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The Food and Veterinary Agency has intensified surveillance for West Nile fever in poultry and wild birds throughout the country, and two positive cases have been confirmed today – one in Skopje and one in Resen.
Active surveillance is carried out through laboratory testing of poultry samples from farms, birds kept in closed facilities and waterfowl farms. This includes chickens, turkeys, pheasants, partridges and ostriches, as well as several species of wild birds. This is then used to intensify spraying against mosquitoes in the area.
From August 24 to 27, the AHV received more than 100 reports from citizens about dead birds. However, not every report can result in laboratory testing, because some of the reported species are not suitable for testing for West Nile fever.
AHV appeals to poultry farmers to respect biosecurity measures and limit contact between domestic and wild birds. Citizens are urged to report any instances where a large number of dead migratory birds are found in the same area, without creating panic due to an individual case of a dead bird.