Department of Public Health (DPH) has revealed that World Health Organization (WHO) has issued precautionary notices warning to be wary of bird flu as the disease has been reported in some of the south Asian countries. In this regard DPH has revealed that cases of bird flu have once again been reported in Bangladesh, India, and Indonesia.
DPH informs that cases of bird flu were reported in Bangladesh in March last year and that up to now the disease has spread to 23 out of 64 regions of the country. According to DPH some 300,000 chicken had been eliminated but so far no case of any humans being affected has been reported in Bangladesh.
35,000 chickens have been eliminated in some districts of India near the Bangladeshi border informs DPH. DPH further revealed that in order to prevent further spread of the disease in that country, transferring of chicken from one district to another has been banned. DPH revealed that so far no human has been affected by the disease in that country.
Bird flue has been spreading in Indonesia since 2005 and that so far 119 people have been affected and 97 have died informs DPH.
DPH has warned all travelers to take precautionary measures as this disease is spreading in these countries. DPH says visiting of poultry sites in these countries are not advisable to urges to ensure to consume well cooked eggs.
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