International Organization: Iraq reports an outbreak of the H5N1 tribe of bird flu

The World Organization for Animal Health announced on Tuesday that Iraq has reported an outbreak of a very infected amount of bird flu under poultry in the north of the country. The organization, based in Paris, said, citing a report issued by the Iraqi authorities, that the highly virulent H5N1 tribe of bird flu under the herds in the city of Bashiqa in the Governor of Nineveh, Northernirak, was traced and led to the death of 12,000 birds. Iran also announced an outbreak of the same tension this month. Last March, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization emphasized that the urgent need to strengthen monitoring and supervision, rapid reaction mechanisms and risk communication in order to protect the poultry sector, livelihood and economies, in view of the spread of the highly pathogenic bird flu, which has increased the loss of hundreds of millions of mills of mills. FAO Deputy Director General Godfrey Magwenzi said the spread of the disease has serious effects on food security and food supplies in countries, including the loss of valuable nutrition, jobs and rural revenue, shocks for local economies and of course increased costs for consumers. Complex challenges Magwenzi said bird flu poses complicated challenges, including how to protect poultry production systems to ensure food security and nutrition for millions dependent on poultry for meat and eggs. To strengthen these efforts, FAO and the World Organization for Animal Health launched the ten -year global strategy for the prevention and control of highly pathogenic bird flu. FAO measures to address bird flu: strengthen the supervision and reporting of improving laboratory ability. Develop and implement preparation and business continuity plans strengthen risk management. Consider the potential role of vaccination in risk reduction. Strengthen the outbreak response the regional and international collaborative awareness strengthens