Egypt: The death of 4 new cases of influenza-flying Total for 248 (Swine Flu)

Sunday, January 24th, 2010 - 19:04

The Ministry of Health announced on Sunday (4) deaths virus A (H 1, that 1) is known internationally as the swine flu, bringing the total number of cases (248) cases so far in Egypt.

والحالات الاربع لثلاث سيدات مصريات الجنسية أعمارهن، 42 عاما من محافظة بورسعيد و62 عاما من محافظة الإسكندرية و43 عاما من محافظة القاهرة.

The four cases of three Egyptian Women sexual age, 42, from Port Said and 62 years of Alexandria and 43-year-old from Cairo Governorate.

والحالة الرابعة لرجل مصرى الجنسية يبلغ من العمر 31 عاما من محافظة أسيوط .

The fourth case of an Egyptian man who at the age of 31 years of Assiut.

Vietnam: Outbreak of avian influenza in several communes in Ha Tinh

January 24, 2010
24 / 1, Tran Minh Ky, vice president of Ha Tinh province had emergency meeting with Cam Xuyen district and provincial authorities the power to implement measures to control translation avian influenza (H5N1) are raging in Cam Xuyen district of Ha Tinh and city.

In recent days, at Cam Thach Binh and Cam (Cam Xuyen) is the phenomenon of chicken, duck out to eat and die series.

Cam Binh has more than 1,300 chickens, ducks, of which nearly 600 children died. Veterinary science has sent staff to check the locality, taking samples of the products sent veterinary diagnostic tests. 23 / 1, Agency Region III Veterinary determine test results positive for H5N1 virus.

Cam Thach in seven households also appear chicken, duck, death, veterinary science has also tested samples. All chickens and ducks were not vaccinated were dead sick room bird flu vaccines, the weather changed to reduce resistance of poultry.

24 / 1, functional agencies have carried out destruction of the entire Forum chickens, ducks of five households in Cam Binh and seven households in Cam Thach, and conduct environmental remediation, chemical spray antiseptic in breeding cages in the household.

Previously, Ha Tinh province announced avian influenza H5N1 in Thach Quy ward, Ha Tinh to 500 households of his ducks died Trinh Van Thuan. Number of birds have been destroyed.

Veterinary Sub-Department of Ha Tinh province established the key quarantine in Cam Binh, Ha Tinh, conduct sanitation target single cages and surrounding areas daily service chemical, lime powder, block shipping Poultry in the service organizations injected flu vaccines for poultry raising households Cam Thach, Cam Binh and neighboring provinces. /.

Vietnam: Ha Tinh Province - A new outbreak H5N1 Poultry

[A new outbreak....]

Ha Tinh published avian influenza in the province
18:32 | 24 - 01-2010

(VOV) - Industry functions Ha Tinh province is implementing several measures to stamp out progress, but the risk of disease spread on a large scale and spread to a large
On 17/1 past, Ha Tinh province appear translated on influenza A/H5N1 in poultry Thach Quy ward, Ha Tinh, as hundreds of ducks infected. Functional departments Ha Tinh province also has detected a new outbreak in Cam Binh, Cam Xuyen district. Today (24 / 1), Ha Tinh province announced bird flu in the province.

From 17 / 1 to this industry functions Ha Tinh province has culled nearly 800 ducks breeding in the household Thach Quy ward, Ha Tinh influenza A/H5N1 infected. While influenza A/H5N1 outbreak in this basic control, Ha Tinh Left discovered a new bird flu outbreak in five households of Cam Binh, Cam Xuyen. Few days, birds in five households has died scattered phenomena. Test results of the functional agencies that positive for influenza A/H5N1 virus.

To prevent the epidemic on a large scale, agricultural and rural development in Ha Tinh province has culled over 1,300 birds of five households with sick ducks died. Survey of birds in Cam Xuyen, Binh Cam vaccinated flocks to rest. Also, spraying toilet cages, set up the key quarantine, prevent trafficking, movement of poultry in the area.

People's Committee of Ha Tinh province also directed the health sector coordination with agricultural and rural development closely monitored evolutions disease, precautions disease spread to humans.

