The Shanxi card has the epidemic situation to die of illness the pig over thousand heads
Inland in 2007 large-scale eruption pig blue otopathy epidemic situation, rises largely the pork price, all the people complain incessantly. Although the meat price had in the near future recedes, who would imagine partial provinces and cities are startled the biography hog cholera misgivings, the folk unavoidable anxiety. Some news said that the Shanxi Province Hongtong County will erupt the hog cholera in the near future, only a town had the over thousand pigs to die of illness. Last week, Guangzhou Baiyun District Zhong Luotan the creek also startled present dozens of pig corpse, doubted has the pig agriculture is the concealment epidemic situation, abandoned in the corpse river.
According to Guangzhou media reported that Baiyun District Zhong Luotan nearby hospital's section of seven tablets well up the creek, is discovered the multi-thread dead pig by the populace. Last Wednesday, had reporter to go to inspect, smelled the putrefactive odor by far, floated in the river surface death pig estimated that surpassed 20 heads, nearly every several other meters had one, moreover the most builds were big. The dead pig corpse covers entirely the fly seriously, the part already rotten, has revealed including the internal organs.
The municipal government issues an order to investigate
After the media disclosure related news, namely causes Guangzhou Municipal party committee, the municipal government to pay attention, instructed that Zhong Luotan the town government coordination, union animal illness controls, department personnel and so on sanitation and antiepidemics, goes to the spot investigation. It is reported that the related personnel have fished 69 pig corpses at least. Except that outside dead pig, but also has part of poultry corpses and so on dead dog, dead chicken. The sanitary and anti-epidemic affair personnel well up to the span two nearly kilometers seven tablets, throw 灑 the lime, to spurt 灑 the disinfection liquid medicines.
Dead pig actually from where? Some local resident said that as early as in last December, the creek presented the multi-thread dead pig corpse, and definitely some people deliberately transport to this place abandon. Some residents said that at the end of last month once witnessed pair of suspicious men and women, are opening passengers and cargo Che Shidao stealthily the riverside, then tosses into one by one dead pig in the river, “at that time I treated am hiding the place, probably looked at 30 minutes, the death pig which abandons is had seven, eight heads.”
Expects the unlicensed pig farm to abandon
According to media reporter investigates, is away from the discovery pig corpse place insufficient half kilometer, had two large-scale pig farms. And a pig farm surname boss Chen speaks frankly the worry, “my this pig farm raised has surpassed 500 pigs, once had the epidemic situation, the consequence was inconceivable!”Mr. Chen indicated that the river course upstream is equipped with many small pig farms, estimated the dead pig rushes from the upstream, and possibly is the unlicensed pig farm dislikes troublesome, only then directly tosses into the dead pig the creek.
According to the local media reported that the creek nearby pig farm reaches several hundred, investigates the dead pig origin existence difficulty. Guangzhou Bureau of agriculture Department locks the nearby three kilometer scope investigation initially, the spot-check live pig's state of health, verifies whether to have the eruption epidemic situation.
Question pig inflow market condition
On the other hand, the Shanxi Hongtong County raising livestock bureau officials accepted newspaper reporter yesterday when the inquiry confirmed that the locality also had the massive pigs only to infect plague death, as for had how many inflow market condition to investigate. Statistics indicated that only Hongtong County ten thousand An Town place, on some 1300 pig death, the pig agriculture loss is at least serious.
But some villagers spoke frankly that loses for the reduction, the partial sickness pig has sold to the pig to sell, hundred catty above sickness pig each catty sells for five Yuan, dead pig each first 100 Yuan, six, 70 catty death pigs can only sell to 20 Yuan. The villagers said that at first discovered the epidemic situation was beginning of last month, has been very serious to the last ten days of the month. But the Hongtong County raising livestock bureau concerned officials indicated that the preliminary diagnosis is attaches the red blood cell body and the hog cholera syndrome, and non-vanishing seven year large-scale eruption pig blue otopathy.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
The corpse floats creek Guangzhou to doubt explodes the hog cholera
Ha Tinh: pigs died due to a series of outbreaks described
- On 4-2, farms raising pigs in Thai Nguyen Anh Huy in Tan Quang commune, Germany Lang, Tho Duc district (Ha Tinh) with 208 pigs appear symptoms mom purple, purple ears; some children pig sows are pregnant or to say later and then died series.
Next, 256 pigs of four neighboring households (under Lang in Germany) and bulk disease and death. According to Huy, on 20-1 after detected in 450 pigs of the farm has been sick children, anorexia, he was with veterinary stations and local government. Right then, veterinary stations have direct patient product samples. Last known test pigs were on this description. At the local government is implementing the mob, dập outbreaks in areas with dead pigs.
Doubts explodes plague Guangzhou creek to flood the dead pig
Inland erupted a pig collective to infect again the death event, Guangzhou Baiyun District Zhong Luotan the creek discovered the other day the massive dead pigs, but also had the dead cat, the dead dog corpse, caused the river water stench, the local pig household sorrow eruption epidemic situation, once initiated panic.
But the Shanxi Province Hongtong County had large quantities of pigs only to infect plague death recently, this county ten thousand An Town discovered that over thousand die of illness the pig, but the local pig agriculture loses for the reduction, will get sick the pig even dead pig to sell to the underground slaughter house unexpectedly in private, dies of illness the pork to fear in large numbers flowed in the market. "New Bulletin" reported that Guangzhou Baiyun District Zhong Luotan the creek recently discovered large quantities of dead pigs, only on the fourth of the month and on fifth, the concerned personnel have fished 69 pig corpses one after another, but besides the dead pig, the dead dog dead chicken and so on other domestic animal domesticated fowl's corpse also floats on the stench river surface.
The Guangzhou seven tablets well up the disinfection explosion-proof epidemic situation
The sanitary and anti-epidemic affair personnel already “seven tablets welled up” to the span two nearly kilometers well up the section to throw 灑 the lime comprehensively, and the coast spurts 灑 the disinfection liquid medicines. Guangzhou Bureau of agriculture animal CSC heart expert carried on the analysis the other day to the dead pig, removes the human and animals altogether to contract the epidemic situation possibility initially, the Baiyun District guard department has gathered the sample carries on the investigation to the dead pig source and the cause of death, has not for the present has the result.
Because the locality has reaches several hundred pig farms, the dead pig originates is unclear until now, has the pig agriculture to worry the eruption plague. Zhong Luotan the town government on fifth, has arranged the personnel to do an inspection along the route to the entire town creek, and carries on the inspection one by one to the entire town scope's pig farm.
