H5N1: Kelantan Veterinary Dept destroys 1,800 poultry, 1,075 eggs

KOTA BAHARU: Kelantan Veterinary Services Department destroyed 1,800 poultry and 1,075 eggs yesterday in a bid to stem the outbreak of avian flu ( H5N1) in the state.

The department in a statement yesterday said it also took 115 samples from 23 premises in a monitoring operation conducted on Sunday.

It did not disclose the locations involved in the operation but said no new affected location were reported as of Sunday.

“The total poultry disposed of so far is 33,153 and 13,342 eggs, while for monitoring activities, a total of 3,127 samples had been taken from 525 owners,” the department said. — Bernama