Bird flu spreads in Vietnam ominous #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

 2012-02-21
  The bird flu continues to spread in Vietnam that the prime minister yesterday 20/2 to a public emergency epidemic prevention and suppression services.

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  H5N1 influenza vaccine in poultry.

 In that situation should have self-protection measures, preventive as well as the community itself like?.

  Gia Minh noted the advice from experts and updated some information regarding the current avian influenza in Vietnam.

  Not have any specific drug treatment for influenza 

  Information from Vietnam Veterinary Department said earlier this week until February 20 H5N1 avian influenza has appeared in 11 provinces and cities nationwide. Đó là các địa phương Thanh Hóa, Quảng Trị, Sóc Trăng, Hà Nam, Hải Dương, Thái Nguyên, Kiên GIang, Bắc Giang, Hà Tĩnh, Hải Phòng và Quảng Nam. It is the local Thanh Hoa, Quang Tri, Soc Trang, Ha Nam, Hai Duong, Thai Nguyen, Kien Giang, Bac Giang, Ha Tinh and Hai Phong and Quang Nam.

There are places like Ho Chi Minh City said it was determined not to spread disease harmful to birds and humans as two cases of H5N1 virus died in Kien Giang and Soc Trang in last January.

  First of avian influenza situation and developments related diseases for as complex as this, some industry experts have given to all measures taken to prevent infection.

So far we certainly do not have any specific drug treatment for the flu at all.  On the mass media and some analysts say is Taniflu cure; but I only answer questions such relatively inaccurate.  Because there is no specific treatment should always occur in influenza

  medical Nguyen Dinh Nguyen

  Health authorities are checking cattle. AFP 

  MD Nguyen Dinh Nguyen from Australia talks about the measures to be applied in man:

. The prevention of influenza A H5N1 influenza prevention in particular and in general the characteristic inability to treat the flu: so far we certainly do not have any specific drug treatment for the flu at all.  On the mass media and some analysts say is Taniflu cure; but I only answer questions such relatively inaccurate.  Because there is no specific treatment method in which the flu should also occur. 
. The second point is also the year that vaccination against influenza that still has the flu.  The reason for the influenza A virus vaccine in flux that is applied to the production this year from two years ago, would have been expected, that fact may not occur as expected, desired.  In any flu also occurred, and heavy or light depending on the virus cycle back, and climatic conditions, environmental, human conditions which caused it to impact change, we are not far could know.

  What year also vaccinated against influenza, but still the flu.  The reason for the influenza A virus vaccine in flux that is applied to the production this year from two years ago, would have been expected, that fact may not occur as expected, desired.... 

Gà bệnh được mang đi thiêu hủy. Was taken sick chickens destroyed. AFP 

...From day 14 to February 16, the Department of Animal Health and representatives of international organizations in Vietnam such as the World Health WHO, the Food and Agriculture FAO, OIE World Animal Health conducted the workshop entitled 'Link four sides in the fight against bird flu '.

  Until last February 18, the National Steering Committee Prevention of avian influenza emergency meeting to discuss countermeasures. One of the measures was made to MARD for the prime minister to send written request for 13 billion to buy 50 million doses of H5N1 vaccine, strain Re-5 1st vaccination this year.

  According to forecasts made in 2012 it will need 327 million doses of vaccine to vaccinate poultry.  The immediate import of 50 million doses of vaccine from China to vaccinate poultry in the southern region where the H5N1 virus has not changed. 
  Information from the Vietnam Department of Animal Health said earlier Vietnam H5N1 virus detected three branches: one in the south branch, north branch and the branch 2.3.4 7 capable of highly infectious.Recently discovered in the north branch new virus is 2.3.2, however this division into two groups and the vaccine is no longer effective with this branch... 
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Vietnam-Imperative to prevent bird flu #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

Imperative to prevent bird fluSunday, 02.19.2012, 02:28 (GMT +7)According, the new bird flu outbreak has reduced but the risk of transmission is unavoidable when unusual weather, the transport control at the local poultry is weak, subjective thoughts neglect of local government and raising awareness of good yet ...

