According to reports published by the regional newspaper - The Financial Express, the sale of poultry and related goods in Bangladesh has been reduced by 20%, thanks to bird flu.
"The disease has cost the poultry industry a 20% drop in sales of its products during the last three days," said Moshiur Rahman, Bangladesh Poultry Association's president, in a report released by English People.
There has been significant reduction in fowl and egg sales in the neighboring markets of Savar, 25 km from Dhaka, where majority (two thirds) of the infected poultry farms are situated within a radius of three kilometers. Savar and Gazipur, the two major hubs of Bangladesh's poultry industry, are believed to have incurred a vast investment loss due to the fear aroused by the discovery of avian influenza. A total breakdown in the selling chain of eggs and chickens is also apprehended.
Analysts are concerned that bird flu epidemic in Bangladesh's hot tropical climate could be catastrophic for both the people and poultry industry. It could result in the destruction of the poor nation's poultry sector, including almost 150,000 poultry farms with US$750 million yearly revenue.
Specialists also warn that Bangladesh should curb the entry of contaminated chickens into the state to safeguard the poultry industry, appending that attempts to prevent the flu needs sincere government attempts.
Moreover, Government has prohibited transportation of poultry from infected regions, enforced continuous supervision of poultry farms by joint forces and started a mandatory medical examination of all farm workers.
According to a research analyst at RNCOS, several nations, so far unharmed or just slightly periled, are applying proactive steps to hoard medicines capable of dealing with a crisis resulting from the incidence of bird flu. However, the readiness by Bangladesh to tackle a possible outbreak is more or less zero. Bangladesh's poultry sector has reliable reports of avian influenza epidemics on poultry farms in nations that have not confirmed the outbreak of this virus. Only a well-funded and coordinated attempt by the government in collaboration with farmers can prevent the number of human contagions from going up.
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