The Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department is taking measures as to the incident of the death of fowls and birds in townships of Yangon Division.

The death of six crows was found in Thanlyin Township on 27-2-2007, three crows in Mingaladon Township on 1-3-2007, 17 crows in Mayangon Township on 2-3-2007, three crows in Tamway Township 2-3-2007 and one crow in Botahtaung Township on 2-3-2007. Regarding this, bird flu was not detected.

The death of 71 layers was found in Mayangon Township on 27-2-2007. As Rapid Test Kit Type A was detected in this regard, preventive measures such as culling of poultry and spraying of pesticide were taken.

The death of three domestic chickens and five ducks was found in Thingangyun Township on 28-2-2007. Preventive measures such as culling of poultry and spraying of pesticide were taken since Rapid Test Kit Type A was detected in this context.

The death of two domestic chickens was found in Insein Township on 28- 2-2007. Under the disease prevention programme, culling of poultry and spraying of pesticide were carried out, for Rapid Test Kit Type A was detected.

The death of 11 layers was found in Hlinethaya Township on 2-3-2007. As a means of preventive measures, poultry culling and pesticide spraying were carried out since Rapid Test Kit Type A was detected.

With regard to the death of crows in those townships, there was something suspicious that some crows were infected with bird flu. The LBVD came to the conclusion that the death of some crows was due to undisciplined dumping of dead fowls.

The LBVD has requested the public to send dead crows to the disease diagnostic laboratory of LBVD, using hand gloves and masks when handling them, to bury dead crows after spraying them with pesticide and hot water, to avoid eating and selling of dead crows and fowls, to prevent domestic crows, sparrows and pigeons from entering the poultry farms and to avoid using feedstuff and bags of feedstuff from the infected farms.