We have started enlightenment programmes to tell people why and how to curb the spread of the disease into the state. That is why we are warning people not to import birds into the state presently, because by doing that, you would not know when you import the disease. So we are using this medium to call on poultry farmers not to import birds from outside the state, so that we don’t contaminate the stock we have.”
He regretted that all birds in the Imo Avutu Poultry in Obowo were killed because of the flu.
Advising people to alert government in the event of suspicious incidents, Agoha urged people to cook chicken properly before consumption, adding that the disease is characterized by general weakness and massive death of birds.
In a related development, the Imo State Commissioner for Health, Social Welfare and Women Affairs, Mrs. Ngozi Njoku, has said the state has inaugurated a Lassa Fever control panel to tackle the outbreak of the disease.
She said this in a forum in Owerri, noting that the Imo state government has inaugurated an Emergency Response Committee, charged with the identification and isolation of patients when any reported case of Lassa Fever arises.
Noting that government has strengthened the procurement of drugs, protective equipment (PPE) and other precautionary mechanisms, she said the safety of Imo people is paramount to government.
She urged people to maintain hygiene, clean environment and avoid contact with rats, noting that the ministry has mounted increased awareness and public enlightenment activities to combat the disease.
The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources, Udo Agoha, who said this at the weekend in Owerri, warned poultry and livestock dealers not to import birds into the state, so as to avert the entry of bird flu into the state.
Agoha said: “There is no case of this influenza here. We have started enlightenment programmes to tell people why and how to curb the spread of the disease into the state. That is why we are warning people not to import birds into the state presently, because by doing that, you would not know when you import the disease. So we are using this medium to call on poultry farmers not to import birds from outside the state, so that we don’t contaminate the stock we have.”
He regretted that all birds in the Imo Avutu Poultry in Obowo were killed because of the flu.
Advising people to alert government in the event of suspicious incidents, Agoha urged people to cook chicken properly before consumption, adding that the disease is characterized by general weakness and massive death of birds.
In a related development, the Imo State Commissioner for Health, Social Welfare and Women Affairs, Mrs. Ngozi Njoku, has said the state has inaugurated a Lassa Fever control panel to tackle the outbreak of the disease.
She said this in a forum in Owerri, noting that the Imo state government has inaugurated an Emergency Response Committee, charged with the identification and isolation of patients when any reported case of Lassa Fever arises.
Noting that government has strengthened the procurement of drugs, protective equipment (PPE) and other precautionary mechanisms, she said the safety of Imo people is paramount to government.
She urged people to maintain hygiene, clean environment and avoid contact with rats, noting that the ministry has mounted increased awareness and public enlightenment activities to combat the disease.
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