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BAGHDAD, March 2 (KUNA) -- A case of Bird Flu has been discovered on Sunday
in the southern Iraqi city of Basra.
An Iraqi higher committee Secretariat in combating Bird Flu from the Iraqi
cabinet council said the new discovery is in Al-Fedagiya village in the Fao
area.
The committee, based on the discovery, prohibited all transfers of poultry
and live birds to other provinces before getting permission from local Vet
hospitals.
The committee also issued an order prohibiting the selling and dealing of
birds and poultry in the area, including taking all the precautionary measures
needed.
The committee also called on citizens in the area to avoid bird hunting the
area for their own safety. (end)
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