Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Explosion of the model farm of 200 chickens died of bird vaccine has half of the winter will be no live chickens

Winter this year, members of the public that there will be no live chickens "God." A chicken farm in Lau Fau Shan, Ha Tsuen, Yuen Long yesterday confirmed the outbreak of bird flu, known for at least 200 chickens died and samples of dead chickens 3 and 120 stool samples of live chickens, said after the quick test showed that all tested positive for H5 . As the half dead chickens had bird flu vaccine injection, but no match for the same bird, worrying whether the vaccine is ineffective, or variants of the virus have been. Coupled with the incident took place in a government that is epidemic prevention work very well as a "model farm", it is an unusual thing.
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York Chow held a press conference yesterday, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said on the day before yesterday afternoon received a notice of local chicken farms and found that unusual chicken deaths, the Department arrived at the scene and found about 60 dead chickens, and then taken away for testing, After a quick test, the results of the H5 positive, showing chickens have been infected with avian influenza virus. Farm owners and staff of a total of 8 people do not have any symptoms of infection.

90,000 chickens culled to stop for 21 days

In order to prevent the spread of the virus, York Chow, led by the inter-departmental working group has decided in accordance with the "serious" levels of contingency plans to adopt a series of measures, in addition to selling the farm outbreak  about 60,000 chickens in infected areas, as well as the other About 20,000 farm chickens, as the epidemic of chicken farms have had access to the Cheung Sha Wan Temporary Wholesale Poultry Market, the market of about 10,000 chickens has not been spared, making a total of about 90,000 chickens will be sold immediately  .

Explosion farms infected by the New Territories Chicken Breeders Association chairman Dr whole operation, an anti-bird nets have facilities such as the number of chickens have been monitored by the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.

York Chow did not rule out the possibility that the smuggling of chicken

York Chow pointed out at the meeting, the chicken infection unknown for the time being the source of the virus, but it will look different biosecurity problem, I think it might be more anti-bird nets problems is long enough for the chicken into the wild "cross infection", or farms Zhandao staff of the wild birds into the chicken manure will be many ways for further investigation. He does not rule out the possibility of smuggling of chicken farms have been possible.

He also said that this is the first of the "chicken" death, followed by the impact of the "sentinel chickens" are part of the vaccination of chickens also died of infection, the vaccine has not yet been able to determine whether the failure or the emergence of variants of the virus, Will do further genetic sequencing tests.

Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said that as of last night, at least 200 chickens died and 100 were not accepted for the vaccine, "sentinel chickens", for the rest of the "chicken vaccine."

York Chow said the farm last Friday will be the last time the chicken market, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department after the inspection confirmed that there is no problem, "day-ching" policy, now believe that at the retail level has not affected the sale of chicken.

The Administration will temporary ban on all chicken farms out 21 days, during which the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department will inspect all farms, and samples were taken to ensure that the impact of the virus from other farms, would be closed to all live poultry, including ornamental birds and chicks Entrance for 21 days at the earliest before Christmas to resume the supply of live chickens, "This year we have to do in winter is no live chickens."

The government ordered the slaughter of about 90,000 live chickens, each only to 30 yuan compensation for chicken farmers, that the Government should set aside a total of 2,700,000 yuan. Hong Kong's live poultry wholesalers who would XU president of the corporation said that the approach of winter, the government stopped the supply of live chickens to wholesalers "gone", but was unable to estimate losses.

This is the second time this year, large-scale outbreak of bird flu, said York Chow, will be the implementation of central slaughtering, but did not mention whether it will speed up the implementation, but also the earlier resumption of chicken traders to apply for a license was in September The end is not yet ready to make cross-licensing considerations.

A spokesman for the department said that the Yuen Long Park Tower as a result of the birds at infected farms within 3 km radius, will be immediately closed until further notice.

Ming Pao Daily News Correspondent

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