Bird flu report: No cause for alarm, gov’t insists

Source: myjoyonline.com  -  Government says it is doing everything possible to contain any outbreak of bird flu on humans in the country.

The statement comes after the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Research confirmed five positive test on birds....

GhanaWeb News: WHEN, when do Ghanaians learn, that usual BIRD-FLUE does NOT pose any Health-Risks to HUMANS! Actually, Ghanaian are the only people on this Earth, still believing in the Bird-Flue HOAX, after a USA owned Dutch company developed Bird-Flue...!

A National Technical Committee has been activated to lead the effort and will comprise of officials from the Ministry of Health, leaders in the poultry industry and officials from the National Disaster Mangement Organisation (NADMO).

Government officials are advising farmers to watch out for sick birds on their farms after some of the infected birds were found in poultry farms at Achimota, McCarthy Hill and Kpone Katamanso, all in Accra.

Symptoms of infected birds include ruffled feathers, soft-shelled eggs, depression and droopiness, sudden drop in egg production, loss, sudden death and nasal discharges

The virus for now is from bird to bird but will pose danger to humans if careless handling of infected birds transmits the deadly disease.

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* If there where no problems...(created), some jobs in government would have to go...!