Moreover, the Hongtong County raising livestock bureau officials accepted newspaper reporter yesterday when the inquiry confirmed that the locality had the massive pigs only to infect plague death, as for had how many inflow market condition to investigate. Statistics indicated that only Hongtong County ten thousand An Town at least has 1300 pig deaths, the pig agriculture loss is serious. According to the local resident said that the locality discovered at the first epidemic situation is early January, very serious, many pig farm's pigs only even completely have died in late January. The Hongtong County raising livestock bureau concerned officials indicated that the raising livestock bureau receives the first example dead pig report is in January 31, the preliminary diagnosis is attaches the red blood cell body and the hog cholera syndrome, is not the blue otopathy, such condition is not the significant animal epidemic situation, cannot report.
Hongtong County village 80% pig death
According to this town south step stops the village pig farmer to indicate that the entire villiage has 200 households to raise pigs, but the present entire villiage is only left over very few pig, the mortality rate reaches over 80%.
In this town remote road section, often obviously discards dies of illness the pig in the roadside, the edge, but the local villagers indicated that is discarded is only several catty or smaller pig, slightly big spot Cheng Zhu and the sow all sold.
Some villagers disclosed that the massive pigs only die make them to lose seriously, loses for the reduction, after the pig agriculture discovers the pig gets sick, namely the notice pig sells discusses the price, hundred catty above sickness pig each catty may sell for five Yuan, once died discusses only sells, a dead pig 100 Yuan, 60-70 catty death pigs only could sell to 20 Yuan. The dead pig sells after the underground slaughter house, many only then carries on slaughtering in the evening, quite hides.
ProMed: EBOLA-RESTON, SWINE - PHILIPPINES: HUMAN SEROPOSITIVE, WHO
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Source: World Health Organization (WHO)
Alert and in case of epidemic and pandemic outbreaks of epidemics [edited]
Discovery of the Ebola-Reston virus in pigs and humans in the Philippines
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The January 23, 2009, the Government of the Philippines
announced that a person, believed she
been in contact with sick pigs, was
positive results in search
antibody (IgG) against the Ebola-Reston.
30 [Jan. 2009], the government announced that 4
others had yielded results
positive in the search for these antibodies: 2
farmers in Bulacan, another farmer
Pangasinan - these 2 farms in Northern Luzon
are currently under quarantine because of
infection with Ebola-Reston found at
pigs - and a butcher in the slaughterhouse
Pangasinan. The person who announced the
the 23 positive tests [Jan 2009] student, as
information, pigs at his home in Valenzuela
City, a neighborhood in the metropolitan area of Manila.
The Ministry of Health of the Philippines
stated that people have given tests
Positive appear healthy and have not had
significant disease in the last 12
months. The team in charge of the investigation indicated
it was possible that these people have 5
been exposed to the virus as a result of contact
direct contact with sick pigs. The use
personal protective equipment is not
common among those who care for these animals.
It follows from these observations and studies
earlier that the Ebola-Reston is
transmitted to humans without causing disease.
However, current data only cover
healthy adults and it would be premature
to draw conclusions for the whole of the
population. It is likely that the threat is
low for healthy adults but
is unknown for other groups of
population, as the immunocompromised, the
people with other diseases, pregnant women and children.
The Philippine government shall
contact tracing of 5 persons
gave positive tests. In addition, analysis
are underway for other people
could have been in contact with pigs
patients on 2 farms located in
quarantine in the provinces of Bulacan and
Pangasinan which was reported in 2008 pigs
simultaneously infected by the syndrome
dysgenesis and swine respiratory (PRRS) and
Ebola-Reston. 2 These holdings remain
quarantine and the Philippine government
maintain its voluntary suspension of
exports of live pigs and pork fresh or frozen.
The Philippine government announced
adopting a common strategy of the Ministries
of Health and Agriculture to limit the
risks of Ebola-Reston for health
feed and he stressed that the
local authorities, the sector of the pig
and the general public would play a key role in its implementation.
With its international partners, WHO
continue to support the Government
Philippines in its efforts to better understand
Ebola-Reston, its effects on the be
human and measures to reduce any risk to health.
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FAO (United Nations
Food and Agriculture) reported
discovered for the very first time
Ebola-Reston virus among pigs,
Philippines and announced the dispatch of a team
experts at the request of Manila. The virus was
isolated as a result of research laboratory
triggered by increased mortality
in swine farms in 2007 and 2008. The
virus has been detected among the Philippines
monkeys. FAO states that the Reston strain
can infect humans, but that
serious illnesses or deaths have been reported
to date, unlike the strains of Zaire or
Sudan. (Source:
)
You can access the map of the Philippines
.
- Mod.SC]
Autonomous Region Health Department report released in January of statutory notifiable communicable diseases
(AP) Autonomous Region Department of Health announced in January this year, the statutory reporting of infectious disease showed that: in January, the region has reported a total of A and B 10,604 cases of infectious disease cases, death 36 people, has 17 kinds of A and B infection Disease outbreaks reported.
In January, I Zone A and B report the number of cases of infectious diseases top five diseases were tuberculosis, hepatitis B, syphilis, hepatitis C and gonorrhea, accounting for A and B of the total number of reported cases of infectious diseases 94.51% . Occurrence of infectious disease deaths were AIDS, tuberculosis, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis and human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza.
In January, I zone C were reported 1711 cases of infectious disease cases, no deaths. Number of reported cases of diseases, the first three were: mumps and other infectious diarrhea and rubella, or C of the total number of reported cases of infectious diseases 84.04 percent.
According to the Office of Disease Control Department of Health analysis of our region in January smooth infectious diseases, especially measles and new work into the immunization program against hepatitis A, mumps and other diseases the number much lower than in previous years. However, the current is still at a high incidence of respiratory infections season, in January the region report the number of cases of influenza A level higher than the same period last year; and a high-one cases of human infection of bird flu caused.
Autonomous Region Department of Health urged all localities to conscientiously implement the expansion of national immunization planning the measures to strengthen personnel training, technical guidance and supervision, to ensure that medical and health institutions at all levels conscientiously implement pre-screening of fever patients at the clinics, patients are epidemiological case investigate, isolation and medical treatment, close contacts under medical observation, disinfection of infected foci, infectious disease prevention and treatment of infectious diseases education and information network, such as prevention and control measures directly reported effective control of human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza, measles , mumps and hand, foot and mouth disease epidemic.
ProMed: AVIAN INFLUENZA (12): CHINA, HUMAN, ANIMAL INFECTIONS
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Date: Fri 6 Feb 2009
Source: Reuters [edited]
<http://uk.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUKPEK142436>
China defends bird flu vaccination plan despite deaths
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China's Ministry of Agriculture on Friday [6 Feb 2009] defended its
bird flu vaccination programme, stating there had been no outbreaks
since last June [2008] despite a number of human cases, some fatal,
this year. Human cases and the appearance of dead wild birds in Hong
Kong have caused some experts and media reports to question whether
the virus is widespread but undetected in China.
