Bangladesh-3 market workers infected with bird flu #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

3 market workers infected with bird flu Mon, Mar 5th, 2012 9:10 pm BdST

Nurul Islam Hasib bdnews24.com Senior Correspondent Dhaka, Mar 5 (bdnews24.com)—Detection of three new human infections with the deadly H5NI strain of bird flu in a week has set alarm bells ringing as scientists have found evidence of the virus in the live-bird market in crowded Dhaka. The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) confirmed a human case on Feb 26 when a worker of a live-bird market in southern part of the capital was tested H5N1 positive at the IEDCR's surveillance site. Its director Prof Mahmudur Rahman told bdnews24.com that they had informed the government's Department of Livestock right away and suggested 'immediate' steps to disinfect wet markets. bdnews24.com saw no cleaning drive but learned the livestock department fixed a technical committee meeting for Wednesday instead of beginning to disinfect the market. In the meantime, the IEDCR that oversees human infections of bird flu disclosed on Monday that another two cases were confirmed on Sunday night in their lab. "They are also live-bird market workers," Prof Rahman told bdnews24.com and added that they expected the livestock department to move quickly for the sake of public health safety. "The virus's presence in live-bird market means it is now even closer to people," he added. A scientist with the IEDCR told bdnews24.com that they had run into evidence suggesting presence of the H5N1 virus in the live-bird market's garbage, as well. The virus has the potential to cause severe illness in human with a high fatality rate. "We are lucky as the strain (clade 2.2) of H5N1 that circulates in Bangladesh is less virulent, but it can change into another class (2.1), which is highly infectious to human," the IEDCR director said. According to World Health Organisation, across the globe H5N1 killed 349 out of its 592 victims, except the latest two detected in Bangladesh. Livestock authorities could not be reached immediately. Chief veterinary officer Mosaddek Hossain, who oversees poultry infections of bird flu, declined comment when bdnews24.com approached him at around 6.30pm. Prof Nitish C Debnath, FAO expert on avian influenza, told bdnews24.com that the government should launch 'wet market cleaning' drive at this moment. "All should be vigilant to prevent sick poultries from entering into the market," he warned. With four strains of flu virus – H5N1, H1N1, H3N2 and H9N2 – circulating in Bangladesh, the Food and Agriculture Organisation in Aug last year warned of a possible major resurgence of bird flu. It said a mutant strain of the H5N1 virus is spreading in Asia including Bangladesh. The government has confirmed first case of human infection with H5N1 in 2007, and two cases were reported in 2011. IEDCR advises people wash egg shells and suggests consuming well-cooked poultry products. It also urged not to litter giblets and dead birds just anywhere and maintain personal hygiene – cough into the crook of elbow and wash hands with soap often. The first human infection from H5N1 was detected in 1997 in Hong Kong.   http://bdnews24.com/details.php?id=219613&cid=2

Vietnam-Difficult to control smuggled poultry #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

We see many stories of smuggling and confiscation of birds and raw pork. It could take up to 6 hours just to post those stories alone. Yep 6 hrs of Chickens that can't swim, piles of dead  rotting chickens and pork, smuggling and sale of chicken in every town in Vietnam. We understand people have to eat, you should understand H5N1 and pig diseases are rampant in Vietnam. Here are a couple of those reports..

 Motorcycles for poultry, cattle in Hoang Huu Nam to evade quarantine station (shots half hours of the morning 3-3). Ảnh: Thành Đồng Photo: The same

Ba tấn thịt gia cầm thối bị bắt giữ tại TPHCM ngày 4-3. Three tons of poultry meat rot arrested in Ho Chi Minh City on 4-3.

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In HCMC, the trade in poultry without quarantine is a daily occurrence in many markets.  According to statistics from the city Department of Animal Health, the whole city now has 150 points of sale of live poultry without a permit.  But the actual number of smuggled poultry several times higher, by at the roadside markets spontaneously in the suburban districts and counties along the many small poultry retail point of sale, can not control.

