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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24: RM9.50 for a kampung chicken, RM6 for a
duck, RM10 for a goose, RM5 for a bird and 20 sen for an egg.
This is how much residents in villages here hit by bird flu
would be paid for surrendering the birds to the Veterinary
Services Department.
The villages, located in a 1km radius of Kampung Pasir
Wardieburn, include Taman Danau Kota, Pekan Danau Kota and
Kampung Belakang JPJ.
Leaflets informing villagers of the compensation were
distributed in Kampung Pasir Wardieburn today. Two collection
centres have been set up and will be operational tomorrow.
Residents were also advised to report chickens that were sick or
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also those brought in or out of the area.
VSD deputy director-general Dr Abdul Aziz Jamaluddin said
today’s focus was a house-to-house search, an exercise assisted
by the Village Development and Security Committee.
"This morning alone, 92 chickens have been culled. The
committee’s help is crucial in helping us to locate the birds.
"We will continue to work to ensure by the end of tomorrow, the
1km zone is
free of chickens," he said.
Dr Aziz said the few chickens that have died in the last few
days could have died of natural causes. "If it’s the virus, you
will have many chickens dying at once. But most of the chickens
here are not infected," he said. However, as a precautionary
measure, culling was still carried out. |
Dr Aziz said swab tests were also conducted outside the 1km
radius area, carried out by 30 teams of five members each.
The teams comprised personnel from the department, City Hall,
police, staff and students of the Veterinary Medical Faculty and
100 students from Universiti Putra Malaysia.
They conducted
checks at different zones, focusing on wet markets, pet
shops and on those keeping birds as pets.
So far, the results of all tests had returned negative.
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