A total of 5 people died of bird flu in China in January [2009], in
regions far removed from each other and in which there were no
reported cases of bird flu in birds. In addition, 3 others have
become ill, of which 2 have recovered, a toddler infected in Hunan
and a young man in Guizhou. Apart from the discovery of a case during
routine sampling in eastern China's Jiangsu province in December
[2008], Chinese testing has not detected any bird flu since June [2008].
The Ministry of Agriculture said in a report on its Web site that the
strain found in Jiangsu was a variant, requiring the modification of
the vaccine programme in the surrounding provinces of Zhejiang,
Shanghai, Anhui and Shandong.
Meanwhile, 2 ducks and a goose found in Hong Kong have tested
positive for H5N1, the strain of bird flu that can infect humans.
Hong Kong closed its Mai Po nature preserve as a precaution for 21
days from Friday [6 Feb 2009], after a dead grey heron found there
also tested positive for bird flu.
Hong Kong authorities are still testing 14 other dead birds found
last week on Lantau Island. "We're checking water currents" to see if
the birds were washed ashore from mainland China, a government
spokeswoman said.
China has vaccinated aggressively since bird flu first reappeared
among humans in Asia in 2003. But vaccination does not eliminate the
virus. In 2008, China reported 6 outbreaks of bird flu that killed
9000 birds and led to the culling of 590 000 birds.
[Byline: Lucy Hornby and Tan Ee Lyn]
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ProMED-mail Rapporteur Mary Marshall
[Following the information on human cases in China without data on
animal outbreaks, and the suspicion that dead infected birds were
being washed ashore in Hong Kong from mainland China (allegedly
coming from China's Pearl River Delta), ProMED-mail included, in its
posting 20090205.0514 of 5 Feb 2009, the following comment: "The
Chinese authorities may consider publishing details of their recent
active surveillance activities undertaken to investigate the source
of said human infections." The current posting may be seen as China's
initial response. Additional details on the number and locations of
investigations applied and samples tested, will help.
China's last (2) reports to the OIE on H5N1 in animals date back to
19 Dec 2008 (Immediate Notification) and 26 Dec 2008 (Follow-up
Report 1). They addressed 2 outbreaks in Jiangsu; see, including map, at
<http://www.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=event_summary&reportid=7623>.
- Mod.AS
ProMED: AVIAN INFLUENZA - MBDS REGION (06): VIET NAM
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Date: Sat 7 Feb 2009
Source: Agence France-Presse (AFP) [edited]
<http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gOqW_oyU7KRlA57WotO56ldQYi7g>
Viet Nam bird flu outbreak widens
---------------------------------
The H5N1 strain of bird flu has been reported in more localities
across Viet Nam, raising fears of a possible epidemic, official and
media reports said Friday [6 Feb 2009]. The latest outbreak occurred
on a farm in Mekong delta's Ca Mau province, where 300 unvaccinated
ducklings died of the virus, said the national animal health department.
The Hanoi-based office in its earlier reports said avian influenza
had been found in ducks in nearby Soc Trang province and Nghe An
province in the country's central. The state-run Thanh Nien newspaper
said Friday [6 Feb 2009] that southern Bac Lieu has been added to the
list of bird-flu hit provinces.
"Epidemics could spread easily because of cold weather and local
residents' habit of letting the ducks run around in rice fields,"
Thanh Nien said, adding thousands of infected poultry have died or
been culled this year [2009].
Earlier this month [February 2009], Viet Nam's capital Hanoi issued a
ban on the widespread use of motorbikes or bicycles to transport
poultry and livestock for fear it could help trigger an epidemic.
However, state media has frequently reported that meat products
continued to be transported by motorbike into the city daily despite the ban.
The communist state, which has been hit by bird flu since 2003,
reported a human case this year [2009], an 8-year-old girl from
northern Thanh Hoa province who has now recovered.
Her 13-year-old sister died in hospital earlier but was not tested
for H5N1 before the burial, health officials said.
Viet Nam has recorded 52 human deaths of bird flu, the 2nd highest
toll after Indonesia, where the virus has killed 115 people.
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[2]
Date: Fri 6 Feb 2008
Source: Saigon Daily [edited]
<http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Health/2009/2/68284/>
Outbreak of avian flu, central and southwestern regions
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The Department of Animal Health in the Mekong delta province of Soc
Trang on [5 Feb 2009] confirmed bird flu in 700 free-range water-fowl
in My Xuyen District. The 2-month-old ducks had previously been
vaccinated against the disease. Veterinarians culled all poultry and
disinfected the affected area to prevent the disease spreading.
As the duck breeder in Gia Rai had 29 ducks that died from bird flu
symptoms, the Department of Animal Health in the neighboring
province, southwest of Soc Trang, Bac Lieu destroyed 270 ducks and
veterinarians took samples for tests.
Ca Mau Province in the southern tip of Viet Nam, authorities are
worried that the spread of bird flu may be out of control. The
People's Committee issued instructions to cull diseased poultry and
any chickens with symptoms of avian influenza, not waiting for tests.
By [5 Feb 2009], nearly 3000 poultry in Thoi Binh District presented
symptoms of the disease.
It is a big challenge for veterinarians in the Mekong delta provinces
of Ca Mau, Soc Trang and Bac Lieu as bird flu occurred in flocks of
water-fowl raised in free-range conditions. Inspectors from the Ho
Chi Minh City Department of Animal Health fined 166 people for the
sale of live poultry and smuggling of water fowl into the city.
Unsafe poultry, including 600 cocks, 180 ducks, 544 dead poultry, 350
birds and over 22 000 eggs, have been destroyed.
Bird flu has not only occurred in southern Viet Nam but in the center
as well. The Department of Animal Health in the central province of
Nghe An and local administrators culled 380 ducks in Do Luong
District. The farmer's flock of water fowl died between [31 Jan 2009]
to [3 Feb 2009] and samples tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu
strain. 3000 dozes of vaccine against H5N1 and 60 liters of chemicals
have been earmarked for sterilization of the area.
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Date: Wed 4 Feb 2008
Source: Earth Times [edited]
<http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/254105,bird-flu-spreads-in-vietnam-after-culling-delay.html>
Bird flu spreads in Viet Nam after culling delay
------------------------------------------------
An outbreak of the H5N1 avian flu virus on a farm in Viet Nam's
Mekong Delta has spread to 5 neighboring hamlets because farmers and
local officials waited 2 weeks before culling infected birds, a
senior government official said Wednesday [4 Feb 2009]. Deputy
Minister of Agriculture Diep Kinh Tan said the flu had spread to
birds on 8 farms in 6 hamlets of Ca Mau, Viet Nam's southernmost
province. He said 3300 chickens and ducks had been destroyed by local
authorities.