 

Veterinary Officer Quang Nam poison spraying, fumigation housing in the province. Photo: Van Dien

Central: Has been translated controlAfter 3 weeks of outbreak, the Quang Tri Province, Ha Tinh has basically controlled the H5N1 flu. Quang Nam province alone appears on the foot and mouth epidemic pigs.
By the way 18-2, H5N1 outbreaks occurred on six consecutive flocks in Quang Tri. Over 85,000 children infected poultry were destroyed. Veterinary science and Quang Tri provinces have concentrated epidemic besieged forces, extinguish the outbreak, organized vaccination of 1 million doses of vaccine for poultry higher risk services. Also, 4.5 tons for emergency chemical disinfection, disinfection and hygiene in the outbreak and the risk of outbreaks. Le Thi Nga, the Director of the Quang Tri Provincial Veterinary Bureau said the bird flu in Quang Tri Province is under control.
On 18-2, Dr. Pham Thanh Binh, the Director of the Veterinary Bureau said Ha Tinh province, by detecting and deploying border measures, the enclosure should prompt stamping out this time of Ha Tinh be successfully controlled the two H5N1 avian influenza outbreak in Ky Trinh (Ky Anh District) and Due Cam (Cam Xuyen district). It is known that the total poultry population of Ha Tinh province up to 5.2 million.
However, in 2011 just over no vaccine led to the avian influenza vaccination was not implemented. Ha Tinh province has made a written request to the Government, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for assistance to the province of 2 million doses of vaccine from the national reserve and has been visible support 200,000 doses of vaccine (the vaccine only satisfies 10% of demand). The province is focusing its human resources, facilities implementing vaccination, epidemic control enclosure for poultry in areas 2 Cam Xuyen and Ky Anh District.
On 18-2, Nguyen Thanh Nam - The Director of the Veterinary Department in Quang Nam Province, said veterinary services are working to implement urgent measures to control outbreaks of avian influenza H5N1, not to spread a large scale. Chiem Son outbreak in villages, communes of Duy Trinh (Duy Xuyen district) complicated because people duck on a short river section should offer spread very fast and difficult to control.Duy Xuyen district to now have nearly 11,000 ducks infected with H5N1 flu, which forced the destruction of poultry is imperative that 10,620 children. The outbreak has been veterinary spray disinfection, zoning to limit spread. First A/H5N1 flu epidemic threatens to 4.6 million birds across the province, in which risk is 858,000 ducks, the veterinary staff of Quang Nam province to declare the epidemic over the communes Duy Trinh.
While bird flu outbreaks and complicated, Quang Nam province also appeared status of the disease swine foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the area two Que Son district (18 children), Power Tables ( 43 children) and risk spreading.
 

Vets Trieu Phuoc commune, Trieu Phong district, Quang Tri province vaccinated poultry are at risk for H5N1 influenza. Photo: Khoi Nguyen

