Friday, December 12, 2008

Hong Kong's outbreak of avian flu chicken farm 6 staff have been isolated

BEIJING, Dec. 12, according to Xinhua in Hong Kong "Ta Kung Pao," reported the outbreak of avian flu in Hong Kong chicken farms, the chickens so that the public, the Director of Health Lam Ping-yan, 11, attended the Yuen Long District Council, said that the relevant authorities to closely monitor the poultry industry The state of health, and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation is carrying out a genetic test, if confirmed variant of the virus, the vaccine led to the failure, the Mainland will introduce the latest vaccine.

11 Yuen Long District Council, Members have expressed concern over the avian flu virus has variants, "the public is not worried about not eating chicken, but the risk of human to human," and in the face of the financial tsunami impact, dependent on the tourism industry survive a severe winter, worry Once the outbreak of bird flu, will be a further blow to the tourism industry, even worse. 有议 Members have said that the community will spearhead against the smuggling of eggs, questioned the poor quality of the SAR Government.

Lam Ping-yan said at the meeting, in response to Yuen Long, New Territories, the outbreak of bird flu farm, the Hong Kong unit to closely monitor the health status of the poultry trade, to be part of the person distributing the treatment of avian flu drug "Tamiflu." He said that the outbreak of chicken 6 to accept the medical staff are quarantined in stable condition.

The bird flu virus mutate so that the vaccine may be ineffective, said the Department of Health prepared to deal with it. Lam Ping-yan said, referring to the current vaccine may be too early to say invalid, but the unit will prepare for such an eventuality, including the inspection of vaccination in chickens, whether or not sufficient effectiveness, if insufficient, the future will have to review the number of injections would be sufficient. He said that the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department is to carry out genetic tests if the vaccine really null and void, and the Mainland a more effective vaccine would consider using

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