Tan criticized local officials and farmers for failing to act
quickly, allowing the flu to spread. Birds began dying on the 1st
affected farm in mid-January [2009], but authorities did not begin
culling them until [30 Jan 2009].
On Monday [2 Feb 2009], the head of Khanh Binh commune, where the
outbreak started, blamed the farm's owner, who he said did not report
it until [29 Jan 2009]. Tan said local authorities and farmers became
lax in late 2008 because they thought they had prevented future
outbreaks. "Many farmers do not vaccinate their fowl," Tan said.
"Worse, there are cases of people throwing dead ducks in canals.
Canals distribute germs, so the risk of this dangerous disease
spreading is very high."
At a meeting of the National Steering Committee to Prevent Avian Flu
on Tuesday [3 Feb 2009], Tan said his ministry had asked all
localities to go on high alert to detect and halt the disease. But
Hoang Van Nam, deputy director of the Department of Animal Health,
said the cooperation of local officials was doubtful. "All the
guideline documents have been made available in the localities," Nam
said. "But will they implement them? That is the important thing."
Officials said the risk of contagion is high because farmers in the
Mekong Delta are harvesting their spring-winter rice crops, and
allowing flocks of ducks to move from farm to farm to eat the
leftover rice kernels.
"Bird flu in Ca Mau Province could turn into a serious epidemic for
the whole region if the localities don't obey regulations to prevent
and fight the epidemic," Tan said.
So far this year [2009], more than 16 000 fowl have been destroyed
due to bird flu in 3 provinces of Viet Nam. The government has
required all domestic fowl to be vaccinated for avian influenza since
2005. But many ducks and chickens on small farms go unvaccinated, and
some animal health experts believe the goal of full inoculation in
the country is unrealistic.
-snip-
7 birds test positive for H5N1
HONG KONG - HONG Kong authorities confirmed on Saturday that seven dead birds recently found in the territory all tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu strain.
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said laboratory tests confirmed that four chickens, a duck, a Peregrine Falcon and a Grey Heron found dead this month carried the deadly strain.
The Grey Heron was discovered earlier this month at a bird sanctuary located in the northwestern corner of Hong Kong which has since been temporarily closed. The reserve has been a known haven for migratory birds for decades.
The department said earlier it had found the H5N1 strain in four other dead birds collected in Lantau island in Hong Kong since January 29.
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Date: Sat 7 Feb 2009
Source: Reuters UK [edited]
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Viet Nam has new human bird flu case
------------------------------------
A 23-year-old man has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus in
northern Viet Nam, a state-run newspaper reported on Saturday [7 Feb
2009]. The online Lao Dong newspaper (<http://www.laodong.com.vn>)
quoted health officials as saying the man from Dam Ha district in the
northern province of Quang Ninh, about 150 km (93 miles) from Hanoi
had fallen ill and tests showed he carried the bird flu virus. The
report quoted doctors as saying the man had high fever and severe
respiratory problem.
Prior to this case, Viet Nam has this year confirmed one case of
human infection in the northern province of Thanh Hoa, involving an
8-year-old girl who fell sick after eating duck and chicken raised on
her family's farm. She has recovered.
On Saturday, the agriculture ministry said bird flu had infected
poultry in 3 provinces in the country, Ca Mau and Soc Trang in the
south and Nghe An in the central region.
The H5N1 flu remains largely a virus among birds, but experts fear it
could mutate into a form that is easily transmitted by humans and
spark a pandemic that could kill millions worldwide.
[Byline: Nguyen Nhat Lam and Sugita Katyal]
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Communicated by
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[This is the 2nd case of avian A/H5N1 influenza virus infection
recorded in Viet Nam in 2009, bringing the total number of cases
since 2003 to 108 (with 52 fatalities). The present condition of the
patient and the circumstances of his exposure to avian influenza
virus infection are not stated. Outbreaks of avian influenza in
poultry have not been reported in Quang Ninh province so far. The
preceding case was an 8-year-old girl in Thanh Hoa province who
survived. Her 13-year-old sister was a suspected case of avian
influenza virus infection, but this has not been confirmed as she
died subsequently and apparently no diagnostic materials are available.
A map of the provinces of Viet Nam can be accessed at:
<http://www.angelfire.com/co/hongnam/vnmap.html>. Quang Ninh is a
coastal province located in the the northern area. The
HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Viet Nam showing the
northern, central and southern areas is available at:
<http://healthmap.org/promed/en?v=14.9,108.5,5>. - Mod.CP]
China's Chief Veterinary: Human infection of bird flu has no necessary link with animal cases
www.chinaview.cn  2009-02-08 05:46:13 |   Print |
BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's Chief Veterinary said on Saturday that the human cases of bird flu did not necessarily mean there would be an outbreak among poultry, in response to the international expert's doubt. The human cases and the animal cases were not directly interlinked, which was quite common in the world. So far, 405 human cases from 15 countries have been reported, among which many occurred without the outbreak among animals. The infection sources is not clear yet, Yu Kangzhen, Chief Veterinary of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) told Xinhua in an interview. The infection rate among high-risk group including those who feed, kill and sell the poultry was not very high as a matter of fact, and no such cases were reported in China, Yu said. There is still much unchartered water in the bird flu study, which needs more scientific exploration by international researchers, he said. Eight human cases have been reported in seven provinces in China since January. But no epidemic outbreak of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza have been found in the seven provinces, based on the researches of the overall epidemiological situation and investigations still continuing, he told Xinhua. "The human cases show the virus must be circulating among birds," Vincent Martin, a senior technical advisor on avian flu for the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Wednesday, indicating that it was not normal that there had been no confirmation or reports of outbreaks in poultry. Such doubts intensified as poultry death was reported in Hong Kong, raising fears that the bordering Guangdong Province would be affected. Yu said the veterinary department in Guangdong had carried out epidemiological inspection and detected no such cases. Poultry in the province were all well-vaccinated as of November 2008, according to the MOA. The Chinese government attaches great importance to the anti-bird flu efforts. Local government are urged to report to the MOA within 24 hours after infection is defected, Yu said. Hundreds of the monitoring centers are established across the nation to keep close watch on the outbreak of the deadly virus. |
AVIAN INFLUENZA (12): CHINA, HUMAN, ANIMAL INFECTIONS
Source: Reuters [edited]
<http://uk.reuters.com/article/middleeastCrisis/idUKPEK142436>
China defends bird flu vaccination plan despite deaths
------------------------------------------------------
China's Ministry of Agriculture on Friday [6 Feb 2009] defended its
bird flu vaccination programme, stating there had been no outbreaks
since last June [2008] despite a number of human cases, some fatal,
this year. Human cases and the appearance of dead wild birds in Hong
Kong have caused some experts and media reports to question whether
the virus is widespread but undetected in China.
