Mainland to Hong Kong H3N2 detected in pigs repeated

Mainland to Hong Kong H3N2 detected in pigs repeated
  11月17日

 Mainland pigs supplied to Hong Kong once again tested the new swine flu variant of shuffle, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the University of Hong Kong in the past two months in the regular monitoring of pigs, with 15 samples found to contain swine gene of influenza virus H3N2 swine flu is twice found in the routine monitoring of the virus.。 However, Hong Kong University microbiologist stressed that the new virus to human health and pose a major threat to food safety.

Centre for Food Safety announced yesterday mid-August to October Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse pig flu virus monitoring results, about 1,000 pigs in the samples found no swine flu (H1N1 influenza) virus, but a decade five samples were found new H3N2 swine flu virus, but also with the virus of human swine influenza virus genes involved in the pigs from Guangdong, Hunan and Hubei.

 Center of the previously reported constant monitoring from May to July, also found that sixteen samples containing the virus.
  Department of Microbiology, HKU Professor Peiris stressed that the new viruses do not pose a major threat to human health, does not affect food safety. 。 University of Hong Kong experts had earlier explained that the new part of the virus genes with human H3N2 influenza virus similar to, supposedly most people have the virus antibody.

  Safest eating cooked

 CFS spokesman said people eating cooked to an internal temperature of 70 degrees Celsius or more pork is safe.  Are all imported from the Mainland registered farms from approved, along with health certificates issued by the Mainland authorities to prove good health.