DA orders stricter measures vs. bird flu in Pampanga town
(PNA file photo) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office-Central Luzon (RFO3) has ordered stricter control and containment measures against bird flu after a poultry farm in Santo Tomas, this province, showed the presence of the avian influenza virus. In a letter, DA RFO3 Executive Director Crispulo G. Bautista asked Santo Tomas Mayor John Sambo to implement prompt quarantine prevention and control measures after laboratory tests showed the samples to be positive for Influenza Type A subtype H5N1. Bautista likewise asked for the activation of the Mun...
Source: philippinetimes.com