A total of 5 people died of bird flu in China in January [2009], in
regions far removed from each other and in which there were no
reported cases of bird flu in birds. In addition, 3 others have
become ill, of which 2 have recovered, a toddler infected in Hunan
and a young man in Guizhou. Apart from the discovery of a case during
routine sampling in eastern China's Jiangsu province in December
[2008], Chinese testing has not detected any bird flu since June [2008].
The Ministry of Agriculture said in a report on its Web site that the
strain found in Jiangsu was a variant, requiring the modification of
the vaccine programme in the surrounding provinces of Zhejiang,
Shanghai, Anhui and Shandong.
Meanwhile, 2 ducks and a goose found in Hong Kong have tested
positive for H5N1, the strain of bird flu that can infect humans.
Hong Kong closed its Mai Po nature preserve as a precaution for 21
days from Friday [6 Feb 2009], after a dead grey heron found there
also tested positive for bird flu.
Hong Kong authorities are still testing 14 other dead birds found
last week on Lantau Island. "We're checking water currents" to see if
the birds were washed ashore from mainland China, a government
spokeswoman said.
China has vaccinated aggressively since bird flu first reappeared
among humans in Asia in 2003. But vaccination does not eliminate the
virus. In 2008, China reported 6 outbreaks of bird flu that killed
9000 birds and led to the culling of 590 000 birds.
[Byline: Lucy Hornby and Tan Ee Lyn]
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail Rapporteur Mary Marshall
[Following the information on human cases in China without data on
animal outbreaks, and the suspicion that dead infected birds were
being washed ashore in Hong Kong from mainland China (allegedly
coming from China's Pearl River Delta), ProMED-mail included, in its
posting 20090205.0514 of 5 Feb 2009, the following comment: "The
Chinese authorities may consider publishing details of their recent
active surveillance activities undertaken to investigate the source
of said human infections." The current posting may be seen as China's
initial response. Additional details on the number and locations of
investigations applied and samples tested, will help.
China's last (2) reports to the OIE on H5N1 in animals date back to
19 Dec 2008 (Immediate Notification) and 26 Dec 2008 (Follow-up
Report 1). They addressed 2 outbreaks in Jiangsu; see, including map, at
<http://www.oie.int/wahis/public.php?page=event_summary&reportid=7623>.
- Mod.AS
The presence of human cases in the absence of reported avian
outbreaks may be seen as a discrepancy that needs to be addressed --
unless they are claiming that all the human cases were related to
exposure to healthy appearing poultry that were H5N1 infected and
excreters.... - Mod.MPP]
Flu closed class rage, hand washing three times last year in Harima, thorough and gargle / Hyogo
He has an influence on hardening of the flu, the closure of schools and kindergarten classes with a total of 207 local Harima (one end), about a year ago according to all three times that of Japan. 2 infection has been spread from earlier this month, educators "can not predict how and when to end" the tip of the iceberg.
According to the Environmental Health Science Center, Art, and the season is 12 months starting from the increasing number of patients, has been surging since Monday. A lot of people in the prefecture, the type of infection in Hong Kong, A and B that can also be seen Soviet-type virus. Center, "the night rain and washing hands, cough etiquette should thoroughly as possible and not the crowd. It is also recommended for wear masks," he said.
According to the Education Committee of each local government is at Himeji City Park School 54 class 149 class was closed, closed 41 schools and 30 grade school, I climbed to the zoo closed four schools. Kakogawa City is closing 24 schools and 15 classroom garden classes, Ako 12 schools in 36 closed-class zoo, Nishiwaki has closed 23 schools in the Park class. Kuno Hiroshi
◇ several different schools in tube stations closed by residents of the flu season (09 January 31 this time)
Number of patients with grade classes closed
Harima [East]
Kindergarten 1,019,175
Elementary 0,251,476
Junior 0,319,365
Kitaharima []
11,447 kindergarten
Elementary 11,222,646
Junior 0,410,261
Harima [in]
K 008,103
Elementary 2 18 43 2308
Junior High 0 13 9 1224
Nishi Harima []
30,355 kindergarten
Elementary 1,315,399
054,203 middle school
Total 9 61 207 6262
※ Province together. Takasago city Kakogawa Higashi Harima Akashi, Harima Kitaharima Inami ▽ Katou city Nishiwaki Miki Kasai Ono, Taka town in Harima ▽ = Himeji, Ichikawa Fukuzaki Harima West River God ▽ = Ako Shisou making Aioi City, town Sayou Kamigouri太子
Harima HIMEJI
Japan: Operational review, the prefecture's prefectures help other flu warning issued
Japan is five days, issue a warning that a flu pandemic occur throughout the prefecture. For more than two consecutive weeks in the standards of the country, "the great flu epidemic in the whole," a reminder. County officials are warning of the first measures, refer to the operation of the warning issued for Japan, decided to review.
According to the County Department of Health Policy, flu report from the medical point 17 prefectures, 90 January - Sunday 52 "50.64", 62's - a day in February "48 23 ". Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the number of patients per week to a certain point "30" is more than the reference value and the alarm started. Number of patients in the prefecture of the day until early in the season compared to 67 100 3003, was about three times.
According to the summary at the end of January of the Center, Chiayi County in Okinawa, Miyazaki, was fourth followed by a high level of prefectural governments. In addition to the top three County, Chiayi County, behind the reported number of Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Kagawa, Fukuoka, Niigata prefectures, or issue a warning at the end of January, the Home County (HP) with information about the alarm announced.
Accordance with the standards of the country and each province alarm indicates the status of the different health centers in Japan and a reminder to elaborate. Chiayi County "occur on a cold mass," only to announce to the media entitled, he had the flu do not issue a warning. He said, "that was issued in the past" and explain why. The review of the operation, striving to raise standards in accordance with national attention.
County, St. Antonio K (Nagasaki Tanitsu Yoshikatsu director) of a six-day, said it closed. Prefecture and the kindergarten, grade and middle school classes close 63 schools to a total of five days, a facility was closed.
Measures 5 closed schools in the prefecture flu
Japan: 5 schools closed down six classroom school classrooms flu
(February 3 19:30)
Aug. 3 is, for many believed flu symptoms, and four elementary schools, announced the closure of the class grade classroom in the school a total of six junior high schools. Period is from 2 to 4 days - 3 days. Leave flu measures were a total of 59 schools.
Schools will be closed the following year class.
Okamoto small grade 2 class 3 class 1 grade 2, Utsunomiya ▽ ▽南小雀宮class city a small annual city ▽西GA岡赤見small classes, a grade 3 class 1 grade 1 ▽ Sano Azuma Naka city
2009/02/06
Morioka City Health Center and the County Health Department said five contact with, Morioka, Ichinoseki, wild West, Takizawa four schools in five municipalities, climate students complain of flu-like symptoms including high fever, take him into close .
