#Japan: Kagoshima Poultry Outbreak Update #H5N1

Kagoshima bird flu, a highly pathogenic virus detection

Cranes wintering in the city's largest, after the 21st December, highly pathogenic viruses from birds virulent 6 Hooded (H5N1 type) was detected.

県はすでに、この農家の鶏約８６００羽の殺処分を始めた。

County has already begun about 8600 birds slaughtered chickens in this farm.

県の発表によると、出水市高尾野町 According to the county Takaonomachi Izumi 下水流 Shimozuru ( ( しもずる Sly servant ) ) で食用卵を生産している養鶏農家から２５日午後１時半頃、県北薩家畜保健衛生所に「鶏が相次いで死んでいる」と届け出があった。

Around 1:30 pm Sun 25 poultry farms producing eggs in the food, the livestock hygiene service center Hokusatsu County, "a series of dead chickens," and was reported.

この農家はツル越冬地にある観察センターから南東約２・３キロにある。

This farm is located approximately southeast of observation center on the 2.3 km crane wintering grounds.

According to the county Takaonomachi Izumi 下水流 Shimozuru ( ( しもずる Sly servant ) )

で食用卵を生産している養鶏農家から２５日午後１時半頃、県北薩家畜保健衛生所に「鶏が相次いで死んでいる」と届け出があった。

Around 1:30 pm Sun 25 poultry farms producing eggs in the food, the livestock hygiene service center Hokusatsu County, "a series of dead chickens," and was reported.

この農家はツル越冬地にある観察センターから南東約２・３キロにある。

This farm is located approximately southeast of observation center on the 2.3 km crane wintering grounds.

The health office survey, farmers turned out to be a total of about 160 birds had died between 25 days to 20 days.

うち９羽の死骸を簡易検査した結果、８羽から陽性反応が出た。

Dead birds were examined 9 out easily, leaving the eight birds tested positive.

県鹿児島中央家畜保健衛生所がＰＣＲ検査を実施し、検体からＨ５型のウイルスが検出された。

The PCR Prefecture Kagoshima Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Office will conduct the inspection, the samples were detected H5-type virus.