Although the functional departments of Ha Tinh province is implementing the measures to stamp out the service, but the risk of disease spread on a large scale and translated into a huge spread. Thus, for the prevention of avian influenza to be effective, it is needed the cooperation of the livestock in the province of Ha Tinh actively monitor poultry and inform the competent authority when detecting signs of family influenza A/H5N1 virus infection, to localize, timely treatment. /.

Lan Huong

Vietnam: H5N1 Poultry in Hai Hung Province

Mobilizing the political system, prevention of avian influenza H5N1

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Am January 24, 2010, in Cam Binh (Cam Xuyen), Cam Xuyen district meeting focused prevention of avian influenza H5N1 in the province. U.S. Vice President People's Committee of Ha Tinh Tran Minh Ky, Deputy Director of Department of Animal Health Nguyen Cong Dan (MARD) and direct participation.

According to a report of Cam Xuyen district, in a few days ago, in Cam Binh, Cam Thach appeared chicken, duck out to eat, sick and dying series. In Cam Binh, currently has five households in four villages with a total breeding chickens, ducks are 1328 children, of which nearly 600 children died. Veterinary science has sent staff to check the locality, operation examination and took samples of the products submitted for veterinary examination. On January 23, 2010, Agency Region III Veterinary determine test results positive for avian influenza H5N1.

In addition, from 21 to now, in Cam Thach also had seven households in five villages appeared chicken, duck, dead mass; industry vet also took samples tested but no results.

Provincial People's Committee Tran Minh Ky PCTTT guided Cam Xuyen promote propaganda for all classes of people on the level of spreads, risks of avian influenza H5N1; localized limit, set key quarantine material to prevent circulation and movement of poultry and poultry products, the access to the service; organized destruction of all poultry raising five households have identified services and the adjacent households without vaccination Vaccine prevention of avian influenza; sanitation target single cages and surrounding areas daily service chemical, lime powder; banned poultry slaughter in the service; organized vaccination for avian influenza 100 % of birds present in 2 Cam Thach, Cam Binh and nearby provinces; enhanced staff facilities to inspection, monitoring to detect progress in the area; and political system of the district must to do well in the prevention of avian influenza H5N1.

Also during the day, Veterinary collaboration with Cam Xuyen, Binh Cam organization culled all the birds remaining five households were identified positive for the H5N1 avian influenza.

Indo: S. Sumatra: Thousands of Chickens Infected Pagaralam Suspected Bird Flu

Sunday, January 24, 2010 15:21

Thousands of chickens in the city's community Pagaralam, South Sumatra who died suddenly, allegedly infected with bird flu positive (H5N1) and were scattered in at least three local districts.

Information from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Pagaralam City, Sunday, ensuring that the dead chickens on the basis of test results the team this institution, strongly suspected H5N1 virus, which is owned by Cape chicken Aro, Selibar Sub-District, District of North Pagaralam, also from Hamlet Mingkik chicken, Sub-District Atungbungsu, District of South Dempo, and chicken from Jangga Sub-District, District Middle Dempo.

Most chickens or dead birds infected with the strong suspicion that the bird flu, have characteristics, such as immediate death, blue, and a discharge of mucus from the mouth.

Most of the dead birds are not buried or burned by citizens, but disposed of in any place, such as forest / bushes, ditches, rivers, and ponds of local residents.

"Chickens die suddenly also vary in number, one to tens tail tail every day. The condition has been going on since a month ago, but we do not report because they do not know if the bird flu virus but after tests conducted by a team of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department Pagaralam, "said Erli Suprianus, Chairman of RW 01 Hamlet Tajung Aro, Selibar Sub-District, District of North Pagaralam,.

But he regrets, only a minority citizens who will report if a lot of pet chickens died suddenly, and even disposed of the carcass is in any place, like a river, including fish ponds selakan.

"People fear that proved later infected with bird flu most of the chickens will be destroyed pet tampa no such compensation in 2008 and then, so it's better left in spite of the dead," he said again.