Can not neglectMorning 18-2, in Hanoi, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat met with members of the National Steering Committee against bird flu, discuss urgent measures to prevent bird flu tends direction spread over large areas. At the meeting, Mr. Hoang Van Nam, Director of Animal Health said avian influenza virus is circulating in the northern, central, central highlands.
For branch virus is circulating in the North, Central Highlands rate protection when vaccine inoculation Re-5 (China) was low, so from early 2011 this vaccine was stopped in the area use the above areas. However, Re-5 vaccine is highly effective in prevention in the South and the amount of reserves is sufficient for the whole region through 2012 should still be used.
The bird flu virus changes at two North - South along with the weather not unusual and the good management of the transportation of poultry outbreaks caused back and the epidemic is increasingly complex. Risk of bird flu spreading across the country, Veterinary procedures continue to import 100 million doses of emergency avian influenza H5N2 vaccine to serve prevention. It is expected to end in February of this vaccine in Vietnam.Previous situation complicated and potentially spread across the board, at the meeting, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat direction: the current time, priority is urgent anti-epidemic, prevent epidemic spread nor subjective negligence in prevention, health protection of people and minimize damage to livestock. Ministers asked the Animal Health Department sampled monitoring bird flu virus circulating in the outbreak as well as other regions across the country, concentrating on the basis of vaccination to control services, and coordinate with local the direction of this work, mobilizing all resources, using all measures to stop the epidemic.
According to the report of the Steering Committee members, from the beginning of the year, bird flu has hit 11 provinces and cities scattered extent. The total number of infected poultry is more than 12,000 children, of which about 5,000 were killed; 34,000 children are destroyed; had 2 deaths from H5N1 influenza infection in Kien Giang and Soc Trang.
Commenting on the epidemic in the near future, representatives of the Animal Health Department said the new outbreak has reduced but the risk of transmission is unavoidable when the weather is unusual, the control of the transport of held at the local level is weak, subjective thoughts neglect of local government and raising awareness of not good, local places to keep it secret services, who also eat livestock and poultry fall sick or die. These factors prevent bird flu spread easily ...

The most dangerous influenza A/H5N1
The Health Ministry said Vietnam has recently reported the first patient infected with influenza A/H3N2 swine influenza A/H5N1 but is now spreading from poultry and aquatic birds to humans is the most frightening and fear. Dr Nguyen Van Kinh, Director of Tropical Diseases Hospital National said A/H3N2 flu virus originated from pigs, although new, but not dangerous, usually the normal seasonal influenza. Therefore, most patients infected with influenza A/H3N2 were quickly cured when treated promptly.
So far, the world discovered about 10 cases of H3N2 swine flu strain and found no evidence of spread from person to person.
Dr Nguyen Van Kinh warning, danger and concern remains the most A/H5N1 flu spread from birds to humans. Through surveillance showed that H5N1 avian influenza is reported in 11 provinces throughout the country with tens of thousands of chickens, ducks sick. In particular, professional bodies continue to detect the water birds are breeding herds, sold in many places but have no signs or symptoms of H5N1 flu virus, but still. So this is the biggest threat.
Moreover, in the type of human flu, influenza A/H5N1 viruses have the most virulent, fast movements and high mortality risk. Within 2 months of the year, the country recorded two cases of influenza A/H5N1 they all die quickly after infection. Dr. Tran Thanh Duong, deputy director of the Department of Preventive Medicine said the A/H5N1 flu spread from birds, waterfowl infected with A/H5N1 flu virus to humans is strongly virulent virus, the mortality rate is very high.
At this point, the death rate from influenza A/H5N1 in humans is 100% of cases were detected. In addition, current flu vaccines are being used in Vietnam is only common flu as influenza A (H3N1, H3N2, H1N1) and no influenza A/H5N1 vaccine in humans.

Indonesia- chickens now dying without symptoms #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

Alert, Bird Flu Virus Mutation!

  Tuesday, February 14, 2012 11:14:24 PM

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  H5NI virus or commonly known as bird flu has mutated over the nature of change or development time, this is further strengthened by reports of a number of areas.  Even so, not yet ascertained the impact of the change.
  It is feared the virus could be more dangerous than ever before.  Further research is needed to ensure the fatality rate of the new virus.
  Head of Animal Husbandry and Health of Central Java Province, Semarang District Whitono reveals, some poultry that died of bird flu now has features that are not as usual, ie no black or bluish spots on the comb or body part that is not hairy.
 Meanwhile, Head of Animal Health Animal Husbandry and Animal Health in Central Java, Eko Sutarti revealed, though not sure about the new virus, characteristics of birds that died of bird flu part shifted.
  Usually the birds that died of bird flu are marked with blue or black spots on the comb or body parts that are not covered in fur.  Now the poultry that died suddenly without these spots were found positive for bird flu.
  Of Brebes, Central Java, reportedly, the body's defense system against virus attacks poultry in the region changed when compared with previous years. This is evident from the clinical symptoms found in cases of chicken deaths in the region last week.
 Head of Animal Health and Veterinary Public Health Veterinary Services Bradford, Jhoni Murahman say, around 2003, when he first outbreak of bird flu virus in Bradford, clinical symptoms of bird deaths at that time happened very quickly and in large quantities.  Physical signs in birds that died of bird flu is also very clear, that the body was black, very much saliva, swollen heads and blue crest on the head.

