The College of Veterinary Medicine at University of Basrah, in cooperation with the veterinary medical Syndicate, organized a scientific symposium on bird flu in the presence of the Director of the World Health Organization Office
The symposium aimed to identify the main cause of the spread of the disease and educate the breeders and the community about the mechanism that should be used to deal with it
The symposium, which was attended by Dr. Hazem Taleb Thuwaini, Dr. Harith Abdullah Najm and Dr. Muhannad Faris, included the virus that causes bird flu (Avian Influenza), the various strains that cause this disease, methods of its spread and transmission, how to treat it, as well as the history of the disease in Iraq and ways of protection