Head of Animal Husbandry and Fishery Pagaralam City, Ichsan Azhari, accompanied by drh Anhar Staff, said on the basis of test results from several samples of dead chickens residents in some places the region, a strong indication infected with bird flu or H5N1.

But still needs to be done in the laboratory test Lampung again.

"We've done tests on chickens that died suddenly, only in three areas tested positive for bird flu virus, which is Atung Youngest of District, Sub-District Selibar, and Jangga Sub-District, while in Kelurahan Pagaralam not proven although there are also dead birds," said Ichsan again.

He asserted, to ensure the chickens are still positive to bird flu laboratory tests in Lampung Province, so that many samples will be sent and expected the next two weeks already known results.

"We've done spraying disinfectant on chicken cages owned by citizens who allegedly examination of bird flu infection, including distributing drugs also pencegahnya," he said, too. (Ant / NPY) [pencegah = preventative; deterrent; precaution]

Indo: S. Sumatra: Thousands of Chickens Infected Pagaralam Bird Flu Death

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Pagaralam, South Sumatra, (ANTARA News) - Thousands of chickens in the city's community Pagaralam, South Sumatra died suddenly of a positive allegedly infected with bird flu (H5N1).

Information from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Pagaralam City, Sunday, declared dead chickens on the basis of test results the team this institution, strongly suspected H5N1 virus, which is owned by Cape chicken Aro, Selibar Sub-District, District of North Pagaralam, also residents of the Hamlet chicken Mingkik, Sub-District Atungbungsu, District of South Dempo, and chicken from the Sub-District residents Jangga, District Central Dempo.

Most chickens or dead birds infected with the strong suspicion that the bird flu, have characteristics, such as immediate death, blue, and a discharge of mucus from the mouth.

Most of the dead birds are not buried or burned by citizens, but disposed of in any place, such as forest / bushes, ditches, rivers, and ponds of local residents.

"Chickens die suddenly also vary in number, one to tens tail tail every day. The condition has been going on since a month ago, but we do not report because they do not know if the bird flu virus but after tests conducted by a team of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Department Pagaralam, "said Erli Suprianus, Chairman of RW 01 Hamlet Tajung Aro, Selibar Sub-District, District of North Pagaralam. (*)

Indonesia: Dinkes Periksa Resident Believed Infected Flu Burung

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Minggu, 24 Januari 2010 05:50 WIB

Pamekasan (Antara News) - the Kesehatan Pamekasan Service, Madura, East Java, carried out the inspection of villagers Pademawu Timur, Kecamatan Pademawu, that was involved in direct contact and the poultry that was stated positive infected bird flu.

Section Head Health of the Pamekasan Regency Dr Hendro Santoso, on Saturday, said the inspection to confirm whether this deadly virus spread to humankind or not. "This in accordance with the operational standard" of the "handling (SOP) that was appointed by the government," he said.

He said the inspection was before carried out against the owner of the Yuni Astutik chicken and all the available families in the house.

Further all the neighbours that close to the layer chicken coop that has been attacked by this bird flu virus.

The "inspection was carried out of people who had been involved in direct contact with the chicken belonging to the positive resident the bird flu," he said.
Hendro Santos said the Kesehatan Service slow carried out the inspection of the owner of the chicken and the resident that live in around the chicken coop, because his side was still being waiting for results "rapid the test" that was carried out by the official from the Peternakan Service.

Beforehand, several residents in the village protested against the Pamekasan Regional Government because of the inspection of the resident that once contact directly with the positive chicken this bird flu was apparently slow.

In fact, according to the resident, the announcement that hundreds of chickens that died suddenly and were stated positive the bird flu, was carried out some time before. "We worried this deadly virus spread to all the inhabitants who lived in this village," said Chairman RT 01, RW 06 Kebun villages, Desa Pademawu Timur, Rasyad.

In the Pademawu Timur Village of the number of chickens belonging to the resident who was stated positive was attacked by the bird flu virus by the Peternakan Pamekasan Service as many as 370 tails, and all these chickens were burnt on January 19 2010. (*)

hat-tip Pathfinder

Egypt: 4 and influenza deaths raise the total to 244 cases

[محافظة الغربية = Al - Gharbiya when put into google maps]

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 - 19:40

The Ministry of Health for four new deaths with HIV 1 The 1 world-renowned swine flu, bringing the total deaths in Egypt since the emergence of the disease and so far 244 cases.