Instead of the severe, flu type A in school, a school in the type A and type B was confirmed. Closure measures 53 influenza season was more.
Measures the closure of each facility are as follows (in brackets the number of patients, the number of number of absences).
◇ ▽ school closure, a small油島Ichinoseki (both 5) Sunday School 3:00 Sunday ▽ -6 Rin Ogou Hiroshi Matino 2-5 years (both 12) Sunday School 2:00 Sunday -6
◇ ▽ closed classes in a classroom下小路Morioka 2 years (9, 8) 4, 2007 5:00 Sunday School ▽ -5 Midorigaoka Morioka four years and a small class (17, 11) 5 days 3 schools -6 second time Sunday ▽ Takizawa Village Takisawa two classes a year (with 4 people) Sunday School 5:00 Sunday -6
Japan: Editorial: Lessons生KASE flu this winter with new measures
The flu this winter, and always seems to look a little different. So I might have a person I'm dreading it.
Infection occurred in a hospital group in Machida, Tokyo, three elderly people died. Resistant virus resistance
to anti-influenza drug Tamiflu, according to the expansion in Japan.
Both can not be neglected. However, in this situation that was not entirely unexpected. Are likely to
underestimate the seasonal flu every year is not prevalent. In addition, lessons from the seasonal flu, thought
to occur in the near future, "avian flu" It is important to make the measures.
In Japan, each year, people die of the flu season. There are few years, as many are estimated to be a season
that killed more than 10,000 people. High risk of death in infants and the elderly.
This time, the hospital infection problem Machida's population, nearly 450 people have been hospitalized, the
average age was 83 years old. Many hospitals and welfare facilities for the elderly, the location of the watch.
Many of the patients and staff that had been vaccinated, but it was not defenseless. However, if the
preventive measures and thorough hand washing and wearing masks, there is a question. OKANAKU also
considering the need for prophylactic administration of anti-influenza drugs should not be in this facility. The
challenge is how to control traffic.
If avian flu, the more damage will be expanded. Keep in mind is that, to analyze the case, it生KASUBEKI the
future.
The emergence of drug resistant virus, it was expected to some extent. Regardless of antiviral drugs, even
antibiotics for bacteria, the emergence of resistant pathogens is the fate of. Tamiflu-resistant virus, in Europe
last season was detected in A-type high frequency of the Soviet Union. In Japan, the season A was found to
be resistant to most of the Soviet Union. So far, the antiviral drug Relenza is effective in another, the risk of
emerging resistance to this virus.
Because the resistance to Tamiflu pandemic virus, it is emerging as the Tamiflu resistant avian flu is not.
However, the possibility is not zero, or may later acquire resistance. Now, being a new anti-flu drug trial, that
you have more than one drug is important.
Of course, it is dangerous to rely on the anti-influenza drug. The method relies on a limited preventive
medicine and the limited measures taken to eliminate the time it was disabled. Have no immunity to avian flu
in humans, in particular, it is imperative that you try to diversify risks by various measures.
Outbreak of avian flu, central and southwestern regions
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| Residents in Thuong Tin District, Ha Noi, elbow each other to take must- be- destroyed poultry in spite of the government’s warning of bird flu ( Photo; SGGP) |
As the duck breeder, Tran Van Han, in Gia Rai had 29 ducks that died from bird flu symptoms, the Department of Animal Health in the neighboring province, southwest of Soc Trang, Bac Lieu destroyed 270 ducks and veterinarians took samples for tests.
Ca Mau Province in the southern tip of Vietnam, authorities are worried that the spread of bird flu maybe out of control.
The People’s Committee issued instructions to cull diseased poultry and any chickens with symptoms of avian influenza, not waiting for tests.
By February 5, nearly 3,000 poultry in Thoi Binh District presented symptoms of the disease.
It is a big challenge for veterinarians in the Mekong delta provinces of Ca Mau, Soc Trang and Bac Lieu as bird flu occurred in flocks of water-fowl raised in free-range conditions.
Inspectors from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Animal Health fined 166 people for the sale of live poultry and smuggling of water-fowl into the city. Unsafe poultry, including 600 cocks, 180 ducks, 544 dead poultry, 350 birds and over 22,000 eggs, have been destroyed.
Bird flu has not only occurred in southern Vietnam but in the center as well. The Department of Animal Health in the central province of Nghe An and local administrators culled 380 ducks in Do Luong District.
The farmer’s, Nguyen Van Hung, flock of water-fowl died between January 31 to February 3 and samples tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu strain. 3,000 dozes of vaccine against H5N1 and 60 liters of chemicals have been earmarked for sterilization of the area.
In related news, director of the Department of Animal Health in Section III Duong Tat Thang confirmed tests showed that swine of farmer Nguyen Thai Huy and his neighbors died of cholera, not of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus, commonly known as blue ear.
China is not an outbreak of bird flu in poultry
Village-level epidemic observers 645,000 people
Recently, media reports have said the UN Food and Agriculture Organization expressed the view that China's bird flu appears more than last year, China may have been an outbreak of bird flu.
Yesterday, the Ministry of Agriculture announced that the State Chief Veterinary Officer in Kangzhen express, at present, has been found of human infection with avian influenza cases in 7 provinces and municipalities, there was no poultry outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The nationwide epidemic of highly pathogenic avian influenza investigation work has been underway.
He explained that, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, the epidemic of highly pathogenic avian influenza within 24 hours should be reported to the Ministry of Agriculture. At present, governments at all levels are equipped with animal disease prevention and control institutions, also set up 645,000 village-level observers report the outbreak to ensure the timely reporting of outbreaks.
Hong Kong and Guangdong is now dead birds does not mean that the epidemic has
A reporter asked, Hong Kong has recently found to be infected with avian influenza virus dead birds, some people doubt China's Guangdong Province, which occurred in the avian flu epidemic, but the outbreak in Guangdong did not report.
In this regard, Yu Kangzhen said veterinary departments of Guangdong Province recently organized a special inspection of quarantine supervision and found no poultry outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza.
Since January this year, has informed the health sector in Beijing, Shanxi, Shandong, Hunan, Xinjiang, Guizhou, and Guangxi provinces 7 occurrence of eight cases of human infection with avian flu confirmed cases.
dispel doubts
"Does not mean that people infected poultry outbreak"
State Chief Veterinary Officer in Kangzhen yesterday said that at present, China has seen 38 cases of human infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza cases, only four cases of the outbreak has poultry. Environment exists in the virus, does not mean that there will be poultry bird flu outbreak.
Yu Kangzhen that is generally believed that, as long as the environment has the virus exist, people have been risk of infection. However, the existence of viruses in the environment does not mean that there will be poultry bird flu outbreak.
According to introduction, there are now 15 countries in 405 people infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza in Kangzhen that many cases are not in when an outbreak of bird flu infection, but the exact source of infection and infection remains unclear.