  However, at present, clinical symptoms are not very visible. Poultry deaths tend to be in unison, but one by one.  Body of dead birds as well just turn blue with not a lot of saliva and the head is not swollen.

25 Tail Poultry Sudden Death 
  London continues to increase alertness, following the discovery of 25 birds that died suddenly in some districts during 2012. . However, after checking through the rapid test, avian bird flu was declared negative.
   Bandung, Maria Dewi in Soreang, Sunday (12/02/2012) says, from the beginning of January 2012 to Sunday, it received reports of about 25 birds died suddenly.
  "There have been reports from some districts, namely Cimaung, Rancaekek, Nagreg and Soreang who reported any poultry that died suddenly. But after we checked, it turns out negative bird flu," he explained.
  It is said, if there are reports of dead birds suddenly, direct action by the parties Disnakan spraying disinfectant around the discovery of the dead birds.
 "In particular for this disinfectant we have not been scheduled. But there are reports of each case, we immediately move and do a rapid test. With the rapid test, in 20 minutes can be found out whether the results are positive or negative. In addition, we also do spraying disinfectant," he said .
  Although not yet found a positive poultry bird flu this year, but continue to increase vigilance Disnakan. Moreover, the previous year was found positive poultry bird flu in eight villages. Only when compared to the year 2010, that number has decreased.
  Maria further said, to prevent bird flu cases in the District does not happen again.  Bandung, it will continue to take preventive vaccination of pets, especially birds and the provision of disinfectants.
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New Flu Strain Puts Pork Industry on Alert After 2009 Pandemic #h5n1 #H3N2 #BIRDFLU

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New Flu Strain Puts Pork Industry on Alert After 2009 Pandemic

Wednesday, 04 Jan 2012 10:25 AM

A new flu virus thought to have originated in pigs has agricultural producers on alert two years after a swine flu pandemic caused sales to drop and disrupted U.S. pork exports.
Twelve people in five states have been infected, with three hospitalized, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. At least six reported no recent exposure to pigs, suggesting “limited human-to-human transmission,” according to the report. Eleven of those stricken were children.

The virus may not become as prevalent as the 2009 variant, known as H1N1, which led to as many as 89 million cases and 18,300 deaths in the U.S. in the first flu pandemic in more than 40 years, according to the CDC. Still, livestock producers are concerned that consumers may fear they can get a potentially lethal disease from eating pork. Flu is transmitted through droplets of infected body fluids when people cough, sneeze or talk.

“It’s always something that we need to keep an eye on, that it doesn’t get more severe or spread more quickly,” Liz Wagstrom, chief veterinarian with the National Pork Producers Council, which has offices in Des Moines, Iowa, and Washington. “It’s very important the public understand you can’t get flu from eating pork.”

Import Ban
During the H1N1 pandemic, China and Russia closed their markets to U.S. pork and industry revenue was estimated to have fallen by nearly $2.2 billion in the last eight months of 2009, according to the council. The H1N1 strain contained genetic material from five different flu viruses, including North American swine and bird flu and two swine flu viruses found in Europe and Asia.
The Des Moines, Iowa-based National Pork Board, which conducts research on pork and promotes the food, has sent out alerts, said Wagstrom. Veterinary labs that test samples from sick pigs are on the lookout for the strain, she said.