The ministry of health said on Saturday that the case No. 241 of the Lady of the Governorate of Cairo and at the age of 25 years, and the case 242 of the old man, 51, from Cairo Governorate, 243 and the situation of a woman at the age of 27 years of County Bank [possibly Al Gharbiya], 244 case of a man from the province Ismailia, at the age of 35 years.

Original:
أعلنت وزارة الصحة عن أربع حالات وفاة جديدة بفيروس إتش1 إن1 المعروف عالميا بأنفلونزا الخنازير، ليصل إجمالى حالات الوفاة فى مصر منذ ظهور المرض وحتى الآن إلى 244 حالة.

وأوضحت وزارة الصحة اليوم، السبت، أن الحالة رقم 241 لسيدة من محافظة القاهرة وتبلغ من العمر 25 عاما، والحالة 242 لرجل يبلغ من العمر 51 عاما من محافظة القاهرة، والحالة 243 لسيدة تبلغ من العمر 27 عاما من محافظة الغربية، والحالة 244 لرجل من محافظة الإسماعيلية ويبلغ من العمر 35

Egypt: Confirmed H5N1 Human - #94

[Note: محافظة الشرقية = Sharkia. According to Google translation.]

"Health" declares injury No. 94 of avian flu
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010 - 18:01

Saturday confirmed human cases of No. 94 of bird flu, an Egyptian man who at the age of 45 years old from the Eastern Province.

The statement of the Ministry of Health said that the onset of symptoms of the disease on the patient was on 12/1/2010 and entered the eastern area of Fakous Fever Hospital on 19/1/2010, suffering from fever, cough, difficulty breathing, pains after being exposed to birds suspected of being infected with bird flu.

Tamiflu was given immediately and in a stable condition.

Vietnam: My Map showing proximity Ha Tinh [H5N1 poultry] & Quang Binh [Resp. Tract Children]

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My map showing the H5N1 outbreak in Ha Tinh, and it's close proximity to the area where the children are being treated for Respiratory distress, reported today here:
http://pandemicinformationnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/quang-binh-dozens-of-children.html

Click on map

Yellow: H5N1 Confirmed Poultry Outbreaks
Green: Misc. ex: Respiratory; hospital overloads...

Vietnam: My Map of Dien Bien Recent H5N1 Outbreaks

Here is my map of the area, with it's recent history:

Click on map

Red: H5N1 Human Confirmed
Blue: H5N1 Poultry Confirmed in assoc. with Human Confirmed
Yellow: H5N1 Confirmed Poultry Outbreaks
Purple: H1N1 Confirmed Humans
Green: Misc. ex: Respiratory; hospital overloads...

Vietnam: Rpt Quang Ninh - avian influenza in wards Hai Yen (Ho Mong Cai) and Le Hong Phong commune (Dong Trieu).

Strengthening monitoring, control transport, trade livestock and poultry in the province
(January 23, 2010)
Currently the province has appeared Service foot and mouth disease and avian influenza in wards Hai Yen (Ho Mong Cai) and Le Hong Phong commune (Dong Trieu).

To active service effective prevention, protection and safety for livestock, produce and protect the health of the people, the People's Committee Chairman requested the districts, towns and cities; Chief Steering Committee prevention and service animals, birds and the local heads of departments, industry related organizations localized outbreak, signs limiting the plug on the outbreak, banning the sale of cattle and poultry in the translated region and conduct vaccination for livestock and poultry in the service, held in the buffer zone and toxic disinfection targets all areas of environmental disease; closely monitored evolutions disease at the grassroots, has early cattle and poultry infected to take measures to handle in time, not to epidemic.