Buying live poultry may be quarantined on the bridge for the bridge. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=vi&tl=en&u=http://sggp.org.vn/nhipcaubandoc/bandocviet/2012/3/282467/&usg=ALkJrhiqOIRh7En_1mq6t7DqKeCT2xR_1w Hard AI   TP - While the flu is spreading in many provinces - into, not a few big market, small market in the City still selling live poultry of unknown origin. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=vi&tl=en&u=http://www.tienphong.vn/thoi-su/568344/o-cum-gia-cam-tpp.html&usg=ALkJrhhl9Am4_O8o2n3qaDFWeubzoxQSqg Even H5N1, the bird is fully sold   Chicken on the point of sale Tham Luong Bridge (City) is publicly pitch - Photo: Q.NGOC   Status transportation, trading and illegal consumption of poultry in Vietnam continued, and the indifference of the people before the situation alarming bird flu across the country.  Approximately 7am 28-2, right on up to three bridges Tham Luong motorcycle laden with live chickens, up close in just a few steps.  The salesman said it was chicken feed his garden, only 85,000 VND / child.   According to residents, the vehicle of this type chickens focus more in the afternoon, on both sides of bridge lanes crossing.  In addition to the busy people pass by, the more important when selling chicken right on the bridge will be very "safe", by force functions are difficult to bridge the boundaries between three quan12, Tan Binh Phu Vatan. Các điểm nóng vẫn đang “sốt” The hot spots are still "fever"..  http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=vi&tl=en&u=http://tintuc.vnn.vn/vdco/kinh_te/thi_truong/419550/mac-h5n1-gia-cam-van-ban-day-duong.htm&usg=ALkJrhiFD3cPzCauikwvjVcbYmxk20v0bg

Vietnam-To isolate the direct contact with patients with influenza A/H5N1 #BIRDFLU #H5N1

To isolate the direct contact with patients with influenza A/H5N1

Antiseptic spray poison pens prevent diseases from spreading. Artwork. (Source: Internet)(VOV) - People who have contact with patients were also included in the watch list, if fever is found to be primary care to guide the next step.
25/2, Binh Duong Province Health Department confirmed detect a positive case of influenza A/H5N1. That patient Phu Truong Son, 22, born in Hoang Hoa district, Thanh Hoa province, staying in town 8, Phu Loi, Thu Dau Mot town.
Even in the afternoon 25/2, Pacific Health Department directs the Center for Preventive Medicine in collaboration with provincial Ho Chi Minh City Pasteur Institute in disease testing and Vu Cao Polyclinic Hospital where the Corps has treated four patients Truong Phu Son to take measures to isolate and take blood tests to monitor the direct contact with patients.The health sector also oversees local home Hau Tran Dinh, in the 12, eight quarters, Phu Loi, Thu Dau Mot - Place the patient in and apply measures to isolate those exposed to patients.Today (26/2) the work of disinfection, sterilization around where patients in the health sector development. Dr. Truong Ngoc Mai, station chiefs Health Phu Loi, Thu Dau Mot town, Binh Duong Province, said: "To this day, has the total of all household hygiene and surroundings where the patient temporarily residence. Tomorrow (17/2) will spray disinfection. People who have contact with patients were also included in the watch list, if found it to fever clinics for instructions on next steps. In the case of A/H5N1 flu, health centers have to monitor and track cases, monitor all those around it. "Earlier, after returning home for Tet Binh Duong and return to work for 3 weeks, on 17/2, Phu Truong Son high fever, difficulty breathing and was taken to hospital Vu Cao (Di An Town ) examination and treatment. However, the patient did not reduce hospital should be moved to 4 th Corps continued treatment. To 24/2, after moving to HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases, through testing, the samples of patients Phu Truong Son found positive for influenza A/H5N1.

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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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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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Another story in English..  http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v6/newsindex.php?id=645519

Hai Phong: H5N1 flu outbreak #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

 10:39 PM Saturday, February 11, 2012 -

  On 10.2, Hai Phong City People's Committee has decided to announce bird flu appeared in Da Phuc Ward, District diameter.

Disinfectant spray toxic outbreak areas

Earlier, on 9.2, poultry projects, including his 1470 duck Tran Van Manh, population groups residing in Quang Reviews, P.Da Phuc, Q.Duong Business symptomatic feeling bad, stop eating, swollen eyes, runny tears and convulsions. The same day, the vets were buried canceled 1100 handled sick birds, dead patients.  Next, Hai Phong Animal Health department has sent three specimens to the Veterinary Department of Region 2.  Test results showed that the samples at Tran Van Manh were positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus.

