HK: That we are testing whether the bird flu virus variant of this week and the result will be

December 15, 2008 At 2:04 p.m

BEIJING, Dec. 15, according to Xinhua in Hong Kong, "Daily" reported another outbreak of avian flu in Hong Kong, or even suspect that the virus has variants. Center for Health Protection has sent samples of the virus in Hong Kong and the Mainland virus laboratory, gene sequencing at the same time, research whether there is a variant of the virus, is expected to be the outcome of this week.

Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department noted that the virus may have been variants of the future taking into account changes in the virus, for vaccine research and development. Although the resumption of poultry trade licensing scheme has come to an end, but chicken farmers hope to hand over the license, the unit will keep an open mind and consider compensation.

According to reports, the acting director of the Center for Health Protection Leung Ting-hung said that a radio program from the Yuen Long farm to collect samples of the virus has been sent to the laboratory to carry out gene sequencing: "The virus will change at any time if the virus is much more varied, the existing Vaccine protection force will decline, may need to convert to other vaccines, or new types of virus research for new vaccines. "
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