China: Anshan to closely monitor the dynamic of birds to prevent bird flu

January 30, 2009 Source: Xinhuanet


Recently been found in some areas of human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza cases, Anshan City, Liaoning Province recently stepped up surveillance of migratory birds. The city's 16 monitoring sites for migratory birds around the clock monitoring the activities of the implementation of day reporting system, introduced to prevent the epidemic.

Anshan City, according to the Wild Animal Protection Station Forestry Bureau staff, Anshan south East Asia, the main stop for migratory birds, the breeding grounds and winter, Liaoning 4 birds there are two routes through Anshan, the main migratory birds for the wild geese and ducks categories, such as crane stork. From the beginning of February this year, Anshan City, to enter the migratory phase, which will increase the bird flu outbreak and spread of risk. To prevent the epidemic imported, the Urban Forestry Administration Ueno Station to take a variety of security monitoring, preventive measures.

At present, Anshan City of migratory birds has been developed to strengthen surveillance, prevention and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza contingency plans. Located in the city's 16 monitoring sites for migratory birds, migratory birds have a special all-weather monitoring activities and the implementation of day reporting system. Ueno security sector is still the main migratory birds stop to eat collective vote in order to easily monitor and pay close attention to the surrounding areas of the bird flu developments, an accurate grasp of the resource situation of migratory birds and migration patterns to enhance movement of migratory birds stop to type, habitat, collection group activity areas and artificial breeding domesticated birds protection and management of work, effective prevention and control of the sudden introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

Anshan City Forestry Ueno station to warn the public about security precautions to enhance scientific awareness, unknown in the wild birds found dead or injured birds, sick birds, we must promptly report to the local forestry sector, not in direct contact with sick birds.