The local service has established a mission base to check, supervise prevention services, paying special attention to the market, at slaughter cattle, poultry concentration; strictly prohibited and measures to prevent the sale of livestock, livestock disease products to market. When translated to concentrate all resources of the local implementation of preventive measures progress under the guidance of professional bodies and the provisions of the legislation on animal health, absolutely no hidden service, not selling livestock the sick; organized vaccination in addition to livestock and poultry will be supplemented by regulations. Strengthening monitoring, control transport and trade livestock products are in the area, particularly the local land border with China; strictly handle violations in accordance law.

Vietnam: City: Children with diarrhea, respiratory, meningitis increased due to weather

Saturday, January 23, 2010 14:01

Weather variations cause uneven number of children infected respiratory, digestive, meningitis increased, leading to overload in 2 Children's Hospital and a Children 2.

Pressure loss due to the influence of tropical days in HCMC and Southern provinces have long rain, the temperature continuously decreased. The main change is the weather makes the health of children is available in people with pathological evolutions worse. Many children were hospitalized for re-examination before any appointment, the number of new infected children also increased.

Dr. Tran Tuan Anh, Dean BV Children's Respiratory one said: "The day Science respiratory receiving about 30 cases of respiratory diseases, general practitioner, but there are 90 beds to nearly 200 patients treated residence, this number has increased about 25% over last year.

Situation is contrary to every year, because last time in the number of hospitalized patients tend to decrease. This was due to sun or cold, creating a favorable environment for viral respiratory tract development. In particular, children are vulnerable to virus attack of cell respiration.

Infections in Science - Children's Neuro BV 1, treatment of patients infected by meningitis and up to 40 people.

Besides the disease, the number of children infected in the gastrointestinal tract, especially acute diarrhea and Asia. Science BV in digestion of a Children up to 106 patients per day receiving about 25 children. Children in BV 2, the children with gastrointestinal diseases up to 150 children.

Dr Pham Thi Ngoc Tuyet, Dean BV Dermatologic for 2 Children, children with diarrhea the most aged 1-3. Main cause of germs, viruses and food poisoning. Snow doctor also recommended parents: the children with diarrhea with symptoms such as fever, vomiting, tiredness, diarrhea and more continuous, distribution of liquid ... it must be admitted to treat, prevent children with dehydration, search circuit is very easy to die.

Doctors at the hospital are advised many parents of the grandchildren should be warmer for children by going all, wear more clothes, shoes for children going home to avoid cold. Do not eat the baby food was cold. For those children have become ill as to keep warm, drink plenty of water for children, should drink more lemon juice, fresh orange and full medication as directed by your doctor.

Vietnam -Quang Binh: Dozens of children hospitalized Ruc

Saturday, January 23, 2010 10:21

Quang Binh Department of Health said in the past week up to 20 children under 6 years of age in the Ruc (Upper Hoa - Minh Hoa) to the Emergency Hospital in Minh Hoa for acute respiratory tract.

As doctors treated in hospital, many patients entering hospital are clinical symptoms such as cough, fever, vomiting oe, declining health.

To 22 / 1, some patients were cured and discharge. Doctors said the cause of disease due to cold.

Also for this reason, there were two cases of children who die do not Ruc emergency in time.

Ruc ethnic minorities is a fund used to live in the stone cave. In recent years, despite a house and get the attention of authorities at all levels of the Ruc song life still more difficult.

Vietnam: Thai Nguyen: Identify dead chickens in full stream

14:42 January 22, 2010

During the past month, tens of thousands of sick chickens died in Pho Yen (Thai Nguyen) was dump in sacks, bags and spiritual nilong down stream. Everyone knows, only government agencies and animal health as not ... see.

Phenomenon chickens died in the Tien Phong commune, Dong Tien (Pho Yen) is a confirmation of that happened about a month now. Chickens are healthy and then suddenly stops recording back to the winning times the wind. Ms. Luu Thi Han family (neighbors Tan Thanh, Dong Tien) 1200 adopted the 500 chickens had died. Many survivors have expressed the pale Crested, nodded as hard gù tools.

Besides tens of millions of chickens, like money, family time investment to buy 110 bag bran mixture of chicken feed are not recovered any money. Chickens killed at least she made grilled meat and bring food for pigs. After so much death, she buried or thrown away find space.

