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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Philippines : No cause for alarm over bird flu -- mayor

Via The Daily Star :

" Himamaylan City Mayor Agustin Ernesto Bascon yesterday said that there is no cause for alarm or panic after the city was identified among the 20 critical areas in the Philippines because of the presence of migratory birds.

The Provincial Veterinarian Office is now making round-the-clock surveillance to prevent the entry of bird flu in areas visited by migratory birds and confiscating meat entering Negros Occidental without permits.

Bascon who expressed his dismay that Himamaylan City had been singled out for the possible entry of bird flu with migratory birds as carriers, said this created unnecessary apprehensions among residents."

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