Shandong Jinan City and its surrounding areas are so far no bird flu found in poultry

anuary 20, 2009 17:21:34 Source: Xinhua

Xinhua Jinan January 20 (Xinhua Dong States) reporter on the 20th from the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau of Shandong Province was informed that, in Shandong Province found that highly pathogenic case of human infection of bird flu, the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau of Shandong Province composed of experts quickly Group to conduct an investigation. According to report of the Expert Group is currently in Jinan City and its surrounding areas are so far no bird flu found in poultry.


January 18, it has been informed of the health sector, Jinan City槐荫zone case of human infection of highly pathogenic avian influenza cases. Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Bureau of Shandong Province quickly rushed to the composition of the Expert Group槐荫District of Jinan City, and fully cooperate with the health sector to do a good job of poultry epidemic investigation and epidemiological investigations. According to report of the Expert Group is currently in Jinan City and its surrounding areas are so far no bird flu found in poultry.

Expert Group in Jinan City, Jinan槐荫areas and farms and other places (households) to carry out disease investigation to check the size of farms, nine, six village backyard poultry, poultry market six, there have been no reports of poultry incidence; extraction Etiology 224 pairs of samples, serological samples of 210, by the Shandong Provincial animal disease prevention and control center testing, results showed that the passing rate of poultry immune antibody to reach the required standards, monitoring Etiology negative.

According to Shandong Province, the province carried out by the autumn to focus the immune poultry inspection results show that Shandong Province, poultry of highly pathogenic avian influenza immunization density reached 100 percent, immunization pass rate of 93.5 percent. Jinan City immunization density reached 100 percent, immunization pass rate of over 90%, poultry immunization all qualified, should be free of all poultry immunization, the passing rate of antibody to reach the required standards.

Currently, Jinan City, Shandong Province and animal husbandry and veterinary departments have been in accordance with "the agricultural sector to deal with the occurrence of human highly pathogenic avian influenza contingency plan" requirement, to take the corresponding control measures. To take the initiative to prevent mainly in the province carried out within the framework of the highly pathogenic bird flu a major survey, further examination immune situation, strengthen the immune antibody levels failed, the new premium-free poultry补栏work. Strengthen the quarantine law enforcement, strengthening the poultry farms, slaughterhouses, market supervision and quarantine, strict investigations were verified, emergency preparedness to ensure the safety of animal products.