Herd which had about 700 head of sheep
8:58 p.m.
23
March
2013
East Gate - Najati Badr
Smallpox claimed the lives of more than 50 head of sheep and struck a large proportion of the herd more than 600 or 700 head in one of the farms in the creek, which has led to fears farm owners and breeders of the spread of the disease among sheep in Qatar and the threat of educators heavy losses,
"Middle" got information that confirms the presence of smallpox among a large herd of sheep in the area of the creek and talked to Dr. Qasim Al Qahtani, director of animal health at the Ministry of the Environment, where he confirmed the monitoring center veterinarian Khor large numbers of cases in a farm owned by one of the persons, He said Qahtani: a month ago and a half ago emerged cases in large numbers between herd approaching its numbers from 700 head of sheep, also monitor the status of Veterinary death cases approached than 50 head almost, and added: Lula rapid intervention by the Center of Veterinary creek to increased cases of mortality among the herd The injured each herd and possibly has mostly owner.
The Qahtani to be the center veterinarian intervention on the spot and the isolated sheep infected from other and deal with the situation and have taken all measures to fortify the sheep is infected and treat conditions that hit and since this time and place intensify its efforts to treat infected cases has improved dramatically, said Qahtani: The cause of death Tens of sheep was not due to smallpox alone, but as a result of disease among sheep, among other pneumonia and other diseases that have helped these sheep deaths.
The Qahtani to 8 centers tracking management, distributed in various regions of the state, all of which did not monitor cases of smallpox, thank God, except Creek which deal expeditiously with the situation and now the situation reassuring and stable, and said: The center veterinarian in Al Khor is currently working on censorship strict and continuous follow-up on the clock of the cases infected, and added: The smallpox is not new to Qatar and the region and shows a year and no fear of it and this is the first case of infected large numbers, due to the large numbers of the herd, and the symptoms of this disease delayed in history to some extent.
The director of animal that management has taken adopted a project to immunize all animals in the country against 8 diseases and this is the usual annually, stressing that the immunization is once or twice a year, pointing out that the administration does not waver in taking all measures to protect livestock in the country does not tolerate in dealing quickly and with interesting cases exposed to disease and all veterinary centers offering services to educators and ranchers fully and thank God.
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