Start Tamiflu distributed in 5 health at Madiun
FRIDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2009 | 17:24 WIB
MADIUN, FRIDAY - Tamiflu, bird flu medicine, began to be distributed in five health centers by Madiun Madiun City Health Department following a number of dead poultry in the district Kelun, Kartoharjo, Madiun, which is positive of H5N1 virus affected (bird flu).
Five health centers that are distributed tamiflu Puskesmas Oro Oro Ombo, Patihan, Demangan, Banjarejo, and Manguharjo. Each health center distributed 600 tablets tamiflu. The health Tawangrejo the region is the duty of Kelun, thus not get tamiflu.
"Health is new, so we still find a place there for the placement of drugs. However, we will distribute it immediately," said City Health Office Head of Madiun Wardani, Friday (6 / 2).
"Currently Madiun City Health Department still has a reserve of tamiflu tablets 1300. Number of tamiflu is this enough to cope with bird flu," he said.
Until yesterday, no one of Madiun, especially Kelun, suffering symptoms such as bird flu. However, the health Tawangrejo already Kelun remind residents that have a fever with a temperature over 38 degrees celsius, shortness of breath, sore throat and to immediately to a health clinic.
Quang Ninh: Detecting the first patient infected with H5N1 virus
(LDDT) - That patients Mui Tai Ly, 23 years of age, ethnic Dao, villages Port Na, An Quang commune, Dam Ha district, Quang Ninh.
Patients have been through two emergency hospitals to district general hospital in Quang Ninh PM on 3.2.2009 in the state high fever, blood pressure dropped respiratory failure and severe. To have on the fourth hospital, but capable of recovery of patients likely evolve.
Patients were tested first using test quickly, but the results are negative. The second test with PCR method (method of integrating gen), the result is positive.
According to initial conclusions, patients Ly Tai Mui infected H5N1 virus. Specialists Hospital under the medical clinical tropical diseases and the epidemiological hygiene Central has been in Quang Ninh to review this case and localities where the disease source.
hat-tip Niman
Vietnam has new human bird flu case-paper
Source: Reuters
HANOI, Feb 7 (Reuters) -
A 23-year-old man has tested positive for the deadly H5N1 virus in northern Vietnam, a state-run newspaper reported on Saturday.
The online Lao Dong newspaper (www.laodong.com.vn) quoted health officials as saying the man from Dam Ha district in the northern province of Quang Ninh, about 150 km (93 miles) from Hanoi had fallen ill and tests showed he carried the bird flu virus.
The report quoted doctors as saying the man had high fever and severe respiratory problem.
Prior to this case, Vietnam has this year confirmed one case of human infection in the northern province of Thanh Hoa, involving an 8-year-old girl who fell sick after eating duck and chicken raised on her family's farm.
She has recovered.
On Saturday, the agriculture ministry said bird flu had infected poultry in three provinces in the country, Ca Mau and Soc Trang in the south and Nghe An in the central region.
The H5N1 flu remains largely a virus among birds, but experts fear it could mutate into a form that is easily transmitted by humans and spark a pandemic that could kill millions worldwide.
(Reporting by Nguyen Nhat Lam and Sugita Katyal)
hat-tip ironorehopper
Vietnam: Many robbed chickens destroyed ...
(HNMO) - 5-2 this afternoon, in Hong Van (Thuong Tin, Ha Noi) as functions of the destruction of 1500 chicken meat (with a total weight of about 3 tons) as stipulated, the many local people have been robbed rush chickens to take ...
Earlier, leaders of the Animal Health Department Hanoi, about 4 hours now 5-2, Fasteners in quarantine sectoral La Ba (Ha Dong) was detected and hold 1 car carrying sea control-34L 7612 transporting poultry without quarantine paper. Sectoral forces have carried out inspection, discovered the car has 1,500 chicken meat, with a total estimated weight of about 3 tons, while the quarantine has been treating date.
According to Nguyen Xuan Vui, Director Department Veterinary Department Hanoi, although there are of quarantine but treat dates, which demonstrates that the number of poultry transport vehicle is not transparent, there is a problem. Therefore, the industry has contact all of the Animal Health Ordinance and on the Decision on 51/QD-UBND 22-1-2009 City People's Committee. Hanoi.
Pm the same day, all of 1500 chicken meat to be kept above the beaches to Hong Van commune (Thuong Tin) to organize at all. However, here, when the field started to take them to chicken buried under a rule, the many local people have been robbed rush chickens to bring before the witness of all the forces present there. Down not only for chickens and get up to throw parties on how to download, people still poured buckets get investment vehicle carrying chickens and chèo up to rob the car ...
People jump for all the destroyed chickens cướp brought
Because of little functions, while the people back east, so the run only destroys the look. Even so convenient to get the chicken, which people have come up and saloon car driver always carry chickens between the beaches.
Therefore, 1500 is not chicken documents to be quarantined to keep all but not all of the 20%. Everywhere, the chickens dead people left vãi king. When you leave, the less well xách hands on some three children, including how many people download, even integrated over a dozen children.
Mr. Nguyen Xuan Vui said that all poultry in the area and was very difficult, while today the number of chickens on the chicken is just under arrest, a new counseling service subject, plus this time to local and no HPAI. Therefore, whether the Animal Health also present more than 10 people, with the market management and local security, but not stop the people robbed chickens destroyed. According to Mr Vui, the animal is active in the society, therefore, want to do is to have the attention, guidance issued by the stars above, the combination of strict local authorities and the consent of society, when you see sick birds, dead people should not use.
The amount of poultry on the same khử in the very Bencokid and concentrate 1 / 2 (usually killing only 1 / 10) to ensure that destroy the germs if any. Therefore, people should not eat this type of chicken. Please He said: "can not be confirmed is that the chickens do not carry disease, and it could be sowing vision for germs or cattle and poultry in the region." According to please, the only chicken in the infected, and 51 of the QD City People's Committee must all times.
Through here that all the cattle and poultry carrying the disease, unknown origin in the needs of the local government. Do not let unfortunate situation above happens again.
Duc Hai
HMM.. I'm guessing there will be a few more human cases in Vietnam
This destroys chicken is infected with H5N1 in chickens is not so?
Jumping down the chickens they choose to rob the chickens. .
Climb up the car to rob the chickens before disqualification of the function.
Its Health Hanoi for 4h am 5 / 2, the core and cross-sectoral in La Ba (Ha Dong) to keep vehicles transporting poultry without quarantine paper. Over 1500 vehicles have chicken, about 3 tons. Of sectoral decided destroys chicken this number.
Pm the same day, the number of poultry to be kept to the beaches in Hong Van (Thuong Tin) to all. When the field began to take them to chicken buried under the regulations locals rush robbed chickens.
