Avian pest in CL now under control

After almost three months of outbreak of the Newcastle disease virus (NDV) in Central Luzon which caused the death of more than 60,000 game fowls, the Department of Agriculture (DA) in the region said that the outbreak is now under control. Central Luzon map / Photo by Scorpion prinz at en.wikipedia. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 via Wikimedia Commonal DA Regional Director Andrew Villacorta said that no new cases have been reported in the last few weeks particularly in areas or provinces where the outbreak has been reported such as Pampanga and Tarlac. As of yesterday, he said the DA field office distributed vaccines and other animal antibiotics in these areas, including Bulacan to help chicken raisers and game fowl owners avoid the fatal virus. A total of 60, 000 game fowls had been killed in the region due to the fatal virus. In his advisory earlier, Villacorta stated [...]