11 minutes agoAUV: Kosovo has no bird flu, import ban on Albania continues
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Kosovo has now banned the import of birds from Albania, following the presentation of bird flu cases in Durres, however, no bird flu case has been confirmed in our country so far. That's how it's confirmed for Telegrafi, Food and Veterinary Agency spokesman Lamir Thaci. Thaci has said [...]
That's how it's confirmed for Telegrafi, Food and Veterinary Agency spokesman Lamir Thaci.
Thaci has said they are in contact with Albanian authorities for continued information concerning the spread of the disease.
“Based in the International Organisation for Episoti report has been announced the presence of bird flu, the type H5N8 in Albania, the Durres area. On the date 21.03.22 has become the import stop from the state of Albania for the Durres region of living animals (suspectors) this is based on the law of veterinarianism and the regulation to fight this disease as a precautionary measure. We are also in contact with Albanian authority for continued information concerning the spread of the disease”, he has stated.
Thaci added further that depending on the announcements made by the International Organisation for Episoti (OIE), AUV will act according to the law.
The announcement is only in force for halt in an area affected by Albania until now. The AUV's Health and Health Management Directorate is monitoring the situation in the region and the country, depending on the announcements made at the OIE, it is handled by the law. There have been small quantities of imports of birds and products from birds, now the alert has been raised to high levels in veterinarian border controls”, he added.
Thaci made it known that any cargo that may come will be subject to detailed control.
We are in constant contact with Albanian authorities, as brotherly states and verification of everything done between the two authorities, according to cross-border control practices. Actually, we don't have any reported cases in our country of”, he claimed.
Otherwise, the Ministry of Agriculture in Albania has announced that more than 300 thousand birds have died so far.
The Ministry of Agriculture in Albania has announced that it has banned the sale and transport of living birds to open environments and livestock markets in Durres, Debar and Korca counties where bird flu cases have so far been confirmed.