Destruction of dead poultry

 Before the phenomenon of A/H5N1 flu outbreak locally, Da Phuc Ward has set up steering committees prevention services, set up two checkpoints, prohibits the transport of cattle and poultry in the province, at the same time disinfection practice every day, sprinkle lime entire livestock sector, poultry diseases and destruction buried the surrounding area.Veterinary Department of Hai Phong has held zoning stamping out, disinfection spraying in breeding areas.

  According to Pham Van Cong, the Director of the Hai Phong Department of Veterinary Medicine, 2012, in Hai Phong risk of influenza A/H5N1 in humans on a large scale can occur because the bird flu situation is complicated .   http://www.borneonews.co.id/news/seruyan/28-seruyan/21087-warga-diduga-flu-burung-telah-kembali-ke-rumah.html

Bangladesh-Bird flu affected chickens being supplied to local markets #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

Dhaka, Saturday February 4, 2012

 

Bird flu affected chickens are being supplied to the local markets due to lack of monitoring and proper policy support to the poultry farmers by the authority, said sector insiders.

They said the farmers are selling their infected chickens in the markets hiding the information as the government does not compensate the farmers adequately.
The experts warned that if sick poultry birds are supplied to the markets it will create a severe health hazard to the people as it is very contagious and harmful for humans.

The outbreak of bird flu this season is the highest since the first appearance of the disease in the country according to the Bangladesh Poultry Industries' Association (BPIA).

The farmers said almost everyday new farms are being attacked by the avian influenza (bird flu). Last week a good number of poultry farms in Netrokona, Kishorganj, Pabna, Brahamanbaria, Feni, Cox's Bazar, Bogra have been affected by the virus.
Maximum number of poultry farms in the country has been affected by the bird flu, said BPIA Joint Secretary General Khandokar Mohsin. "Normally the disease breaks out in the beginning of winter and now it is the end of the season".

BPIA Joint Secretary General said though the government has allocated compensation for the bird flu affected poultry farms, it is very insufficient and irregular.

He also said the authority does not include many of the bird flu affected farms in the list for compensation. So usually the poultry farmers do not report to the department of livestock and incur loss, he added.

The government has allocated Tk 20.0 million in the current fiscal year to compensate for the bird flu affected farms but until now the farm owners did not get any money.

"Due to financial crises many professional and skilled poultry farmers have closed their business last year," he added.

"It is really a fearful situation for our health sector but the government is lingering the problem from several years," said, Kazi Farms chairman and Bangladesh Breeders Association ex President Kazi Jahidul Hasan.

The country's largest poultry producer said Bangladesh is one of the critical five bird flu affected countries in the world which is yet to introduce it vaccine.

But other most risky countries like India, Vietnam, China and Egypt introduced vaccine to prevent the disease, he added.

The the is gradually becoming chronic in the local poultry sector, said Mr Hasan adding that as the government's method for bio-security have already failed, the authority should introduce vaccine to prevent the disease immediately.
He also mentioned that the production of baby chickens decreased sharply due to outbreak of bird flu.

Chairman of Microbiology Department of Dhaka University Dr Anwar Hossain said though the virus does not remain in cooked meat but those who are handling the live chickens and fresh meats will be affected by the virus.

He also warned that if bird flu virus and normal influenza virus mixes, it can create a new mutiliated virus and may be very harmful.
"So there is no alternative but to isolate of the chicken to protect the health of the people from the disease," he added.

Department of Livestock Services control room officials said 51,757 chickens were culled while 22,649 eggs were destroyed in January this year in five farms located in Manikganj, Dhaka, Sirajgonj and Narayanganj due to the outbreak of bird flu.

According to the BPIA, the country had 114,763 poultry farms in 2009 but following the spread of bird flu, the farms reduced to 74,000 in 2010 and 64,000 in 2011.

The authorities culled nearly 0.579 million chickens while it destroyed about 570,000 eggs from 171 poultry farms across the country last year.

Department of Livestock Services Director Dr Musaddique Hossain said for preventing the disease the department has already taken up various initiatives.

"We have taken awareness creating programmes and trained the poultry farmers how to save their chickens the flu," he said.

