In two poultry farms in the Cevallos canton, the presence of avian flu cases was detected. The governor of Tungurahua, Fernando Gavilanes, regretted the infections and reported that Agrocalidad took the procedure in those places and slaughtered the birds to prevent spread.
Gavilanes indicated that, although the exact number of animals sacrificed is not available, once the contagion was identified, samples were extracted and the presence of the virus was confirmed. The detection occurred in days past.
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The Provincial Emergency Operations Committee (COE) met on Sunday to take action and prevent the spread of the disease.
An epidemiological fence was carried out at the sites and the help of the National Police was requested to prevent the transfer of infected animals.
The governor argued that what happened in Cevallos was not related to the infection of A-H5 influenza (avian flu) suffered by a 9-year-old girl from the province of Bolívar.
The authority explained that the issue of bird flu has been worrying since it became known that the virus was identified in the neighboring province of Cotopaxi. Faced with this, preventively, technical table 6 of the Provincial Emergency Operations Committee (COE) was activated from where various actions were adopted.
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Gavilanes indicated that one of the actions was to maintain approaches with owners of poultry farms in order to explain to owners and managers about the care processes that they must maintain.
The governor said that the provincial COE also seeks to activate the municipalities to carry out joint work. For example, taking biosecurity measures such as the placement of disinfection arches as implemented during the most critical months of the COVID-19 pandemic. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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