Only one dead pigeon found

Star: No large numbers of bird deaths has been detected in Kedah, and there is no cause for worry about bird flu.
State Veterinary Department director Dr Quaza Nizamuddin Hassan Nizam said only one dead wild pigeon was found, in Taman Mutiara, and it had been sent to the Veterinary Research Institute in Ipoh for analysis.
“The outcome of the test will be known tomorrow (today),” he said.
Residents had claimed 11 dead wild pigeons were littered about in the housing estate.
“Our officers combed the area and found only one dead pigeon,” Dr Quaza Nizamuddin said.
“No farmer or anyone had reported any unusual bird death in Kedah to us so far. So, unless the test on the dead pigeon is conclusive, there is no cause for alarm.”
Dr Quaza Nizamuddin was commenting on a newspaper report on Tuesday which stated that the death of more than 11 wild pigeons here were worrying health authorities.