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Measures Taken to Prevent Bird Flu in DPRK

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, November 2 (KCNA) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has directed great efforts to the prevention of bird flu after the recent recurrence of the epidemic in various Nordic and Asian countries. Kim Hyok Jin, vice-minister of Agriculture, who is also vice-chairman of the National Emergency Epizootic Prevention Committee, told KCNA:
    Even a case of bird flu has not been reported in the country. Basing itself on this success, the committee has started the anti-epidemic work again.
    The campaign is being undertaken across the country in close contact with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Public Health, the Pyongyang Associated Poultry Bureau and other ministries, national institutions, provinces, cities and counties.
    All the poultry farms have not allowed other people to enter them, strictly controlled and sterilized the fodder-transporting and other vehicles and established an information system of the examination of poultry diseases and veterinary and examination system of living poultry.
    The provincial, city and county emergency epizootic prevention committees are carrying on the vaccination and treatment of domestic animals as well as the observation and information of the movement and habitats of wild birds.
    The public health establishments have regularly checked the health of those working with poultry and livestock farms.
    The check-up posts in border areas, ports and airports are conducting a strict veterinary and hygienic quarantine in order to prevent bird flu from coming from outside. In particular, the government has taken a step to prohibit the import of living and processed poultry from the regions and the countries where bird flu cases have been reported.
    The mass media and hygienic short courses give people knowledge about the danger of bird flu and its consequences so that they may turn out in the anti-epidemic campaign with a strong sense of obligation as civilians.
    The government has also cooperated with international organizations including FAO, WHO and the Office of International Epizootic (OIE) to prevent the epidemic.