Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Haikou market there is no protection of live birds slaughtered to prevent and control avian influenza buried hidden

February 4, 2009

Before the Spring Festival, according to the state notice to prevent bird flu, the spirit of our province to develop a "sudden Hainan human bird flu contingency plans to deal with (Trial)" and many other programs. In addition, experts also reminded the public to minimize contact with the poultry must be due to occupational exposure to poultry, the work should be wearing masks, wearing overalls. Today, the implementation of how the market?

dirty slaughtered at the scene that end, after the Chinese New Year, this reporter again visited Haikou part of farmer's market, live chickens were sold live ducks found in the stalls, the consumers buy at the scene after chickens and ducks culled, and poultry not only intimate contact, Nor is there any protective measures. Not only that, used to kill birds of water tanks, hot water pot and wash the used plastic basins are common, killing a chicken to kill ducks, health worrying, can easily lead to cross infection.

Reporter witnessed: vendors, customers and live poultry "high touch"

This afternoon, this reporter went to the Golden Flower farmers market, farmers market Peilong, Ding Village Shop farmers markets and farmers market the first field survey and found that the process of slaughtering live poultry, vendors and customers are zero-distance contact, there is no security, there is not small security risks.

More than 16:00, the reporter in the Gold Pan Head Shop farmers market investigation, the President just two stalls in a live ducks on the selection, select vendors directly by hand after the ducks start weighing. End of the money to pay Ms. two points directly on the site referred to slaughter slaughtered. Slaughter point of women business owners to take over the ducks on the knife to kill. And then thrown into a supply tank in the shop. "Some customers need to duck blood, the supply tank is used to contain the duck blood." She told reporters. Subsequently, the owners were stained with the blood of ducks raised from inside a water tank inside a pot of hot water. The reporter saw the pot of water is very turbid, dark brown water float a feather, feather, hot water blow against our faces, mixed with the sickening smell.

Ducks cooked in boiling water in after the women business owners on the carrying case to the door panel to ham hair, post-check offal, chopping board are placed next to a pile of chickens and ducks do not remove internal organs. Entire on-site cross-flow of sewage, flies, flying, abnormal dirty.

Subsequently, the shop again a few customers, the owners are repeated. Reporter noted that in the whole process of slaughtering chickens and ducks are not required to bring gloves, masks and other protective measures to do anything. Not only that, used to kill birds of water tanks, hot water pot and wash the used plastic basins are common, can easily lead to cross infection. Slaughter process, the customer has been at the next to watch, do not have any protective measures.

Experts advise: to prevent bird flu, should pay attention to 7 area, according to the Ministry of Health statistics, the majority of human avian influenza cases prior to the onset of all, directly or indirectly, a history of exposure to dead poultry, or the incidence of live birds to go off the market. Masses before and after the Spring Festival is a time when more contact with poultry. And intake as much as possible to avoid contact with dead poultry, to reduce the chance of contact with live birds is the defense of human infection with avian influenza the most effective preventive measure.

Ministry of Health professionals to remind the public that the prevention and control of human avian influenza 7:00 to do the following: 1, to minimize contact with poultry, especially the children as far as possible, not with poultry, birds; 2, because of professional relationship must be contact with poultry, the work should be wearing masks, wearing overalls; 3, members of the public to enhance awareness of self-defense self-control, change bad habits, attention to family and personal hygiene, wash their hands, pay attention to indoor and outdoor ventilation to enhance physical activity, non-fatigue and strengthen the body resistance; 4, no contact with sick or dead poultry; 5, attention to diet will be raw and cooked separate knives and chopping board, food storage, we must separate raw and cooked, eat less food or semi-Health food; 6, when develop fever, chills and other abnormal symptoms to timely medical treatment; 7, of persons in close contact with poultry if necessary, trial of anti-influenza virus drugs or by TCM control.

Department Action: Monitor for Trade and Industry sent into the market today, the reporter from the Haikou Branch of Trade and Industry Bureau Xiuying learned that to combat avian flu, to closely monitor the epidemic, the branch has been sent into the jurisdiction of our province's largest wholesale market in Haikou three birds . For each batch of each and even if only after the quarantine of live birds, whether or not qualified to carry out strict supervision.

In addition, the reporter learned from the Ministry of Health was informed that our province has developed a "sudden Hainan human bird flu contingency plans to deal with (for trial implementation)", "medical treatment plans," "treatment program" and six technology-related programs, As the province's bird flu prevention and control of the person dealing with the technical documents issued by cities and counties across the province all the relevant units. Various city and county health departments also worked out to deal with this level of contingency plans, the establishment of emergency to deal with technical team to closely monitor the epidemic. At the same time, cities and counties have launched more than two out-patient general hospital fever, the development of infectious disease pre-, sub-clinic system.

Provincial Agriculture Department also issued an urgent notice, from January 22 to March 20, in the province carried out within the framework of avian flu and other major animal disease-free action concentrated fill. The third week of each month as a focus on premium-free weeks. Various cities and counties across the province to unified action on the highly pathogenic avian influenza, foot-and-mouth livestock, Newcastle disease, classical swine fever, swine blue ear disease in five major animal disease-free comprehensive mandatory meeting.

During the interview, many people hope that the relevant departments can also strengthen the slaughter of live poultry farmers market management, the elimination of potential safety problems.

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