The head is Mr. Le Tien Thanh hamlet, Tan said, the number of chickens killed 20 days back here in about 5000-6000 children [chicken] But not yet in, the neighbors against the Binh Tien commune. Looks like disease appear from Tien Phong commune Forum chickens spread Dong Tien. Dan Hoang Van neighbor's chickens, Hoang Thanh, Thai Binh, Binh An, Dong Tien children's happened phenomenon dead chickens scattered. Vets Dong Tien, Mr. Do Dinh Hong assert, as many chickens died sufficient protection rules have been selling less picked beveled capital.

Things happen long song Ms. Dao Thi Tuong Vy - Station Chief Veterinary Station Pho Yen district said they have captured at the situation from a week ago, said that after this date 8/1 is time owner President of the Directive Pho Yen district on the implementation of measures to prevent avian influenza. She said the station chief, Tien Phong and Dong Tien commune are two key Pho Yen district of poultry. Ms. Vy do not have statistics of the number of chickens died of the disease stage above.

Considerable problem than lack of awareness of households have the chickens died in sacks or bags nilong throw down stream. Stream through two first-Town, Dong Tien flows along Pho Yen district deal with odor concentration anonymously. How the chickens were infected again at the foot spillway, regional neighbors Binh Tien, Tien Phong commune up to total outstanding loans. Somewhat heady rotten covering an entire region.

Lunch on 19 1 at the spillway area, Ms. Dao Thi Tuong Vy down to the scene and coordinate with government social first-picked chickens to the landfill. Ms. Vy said, went along the stream just picked the song in all 4 bags with about 20 the chickens. So the chickens how the lapse was pushed out or decomposed, sink down?
Some people do baked brick area near the spillway, said that some day before, people still use both a carriage carrying the chicken down spillway. Keep the wading along the coin uế, a 500m long spillway section one, before my eyes is the list of sacks, including pineapple, nilong bag containing the dead chickens. Flies sticking pains remove full bags, bags. I see clearly that the chickens are decomposed in the bag nilong. Can confirm that the rescued chickens and burying the dead is not thoroughly and clearly. The chickens will stream into the river bridge, flowing prose about.

Vietnam: Expeditiously implement prevention of avian influenza and foot and mouth disease

January 22, 2010, 19:41 (GMT +7)

Implementation of power of 02/CD-BNN-TY the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has a focus on implementing the prevention of avian influenza and foot and mouth disease of cattle before and after Tet Geng Dan. PPC will dispatch direct people's committees of districts, towns and urgently implement the prevention and fight against bird flu and foot and mouth disease of cattle before and after Tet Canh Dan according to the contents required in the power of .

Vietnam: H5N1 Poultry Outbreak - Dien Bien

[Dien Bien was the Province of our last H5N1 Confirmed Human case in November.]
Excerpt:
Today, the North began discharging water poured ải winter-spring
23-01-2010

On 22-1, the sub-department of Animal Health Dien Bien province, in the Thanh Hung and Yen Thanh, Dien Bien district that appears avian influenza (H5N1). Previously, on 19-1, birds of a number of families in two communes have symptoms of illness and death, Chi provincial Animal Health Department sent officials to inspect samples sent for testing. Results of three samples positive for influenza A (H5N1). County Medical Center in collaboration Chi provincial Animal Health Department sent officials to monitor service areas, spraying toxic disinfection targets, destroying about 1,400 birds.

Vietnam: New crackdown on livestock for table

(23-01-2010)

HA NOI — Ha Noi’s animal health teams are to strengthen surveillance at main checkpoints to curb the transportation of unquarantined animals and animal products, according to the city’s Animal Health Department.

The move is aimed at ensuring food safety and hygiene for city consumers during the Lunar New Year, when chicken is served as a traditional dish for all Vietnamese families.

According to the department’s representative Ho Thanh Ha, police, animal health inspectors and market watch teams will conduct round-the-clock checks on poultry, livestock and other products at nine checkpoints throughout the city, as of this month.

Those who are found to be violating regulations will have their products seized and be punished, depending on the severity of their violation.

Animal health inspectors will take charge of the surveillance, according to Ha.

