Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Jiangsu Province, the two layers of the bird flu virus detected in migratory birds or related

At 8:33 on December 17, 2008

Jiangsu Provincial Department of Agriculture and Forestry Vice Minister Wang Chunxi an interview with reporters last night that, despite the bird flu virus test results were positive, and epidemic disease is yet to come, but they still had to take proactive measures adopted by the Ministry of Agriculture approved The new vaccine, made on both sides of the virus has been detected in the full and effective control.

The virus is "something new"

It is learned that Jiangsu Provincial Department of Agriculture and Forestry on a regular basis every year to carry out targeted poultry vaccination and immunization of the avian flu virus detection, prevention and control of the fall of this year is no exception. And on the prevention and control in recent found that in some villages, some have been vaccinated poultry was found not healthy - Is the vaccine ineffective?

For the problems of the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Agriculture and Forestry animal husbandry and veterinary department of the Ministry of Agriculture immediately sent to sample the professional sector detection testing, the results of a surprise: The emergence of the virus in the past and the south of different avian influenza virus. Preliminary analysis by experts, detected the avian influenza virus with pandemic strain of China's southern region some differences, is a new "things" - H5N1 bird flu pathogen-positive samples. Provincial Department of Agriculture and Forestry Deputy Director Wang Chunxi that this is avian influenza virus type A variant.

Whole poultry to the two new vaccines to fight

"We are also available against a new poultry vaccines, east of Taiwan, Hai-an inoculation of the two places have been the end." When asked whether or not each have to fight poultry vaccines, Chunxi for sure is that 100% of Jiangsu in the future not Will re-emergence of the virus.

Chunxi also introduced the new vaccine after approval of the Ministry of Agriculture used to control more than one new variant of the virus, the next step in the east of Taiwan, both MSC and the surrounding areas of the province of Jiangsu have to fight this new vaccine.

When a reporter asked led to the emergence of this new virus causes, Chunxi said that the movement of migratory birds suspected to be caused by the source of the virus - the year before in such a situation occurred in Shanxi Province.

Take the initiative to cull 377,000 poultry

Chunxi said that the findings of the avian flu virus is only positive, no bird flu, and no death and disease, "but we are afraid of problems, we must take the initiative to take measures to actively deal with harmless." He said that in order to prevent large-scale outbreak of bird flu, they killed a total of 377,000 poultry, and the sound processing.

When talking about the new virus, which mainly in the areas related to how much of the area, said Wang Chunxi, mainly in the eastern Jiangsu and Taiwan, both MSC 5 townships, mainly in the town and the Grand Duchy of MSC Eastern Taiwan's Xu Xiang.

Chunxi that, in addition to killing, they also monitor the implementation of quarantine prohibiting the transport and Dongtai Hai'an all poultry and its products, restrictions on the flow. At the same time, was culled poultry farms, farmers and the environment surrounding area thoroughly disinfected to prevent the spread of the virus. At present, the two areas of poultry production has returned to normal.

Start the health sector emergency plan

Last night, Jiangsu Province Health Department told reporters that the persons concerned, the health sector are closely watching the MSC in Dongtai County and laying hens detected bird flu infection. After this happens, health departments and departments of Agriculture and Forestry launched a joint mechanism, and agricultural and forestry sectors and to maintain close communication. At the same time, the provincial health department also requested local health authorities activated the emergency plan requires medical institutions to start and strengthen the monitoring of fever clinics, pay close attention to this matter.

December 10 this year, the Ministry of Health spokesman Mao, according to experts predict that this year's bird flu occurred in animals more likely. Mao said that if animals have the disease, the individual cases of human infection is possible. Once people are infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza cases will be disposed of in accordance with the requirements of the bird flu epidemic to take corresponding measures.

In addition, the experts reminded the public, especially poultry and have contact with the staff, and to minimize the poultry, particularly poultry died of exposure. Once the abnormal situation should be timely to the health and agriculture departments of the report. (Express reporter Zhang stars in the summer)

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