 

Hattip Shiloh

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Death of fowls spark off bird flu scare in Odisha #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

 

PTI | 04:01 PM,Jan 22,2012
Malkangiri (Odisha), Jan 22 (PTI) The death of a large number of birds at several places in this tribal district of Odisha has triggered a bird flu scare, especialy with villagers throwing carcasses in the open. Hundreds of dead birds including crows, storks, pigeons and mynahs were seen in many villages under Malkangiri and Korkunda blocks during the last week.
 "We just received a report about death of birds. A team of veterinarians rushed to the area to initiate remedial measures," chief district veterinary officer Rabi Narayan Behera said. Meanwhile, due to lack of awareness, fear stricken people threw carcasses in the open which were then devoured by stray dogs and other animals. "No step has been taken by the district administration to create awareness among the people on dealing with bird carcasses.
 Ignorant villagers throw them here and there, causing health hazards in the area," said village president of MV-20 Subash Banarjee. Another village leader, Paritosh Ray, said that people have been advised not to eat the fowls, even as poultry business in the area came to a standstill. A member of the state bird-flu team Rajesh Kumar Kuanr, now on a tour of the district, said they were yet to get proper information about the incident. "We will rush to the spot once we get the information from the concerned authorities," Kuanr said  http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/death-of-fowls-spark-off-bird-flu-scare-in-odisha/954144.html

Several #Birdflu suspects in North Sulawesi #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

Bird Flu Attack! Chickens and Ducks 2740 Destroyed

- Saturday, January 21, 2012 5:38 pm

    

Officers Tribe Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries during the control and culling poultry at one home in Jalan Tebet In the West, South Jakarta, Tuesday (10/01/2012). Control routinely done to anticipate the outbreak of bird flu virus dipemukiman citizens.

TRIBUNNEWS.COM, TONDANO - Shocking, bird flu virus (H5N1) that is very deadly if contracted in humans, was endemic in the region Kanonang Kingdom, Western District Kawangkoan, Minahasa regency. A number of residents who allegedly exposed to the virus was rushed to hospital and 2740 chickens and ducks dimusnahan, Friday (01/20/2012).
. Culling thousands of chickens made of Agriculture and Livestock of North Sulawesi Province began at 08.00 pm. Residents voluntarily bring their poultry, including eggs to extermination sites, around the Village Hall Kanonang.
Yobby Warangkiran (61), residents Kanonang II said that since last few weeks of each one of his chickens died suddenly. Total chicken that had died at around 20 head. Only a few small chickens are still alive.
"The incidence of chickens died suddenly had occurred from late December 2011. Until now there are chickens that died suddenly," he said.
Yetty Paendong (47), another resident mengatakkan, his chickens began to die since Christmas and going on until last week. According to him, as long as it is approximately 50 tail of his chickens had died suddenly. Every day there are about four or five chickens that died.
"My chickens usually die during the night. When there is in the cage, the chickens began to fall and die. We got confused why this occurs," he said
Head Distanak North Sulawesi Province, Johanis Palenewen said, according to procedures for handling bird flu, if there is one area of ​​bird flu infected poultry, all poultry population in the area must be destroyed.
"Culling of poultry has been within the rules. We found no positive poultry infected with bird flu, poultry populations so that all must be destroyed. This is done to break the spread of bird flu virus," he said. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=id&tl=en&twu=1&u=http://www.tribunnews.com/2012/01/21/flu-burung-menyerang-2.740-ayam-dan-itik-dimusnahkan&usg=ALkJrhhlkLY_wH9UKkl57_69HI799TlieQ

Kien Giang’s teenager died of A/H5N1 influenza #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

VietNamNet Bridge - A 15-year-old boy from the southern province of Kien Giang, who tended ducks in Can Tho City, died of H5N1 flu after having temperature and treating himself with medicine.

One week ago, the patient named Danh Ni had cough and high temperature. His disease even got worse after he took some medicine. Ni later decided to go home but continued to cough persistently and was hospitalized with breathing difficulties.
Medical staff took a sample from him and sent it to the HCM City Pasteur Institute. The next day, Ni died when the results of testing the disease sample confirmed Ni was positive for H5N1. Ni became the first fatality because of the avian flu A/H5N1 this year.

Le Hoang Anh, Director of the Kien Giang Health Department, held that the patient had caught H5N1 virus from the duck camp where he worked previously.

