Department takes steps to prevent avian flu

Vehicles transporting chickens and eggs from Perak to Kelantan are disinfected daily.

TO PREVENT an outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1, the state Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) has ordered for preventive measures to be implemented immediately.

Some of these measures include passive and active surveillance, livestock movement control, advisory services and other intensive monitoring efforts to detect the virus on all forms of poultry, especially chickens and ducks.