Amid the reported cases of avian influenza or bird flu in Kananga town in Leyte, the mayors of two other towns in the province have created task forces to implement measures to prevent the spread of the disease.
Mayor Ramon Oñate of Palompon and Mayor Bernardino Tacoy of Matag-ob issued executive orders creating their respective municipal task forces to carry out preemptive measures.MANILA, Philippines —
Under Oñate’s EO, the task force will enforce a ban on the entry of live domestic and wild birds as well as monitor and inspect poultry meat sold in public markets in Palompon. The Department of Agriculture -Eastern Visayas office said confirmatory test from the Bureau of Animal Industry’s Animal Disease Diagnosis and Reference laboratory on a poultry farm in Kananga was positive for bird flu.
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