U.S. agencies are not referring to the new strain as swine flu, mindful of the popular description of H1N1 that upset markets and producers. Such illnesses contain a genetic mix of viruses seen in pigs, birds and people and get the moniker because the overall structure is the type that affects pigs.

“We are aware of the pork industry’s concerns,” said Jeff Dimond, an agency spokesman, in an interview.
CDC has “gone overboard” not to use the description, he said.

Genetic Similarity
The new virus, called H3N2v, contains a gene from the 2009 variant, according to the CDC. The agency is “taking this situation very seriously” and has increased surveillance in areas where cases occurred, according to a Dec. 9 CDC report. As a precaution, a candidate vaccine has been developed and provided to manufacturers so they can begin production if necessary, according to the report.

The strain has been detected in Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, according to the Atlanta-based health agency.
Despite the added surveillance, government scientists haven’t made conclusions about the durability of the new strain.
All the people sickened have recovered and no continuing transmission has been detected, according to the CDC. Human immunity may be a concern because it’s a new virus.

‘Could Get Legs’
“This particular strain could get legs, so to speak, or just die out,” Dimond said.
The strain isn’t too worrisome because it doesn’t seem to be spreading quickly, said Peter Katona, associate clinical professor of infectious diseases at the University California, Los Angeles, in an interview.
The reported cases have prompted “concern, but I wouldn’t say it’s super high,” John Treanor, chief of the infectious disease division at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York, said in an interview.
It’s important to track such viruses so the U.S. can respond if they begin spreading rapidly and become more virulent, he said.
“Will the viruses be able to emerge from pigs into humans and cause another pandemic in humans?” said Treanor. “That’s why we keep track of what kinds of viruses are emerging.”

Animal-Related Diseases Concern Scientists #h5n1 #birdflu

uary 04, 2012

Animal-Related Diseases Concern ScientistsHealth researchers and wildlife biologists say the number of infectious diseases that have jumped the boundary from animals to humans and between animal species is on the rise. Scientists believe the increase may be a result of more frequent contact between humans and wild animals, as well as the growing trade in wild animals, both legal and illegal.


Towards the end of the 1990s, several Asian countries lived one of their worst health nightmares. A new, highly pathogenic, strain of Avian Influenza known as H5N1 killed hundreds of people. Over the next years, more than 9-million chickens were destroyed in an effort to stem the epidemic. Scientists believe the H5N1 virus was transmitted from wild birds to domestic poultry and pigs, which then passed it to humans. H5N1 is just the latest of various influenza strains that have killed up to 100 million people over the last century.

Now scientists are concerned about the appearance of new illnesses. Jonathan Sleeman is the director of the National Wildlife Health Center at the U.S. Geological Survey.

"Human health, wildlife health and domestic animal health are all interconnect within the context of the environment," said Sleeman. "And environmental changes and changes in environmental quality will have negative impacts in all 3 groups."

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Variant of avian flu hit Hong Kong waiting in the wings! #h5n1 #birdflu

Fear of failure of the vaccine and then variants of avian

Variant of avian flu hit Hong Kong waiting in the wings!「2.3.2.1」，。

Shenzhen Baoan District bus drivers infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus infection in dead birds in Hong Kong last year, a new virus belong to branches of "2.3.2.1", display variant of avian influenza virus had reached Hong Kong.
Hong Kong microbiologist warning, H5 bird flu virus has evolved to the fifth-generation, antigenic drift occurs, the local chicken farmers worried about the current use of the vaccine product of the eighties the Netherlands, anti-viral effectiveness of the new skeptical.。
Experts suggest that the Government strengthen the monitoring of the new virus lineages in the next six months, and if the mainstream, must be converted chicken vaccine to prevent bird flu variant outbreak in Hong Kong.

Shenzhen CDC respiratory samples taken after the deceased, shows that the virus mutation, the sequence is "2.3.2.1", earlier in Yuen Long in Hong Kong picked up dead birds tested positive for the virus, and two ○ 一○ the discovery of human infection avian influenza viruses are similar, reflecting the variety of bird flu has already invaded Hong Kong.

