A meeting with all stakeholders will be held at 12:00 noon, Health Minister Michael Hadjipandela, to assess the situation following the detection of cases of avian influenza in Cyprus.
As reported in a previous Cyprus Times report, cases of avian influenza were detected in two substations in Paralimni in the past few days.
The cases were detected in two private waterfowl[/B] collections[/B] in Famagusta District[/B] and the premises in which the disease occurred have been placed under immediate restriction.
Also, from the first moment of diagnosis, the owners of poultry farms and veterinarians have been informed and attention has been drawn to take strict biosecurity measures to prevent the risk of spreading the virus and to protect the farms of organized poultry farming.
O Deputy Director General of Veterinary Services said in statements to state radio that the appropriate epidemiological investigation will be carried out within a radius of three kilometres from the area where the infection was detected, while clarifying that avian influenza is not easy to transmit to humans.
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