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Hunting of birds banned in Iran to prevent H5N1
In an effort to stop the possible outbreak of bird flu, Iran has banned
bird hunting in its south-western province.
"We haven't seen a case yet, but hunting wild birds has been banned to
minimise risk of spread of
avian
influenza," said Khuzestan's Environment Organisation office.
Local authorities are on high alert as thousands of migratory geese, ducks
and other wildfowl are heading for the province for the winter. The
Organistation also added that any violators will be punished.
Iran's neighbours Turkey, Iraq and Azerbaijan have all reported deaths from
the
H5N1
virus, but Tehran states that there have been no reported human cases in the
area.
Editor WorldPoultry
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