H5 avian influenza virus constantly changes during the past decade, the latest discovery of the virus branches "2.3.2.1" is already the fifth generation, the Hong Kong University infection and infectious disease center director, warned yesterday Ho Pak-leung ︰ "avian influenza virus through four gene variants, there have been antigenic drift, that is, changes in viral surface proteins, or reduce vaccine effectiveness, the use of chickens in Hong Kong Netherlands vaccine is a product of the eighties, to be against the first three generations of the virus, but the virus has evolved to the fifth generation, protection doubtful. "

Harbin vaccine intended for Vietnam

Ho Pak-leung means, "2.3.2.1" a year ago in parts of Asia such as Vietnam, and the virus has become mainstream, even if the local chickens were injected vaccine Netherlands, but also large-scale outbreak, local farms are considering the conversion of Harbin vaccine.
。 He warned that if the neighboring regions or Hong Kong in the next six months, have been discovered dead birds or chickens infected "2.3.2.1", or the virus into the mainstream, the Government need to replace the vaccine, the vaccine Harbin switch to the mainland.

University of Hong Kong, Professor Yuen Kwok-yung said the Department of Microbiology, chickens are not as human vaccines like influenza vaccine each year trend of conversion by virus vaccine formulations. Dutch vaccine use in Hong Kong has long been the avian flu virus the body will naturally in chickens a "survival of the fittest" situation, gradually evolved out of the vaccine virus can not be suppressed, the chickens must be constant monitoring of existing vaccines against the force of the pandemic virus.

Hong Kong tests more than a year not later

Chicken farm in Yuen Long in Hong Kong since ○ 八年 after the death of a large number of chickens, chicken farmers and experts question the power of the Dutch vaccine protection decreased, AFCD ○ 年 一月 respectively, in a medium-sized and small farms test Harbin vaccine. It is reported that the trial period, no abnormal chicken deaths. AFCD original account of the results of last November, has not so far below.
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Mainland experts Deep CDC: Mutation is normal #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

Mainland expertsDeep CDC: Mutation is normalShenzhen CDC and Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection experts confirmed diagnosis of bird flu last week in Shenzhen, a man infected with the virus can not spread from person to person, however, occurred in patients infected with the virus has a number of gene mutations.Yesterday, early morning meeting with reporters, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control, Center director Zhang Renli that microbiological testing, the patient's virus receptor gene is still birds, not transmissible among human, analysis also showed that this virus and avian flu in Hong Kong last year, the death of wild birds, and Hong Kong the previous year's human bird flu virus genes are close.Center microbiological laboratory technician Wu Chunli, said bird flu had mutations, but only a natural phenomenon, the current spread of avian flu has not increased the risk of calling for people not panic, the current drugs still effective against avian flu. He stressed that the current source of infection is from the dead birds, yet the relevant department of the Shenzhen Center for Disease Control will continue to cooperate with relevant departments of research, and King Kong amine drugs on the treatment of the virus is still valid, was not found resistant.

Superiors delayed press conferenceBao'an District of Shenzhen, a bus driver, on Saturday confirmed infected with H5N1 avian flu, CDC, Shenzhen and Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection and experts in the 3rd analysis, found that the deceased was infected with highly pathogenic to humans of avian influenza virus, carried out genome sequencing and bioinformatics analysis, we found the virus and the mainland ducks in bird flu virus isolated homology.Shenzhen Center for Disease Control issued a press release refers to the night before, they and the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection expert analysis of gene sequencing in patients infected with the virus, refers to a genetic mutation, there will be informing the media press conference yesterday morning, but once they are issued at 0:00 urgent notice, saying that received an notice to postpone the press conference.But still to the CDC about the Hong Kong media, central placement of experts then met with reporters. Why change the press conference for the temporary arrangements, experts said is not convenient to answer...

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