Via The New Nation: Avian flu situation under control. Excerpt:
Various preventive measures of the government have been intensified further to check spread of avian influenza in the country's northern region, official sources yesterday told BSS.
Following recent spread of the bird flu at places in Dinajpur, Taraganj in Rangpur and neighbouring country, the Livestock Department, administrations, poultry farm owners and other organisations have taken the measures.
The situation remains under full control and no incident of any human infection has been reported from anywhere in the region and a high alert have been put along the border to prevent entry of poultry birds from outside, the officials said.
Following detection of bird flu infection in Dinajpur on last Friday and at Mimi Poultry Farm at Taraganj Upazila town in Rangpur yesterday, the concerned authorities started hectic efforts in containing the further spread of the diseases.
Sources at the land ports at Hilli, Burimari and Sona Masjid today informed BSS that since the recent outbreaks of the poultry bird disease, spraying of the incoming vehicles have been intensified at all entry points.
The bordering sources told that special measures have been taken along the whole border on Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, Dinajpur, Joypurhat, Naogaon and Chapainawabganj districts to resist any intrusion of eggs, poultry birds and chicks.
Officials at Hakimpur Upazila Livestocks Office in Dinajpur said each of the incoming vehicles through Hilli Land Port there is being properly sprayed for at the entry point to prevent entrance of bird flu viruses.I posted an item yesterday from The Statesman about an outbreak in North Dinajpur, in West Bengal; Dinajpur is in Bangladesh. So it's understandable that the authorities are trying to seal the border.
