Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Aboubakary Sarki of Cameroon

Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Cameroons Minister of Livestock, Fisheries and Animal Industries Aboubakary Sarki said that all foul in the three poultry farms where the birds died had been slaughtered.

Sarki said that the government will also carry out a culling and vaccination programme and that some 700 veterinarians are being trained to fight the virus.

However, Sarki said the government did not have a store of vaccinations at the ready and would have to rely on donor contributions in order to buy them.

review control measures, the report said.

area, but some residents contacted by phone said it was still being sold.

Sarki said the government needed help from international donors to vaccinate some 2 million birds and had recently trained 700 veterinarians to vaccinate birds or destroy them.

Sarki said the government had banned the sale of chicken in the affected area, but some residents contacted by phone said it was still being sold.

Agriculture Minister Aboubakary Sarki is visiting northern provinces to review control measures, the report said.