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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 22 (Bernama) -- The source of the avian
influenza H5N1 virus found at Batu 4 1/2 Jalan Genting Kelang,
here would be known within the next two weeks, said the Deputy
Director of the Selangor Veterinary Services Department, Datuk
Dr Aziz Jamaluddin.
He said the result would also ascertain the type of avian
influenza virus which was now being studied by the Veterinary
Research Institute in Ipoh, Perak.
"We have to ascertain the form and pattern of the virus, whether
it is the same as the virus which had affected Kelantan,
Indonesia, Vietnam or Thailand to find out where the virus came
from," he told reporters during the operation to round up
poultry in Setapak, here Tuesday night. |
Monday, Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Tan Sri
Muhyiddin Yassin described the death of 40 free-range chicken at
Jalan Genting Kelang as isolated cases and there was no cause
for panic.
"The virus cannot live in the host that is poultry that had been
fried, cooked or roasted. The bottom line is that the poultry
must be cooked in temperature exceeding 80 degrees celsius to
ensure that the avian influenza virus is killed," he said.
On the operation to round up the poultry, he said it started at
11 pm involving 80 personnel from the Veterinary Services
Department and Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (DBKL) covering
areas in Taman Danau Kota, Pekan Danau Kota and Kampung Pasir
Wardieburn in Setapak.-- BERNAMA |
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