Human infections are acquired mostly through direct contact with infected animals or polluted settings; these viruses do not have the ability to transmit among humans for long periods of time.In a radio interview on Wednesday, March 30, CVO head Dr. Cerelyn Pinili explained that the increased screening comes after instances of bird flu were discovered in Luzon, mainly in Tarlac, Pampanga, and Bulacan, as well as those in Tacurong, Mindanao's lone area.
"Kato nga mga area, ban gyud ang pagpasulod sa manok diri sa Mindanao (We have banned the entries of chicken from these areas)," Pinili said in an interview on 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio.
Domestic and caught wild birds, as well as poultry goods and by-products, are prohibited from being transported from these locations, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA) Memorandum Circular 6 Series of 2022, which was announced on Tuesday, March 29.
DA stated that the policy regulates the movement of ducks, quails, chicken, and other poultry commodities in affected areas, particularly those coming from within the one-kilometer (km) quarantine area.
Pinili said the City Government conducted surveillance testing to various farms, and no poultry was confirmed to be infected with the deadly avian flu.
"Based sa among monitoring, wala sa pagkakaron. Naa man puy ubay-ubay nga mga farms nato na gikuhaan og samples, result is negative man pud (Based on our monitoring, we don’t have any reported cases as of now. We have monitored various farms and got the samples from their poultries, the results tested negative)," she said.
Dr. Cerelyn Pinili, head of the City Veterinary Office, said in an interview on Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR 87.5) that security personnel assigned at checkpoints have been directed to screen the entry of poultry following the imposition of a ban on products coming from areas with confirmed bird flu outbreaks.
She said the city has set up veterinary checkpoints in various city borders in Lasang, Calinan, Marilog, and Sirawan in Toril.
According to the World Health Organization, humans can be infected with avian viruses.
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