Pm 5 / 2, while agencies Hanoi 1500 destroys chicken, weighing about 3 tons of beaches in Hong Van commune (Thuong Tin), the local people rush robbed chickens. Function of too few hands to roll.
People jumping from the get them to chickens, throwing up the above for how to download. Even, some people have come up and saloon car driver always carry chickens between the beaches. Therefore, the chicken destroys not exceed 20%
Avian influenza spread rapidly on a run of ducks
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HPAI recurrence many places, people robbed chickens go extinct
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The image: Two people sitting on the motorcycle so long for a chicken on the way from Vietnam-China border city of Lang Son. Chickens, ducks illegal importation from China without quarantine still continue daily in the news for chicken flu recurrence in many places in both countries. HANOI 6-2 (TH) - Avian Influenza recurrence many places on all three domain Vietnam since the beginning of the year to date and the latest news, the signs of this increasing concern on the European stage and have a Bùng able to return if no measures to deal vigorously and effectively. Department of Animal Health under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development CSVN today announced Sunday HPAI appear again in three provinces including Ca Mau, Soc Trang and in Nghe An in central Vietnam. Jan Islamic New Year and before Nguyen Ðan, HPAI has been at the Thai Nguyen, Thanh Hoa and Ca Mau make 16,000 poultry of all kinds must be destroyed. "Animal Health Department said on 3 February of Ca Mau, Soc Trang and Nghe An were detected HPAI out on chickens, ducks with a sick child to die than 1000. Minister of Agriculture has the power requirements of local dập translations, not to spread. "Newsletter Report Electronic VNExpress for such and for information that" On February 3, in Soc Trang, flu influenza was detected on their flocks of ducks breeding in Vienna Binh commune, My Xuyen district. Total influenza death is 520 children. The same day, in Nghe An, the animal also detect HPAI in a duck farms under Minh Son commune, Luong This district. Total sick child, death is 160 out of 500 children. Individual Ca Mau, and Bùng from 29 January on duck flocks in Khanh Binh, Tran Van Thoi district as 200 out of 580 children died. On 3 February, the animal appears to add new outbreak on flocks of ducks in Tan Loc Bac commune, Thoi Binh district as more than 300 sick children die. " Before this situation, the Ministry of Agriculture Hanoi with and had to "have sent the urgent request of the provincial focus of mob, extinguish outbreak avian influenza, not to spread a large scale. ” Ðan be infected should be all whole, spray drug targets in khử same area and at least 3 times a week. " Thus, avian influenza has appeared in Vietnam 6 years with hundreds of millions of birds died on or destroyed. Up to now, has at least 52 people died because of infectious avian influenza was announced officially, from many cases can be as a result of avian influenza, but no results medical test to confirm. Islamic months, an 8 year old girls in Thanh Hoa province identified avian influenza infection and have been timely treatment should die out. But her daughter's 13-year-old child is dead even with both eat meat killed thousand patients at home. Because blood samples of patients before burial so they can not confirm that the victim died because of the same H5N1 virus or the disease for a project with other manifestations of similar. With orders to prevent the maximum, the service trade, illegal transport of poultry from China still continues. According to the Tien Phong newspaper on 15 January 2009, testing blood samples from 16 birds imported through illegal ngả Lang Son showed that 8 samples positive for H5N1 virus. Only in 2008, the right cầm this province has kept nearly 190 tons of chicken meat, 208,840 and 270,590 eggs poultry breeds illegal import from China into Vietnam. This is only a part under arrest in poultry and eggs imported from the other side of the illegal border. This robs chicken buckets destroys According to news reports VNExpress many people in Hong Van commune, Thuong Tin district, Ha Noi's foreign kick buckets quickly go rob chickens were destroyed. If not for poor, people can not so reckless that even a danger to students par. To happen on Saturday afternoon on 5 February 2009 when a number of chickens "unknown origin" are not even being of quarantine and to bring all children around 1500. Number of chickens is the core and located in La Ba (Ha Dong) status revoked 4 am day before from a truck. Or for the number of chickens is to a what they belong on beaches in Hong Van Thuong Tin district to all the local people have come to rob. "People jump to all them to get the chickens, throwing up for the party on how to download. Even, some people have come up and saloon car driver always carry chickens between the beaches. Therefore, the chicken destroys not exceed 20%. " |
The fever women's bird flu fast test assumes the negative
[on.cc special news]Crown Prince Wells the hospital announces, because 46 year old of female patients have a fever in the morning today to this courtyard acute disease room treat, the hospital has arranged the patient to have a fever the isolation ward to remain in the hospital does further observes, the patient situation is stable. This female patient assumes the negative reaction to the bird flu
PEOPLE: WHO Official Fights To Stem Bird Flu Pandemic
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GENEVA (Nikkei)--A pandemic of avian influenza, or bird flu, is feared to one day infect billions of people around the globe. Dr. Nahoko Shindo, a medical officer at the World Health Organization, is among those who would be the first to know about such a devastating outbreak. Her job is to go to the site of an outbreak to examine patients, collect information and report it back to the WHO headquarters in Geneva. She also helps build local quarantine systems to prevent the spread of infection.
Since 2002, Shindo has been at the front lines of the fight against the viruses that cause serious illnesses like Ebola hemorrhagic fever, which spread in Africa; severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which broke out suddenly in Asia; and avian influenza, which is being closely monitored by health officials around the world. The 45-year-old Shindo is an infection specialist, highly praised by WHO Director-General Margaret Chan.
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Even with a protective suit, goggles and a high-performance face mask, there is no guarantee with today's medical technologies that Shindo and others working closely with highly contagious diseases will not be infected themselves. When there is an outbreak of an infectious disease in a region of conflict, Shindo travels there on a United Nations helicopter. Each time, she is literally putting her life at risk.
A single mother, Shindo naturally thinks about her 14-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter. However, she says she likes "the tension of devoting my entire self in an instant."
Shindo is driven by a sense of duty, remembering what her brother, four years her junior who had malignant brain tumor, told her one day in his hospital room: "I'm going to die soon, so I want you to become a medical doctor to tell others who are suffering from diseases like me that they have a tomorrow."
Her brother's condition suddenly worsened, and this turned out to be their last conversation.
Shindo, who was a junior in high school that time, had no plans for a medical career and chose engineering as her major in college. But she could not forget her brother's request, and she reapplied for medical school. After working at a university hospital as a physician and at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases, she passed the highly competitive application system for the WHO [.d] where, that time, only one in 617 was accepted [.d] and became a full-time employee at the organization.
Since the start of 2009, cases of bird flu infections have increased in China, in addition to Indonesia and Vietnam. "There's not enough information about infection routes from the areas affected by the disease," Shindo noted. Her battle against deadly diseases is clearly far from over.