Figures from the city’s Animal Health Department show that about 450 tonnes of poultry is consumed each day in Ha Noi, of which nearly 30 per cent is imported from other provinces.

There are nearly 15 slaughterhouses and 300 markets selling poultry and livestock products in Ha Noi.

The slaughter, transport and trade of these products are still complicated and hard to control as people try to take alternative routes to avoid the checkpoints.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has urged animal health authorities to focus on curbing avian influenza and foot-and-mouth disease in livestock.

According to acting head of the department Hoang Van Nam the epidemics can spread rapidly due to the increasing demand of the Tet holiday. Recently, foot and mouth disease has re-occurred in Cao Bang, Thai Nguyen and Ca Mau, resulting in the culling of hundreds of buffalo, cows and pigs.

In central Ha Tinh Province, a flock of 800 ducks tested positive for bird flu yesterday after 450 were slaughtered in Thach Quy Commune. All of the ducks were found to be unvaccinated and were destroyed to prevent the epidemic.

Nam said local authorities should check and ensure vaccination levels were at least 80 per cent, and that breeding facilities should be sterilised regularly.

Nam also said that the control of imported livestock from border area must be tightened. — VNS

Vietnam: 1,400 poultry culled in Dien Bien (conf. human case 11/30/09)

My Notes on Dien Bien (also see my map here: http://tinyurl.com/ydrzsfo)

Dien Bien (north)
- Ward Sam Mun, Dien Bien Phu (11/30) confirmed case #5
- Luong Van Chua (Panh); Thanh Luong & Luong Thi Lau (Xa Cuong) Pa Thom commune.

1,400 poultry killed after bird flu outbreak

DIEN BIEN — As many as 1,400 poultry were culled due to suspected bird flu virus (H5N1) infections yesterday in two communes of Dien Bien Province, said Cao Thi Tuyet Lan from the provincial Animal Health Division.

Staff from the Dien Bien District Medical Centre and the division were sent to the communes to spray chemicals and instruct local residents how to prevent an outbreak of the virus, Lan said.

India: Police aid bird culling teams in flu-hit areas

23 January 2010, 06:08am IST

BEHRAMPORE: After meeting with stiff resistance from villagers, the Murshidabad district administration, on Friday, took the help of police to forcefully cull poultry in the bird flu-affected areas of Khargram.


Khargram BDO Kalyan Kumar Das and Kandi SDO Utpal Bhadra went to Sherpur and Nagar villages with a large police backup and oversaw the culling operations. Birds were forcefully seized from villagers who tried to resist the culling teams.

"We have decided to forcefully cull birds from villagers who refuse to co-operate with us. In those cases, no compensation will be given," said Murshidabad DM Parwez Ahmed Siddiquie. "A large number of flu-affected birds are alive, as locals aren't handing them over hoping that the birds would get cured. We haven't got the desired success in culling ducks, too. If we keep even a single bird alive in the affected areas, there is a probability of an outbreak next year too. If the administration remains inactive, the virus might also spread to the human body. So, we had to take a stern decision."

Khargram panchayat samiti sabhapati Abul Kashem said, "About 45 culling teams have been working for the past week in seven gram panchayat areas. By this time, the culling operation should have ideally got over but so far, we have culled only 55,000 birds."

Villagers were also seen demonstrating against the district administration's move at several places.

The Khargram sabhapati said that very few people had handed over ducks. "Villagers are handing over hens, since they have started getting compensation on the spot. But they aren't handing over ducks. Seeing this resistance, there was no option for the district administration other than forceful culling," he said.

Barwan panchayat samiti sabhapati Krishnendu Roy said: "Last year, many people of my block didn't get the one-time grant of Rs 500 from the government. So, there is some unwillingness to hand over birds to the culling teams. Culling operations have also begun in some parts of Kalyanpur-I gram panchayat from Friday."

He said there is an urgent need to revise the compensation. "There's not much difference in the rates for big and medium-sized birds. So, people are mostly only handing over the medium-sized birds, keeping the full-grown birds with them. We have appealed to the government and district administration to revise the compensation rates," Roy said.