The Kien Giang preventive medical centre has sprayed chemicals to disinfect the region around the patient’s house and monitored the areas where Danh Ni had stayed.

Blood samples have been also taken from those contacting the patient, including his relatives and medical workers.http://english.vietnamnet.vn/en/society/17948/kien-giang-s-teenager-died-of-a-h5n1-influenza.html

Bird Flu Scare in Mayurbhanj

 January 15, 2012 |

Bird Flu Scare

Bhubaneswar: Worries ponder on State Government as a new case of avian influenza have been reported from Mayurbhanj district even as culling of poultry birds in Keranga continued by the rapid action teams on Saturday.

A preliminary report indicated that a poultry bird sample from Betanoti town in Mayurbhanj had confirmed the presence of bird flu.
The Government has rushed expert teams to Betanoti and sent the samples to the Bhopal-based High Security Animal Diseases Laboratory (HSADL) for test. The lab has formally informed the Government about the fresh incidence whereas the detailed report will follow shortly, sources said.
Around 31,175 poultry birds were culled on Saturday. Culling operation in the Khurda district would be completed today, according to official sources. However, the State Government, on the advice of the Central team, has reportedly decided to extend the limits of the affected areas to 210 villages spread over four blocks around Keranga.
Further Updates:
As many as 41 samples were sent to the Bhopal-based High Security Animal Diseases Laboratory (HSADL) for test on Saturday. Out of which one sample was found to have H5N1 virus, said Secretary, Fisheries and Animal Resources Development Satyabrata Sahu.  http://www.odisha360.com/2012/01/15/bird-flu-scare-in-mayurbhanj/

Odisha: Bird Flue Horror, ban on cock importing from neighboring state #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

Odisha: Bird Flue Horror, ban on cock importing from neighboring state

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Report by Prafull Sharma; Jharsuguda: Horror over bird flue outbreak has begun in the district. In view of this a District Level Officials Meeting held in the lobby of collectorate office. In meeting district’s chief veterinary doctor Affruddin Ahmed said that be care that cock is not came to our district from neighboring state of Chhattisgarh. For this at Gopalpur border post of the district special monitoring has been started & the cock to be invoked from Chhattisgarh has been banned.
By seeing the dead crow in the premises of Government Bungalow of Deputy Collector Pradip Barik in front of Municipal Office in Jharsuguda, Deputy Collector Barik has reported to CDVO A. Ahmed Khan. Later on veterinary doctor and team came to investigation. After the outbreak of bird flue in the district to review the growing horror in people a meeting was held in Collectorate office under the chairmanship of Collector Guru Prasad Mishra.

In order to take immune system against the bird flue be taken stated on all types of steps has been reviewed in detail. As well as it has been directed to start action immediately on the same. Chicken farms are also being monitoring. In meeting the needed on the vaccine, spraying of medicines etc was to be decided.  http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=31422

#h5n1 Bhutan-Possible suspects on Tamiflu #H5N1

Bird Flu: More surveillance underway

Saturday, January 14, 2012

(Bird flu update) Following the outbreak of bird flu in Changedaphu, popularly known as Kala Bazaar, medicines are being distributed to the people who came in contact with the dead poultry birds and their products. More surveillance is being conducted within three kilometre radius of the area.
Over 90 people have come in contact with the dead birds.
The officials from health and livestock have given health education and have disinfected the place.
The coops were being dismantled and sprayed with disinfectant. It was then burned to prevent the bird flu from spreading. The people, those who have consumed the dead and sick birds are being given Tami flu, the only drug available to treat this flu.
The Technical Focal Person for Avian influenza, Dr. Gosar Pemba, said that they took the samples from those people who were showing some signs of the disease. He added that it is too early to say as it could be normal flu, cough, sneezing and fever. “From these people we are taking samples and take it in our laboratory and see if any one of them has infection.”
Rapid test have shown negative results.
Meanwhile, more than 140 birds have been culled, 190 eggs destroyed belonging to 48 poultry owners.
This is the first case of bird flu outbreak recorded in the capital. Specialists suspect the recent outbreak in Tshimasham to be the source of the outbreak.
The culling process lasted at least four hours. According to the Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority’s (BAFRA) specialist J.B Gurung, the culling operation was carried out late night as the affected area is within the city and it could pose a high risk for human health.
The Director General of the Department of Livestock, Tenzin Dendhup, says 38 birds have died. Another eleven birds are sick.
According to BAFRA’s Director General disinfection of vehicles and strict monitoring of imports of poultry and poultry products by BAFRA at various entry points will resume.  http://www.bbs.com.bt/bbs/?p=8318

