Avian influenza drew a lot of attention back in 2007-08 when it first hit Bangladesh. But after the 2012 when the compensation package was stopped due to a fund crisis, the issue began to lose attention. He said they also found the influenza virus positive in both commercial chicken and backyard chicken. “The issue warrants more monitoring.”But the human surveillance component of icddr,b was stopped in 2017 due to a fund crisis. Chowdhury said the US CDC due to its fund crisis is now funding only the poultry surveillance.

Source: bd News24 May 08, 2018 13:52 UTC