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Bhutan-Bird flu hits Thimphu #H5N1 #BIRDFLU

   Jan 14, 2012

and the ban re-imposed after an outbreak in Orissa, India
Changedaphu (Kalabazar) A bird flu outbreak in Thimphu was confirmed yesterday afternoon after the deaths of 38 chickens in the past week at the camp in Changedaphu (Kalabazar).
Another 11 were found sick. These birds are from five houses that had 49 birds in all. The National Centre for Animal Health in Serbithang confirmed the outbreak.
By last evening, a team of officials from the Bhutan Agriculture and Food Regulatory Authority (BAFRA), the livestock department, health, police and city officials had dug a two-feet deep pit to dispose the culled birds.
An emergency meeting of the National Incident Command Centre (NICC) for bird flu was held yesterday following the deaths.
The culling began last night after the team reached Thimphu from Tshimasham. “Since the place is within the city it could pose a high risk for human health although this is the first case in the city,” officials said.
Livestock officials said the birds had started dying since January 8, but were informed by the residents only on January 12, after the death of two birds, which tested positive for bird flu.
Dairy division chief with the livestock department and the spokesperson for bird flu, Dr Tashi Dorji, said the residents had already buried nine dead birds.
The disease, according to Dr Tashi Dorji, is similar to a disaster, with no treatment besides culling. “The H5N1 virus infects humans as well, and people should avoid eating eggs and chicken from the flu-affected areas,” he said.
While the investigation to find the source of infection is on, officials suspect the flu could have spread from Tshimasham, where the flu outbreak was first reported. “Tshimasham could be a possible source, and it could also be wild birds, such as pigeons,” Dr Tashi Dorji said.
The team will start spraying disinfectant today at the junction of Kuenselphodrang and Kalabazar. Areas around Thimphu such as Samarzingkha, Police camp, RICB, Hospital area, Upper Changzamtog are considered high risk areas.
There are 17,144 birds alone under Thimphu Dzongkhag excluding those in the city area as per the poultry population report, 2011.
Meanwhile, just three days after the six-month ban on the import of poultry and poultry products from India was lifted, the ban is re-imposed following an outbreak of bird flu at Orissa, India. All BAFRA permits related to poultry and poultry products that have been granted to date will be considered cancelled.  http://www.kuenselonline.com/2011/?p=25054

Indo: S. Kalimantan Birds Die Off Suspected #H5N1

[I'll add this location to the map I posted. I'm trying to find the original text to see what "Land of the Sea" is. Land of the Sea = Kabupaten Tanah Laut]

January 10, 2012

Kotabaru South Kalimantan (Kalimantan-news) - DVO Kotabaru, South Kalimantan wary of transmission of bird flu or avian influenza after dozens of chickens died suddenly in the area.

Head of Department of Animal Husbandry in Kotabaru Kotabaru Sabri Madani, Tuesday, admitted, has received reports of dozens of village chickens died suddenly in the village of Sungup Right, the Mediterranean island.

"After the location, it turns out the team has not found a chicken carcass to be examined again the cause of death," he said.

The team also had difficulty checking the chicken is still alive because some cattle finished cut.

According to him, to make sure the cause of the sudden death of chickens in need of intensive examination.

At a minimum, he said, performed a physical examination within one day to be known result.

"If the result of 'Revit test' is there that the unexpected, it would require more in-depth laboratory testing," he said.

Based on information from local residents, he said before a lot of their own chickens died suddenly, a merchant there who throw chicken chicken carcasses in the river around the local neighborhood.

"After the incident, many residents owned chicken died suddenly," he said.

He said residents increasingly worried because some time ago had found suspected bird flu in the district of the Land of the Sea [Kabupaten Tanah Laut].

"While some pieces of chicken needs to Kotabaru imported from the Land of the Sea[Kabupaten Tanah Laut]," he said. (PHS / Ant)