Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, May 13, 2010; 12:47 PM
The world has finally seen directly the turbulent plume of oil, gas and water billowing from a sliced steel pipe on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. But new video clips, released by BP Wednesday afternoon, haven't clarified one of the central unknowns in this crisis: Exactly how much oil is leaking into the gulf?
* Video of Gulf of Mexico oil leak from ocean floor
It's clearly a lot -- anyone can see that. But experts say that, without a meter, it's impossible to estimate the flow, particularly since it's a mixture of oil, gas and water.
"Anybody who can tell you how much oil is coming out of that thing is likely lying to you," Bruce Bullock, director of the Maguire Energy Institute at Southern Methodist University, said after reviewing the video.
But BP could use established scientific methods to measure the flow if it chose to do so, said Rich Camilli, an oceanographer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. One technique, for example, would use sonar in a manner quite similar to sonograms used in medical diagnostics, he said. Or BP could use the containment dome that was lowered to the sea bottom as a kind of measuring device.
"More information is always better. Right now there's only a very sketchy idea as to what the flow rates are. It's important to have very accurate numbers, if nothing else to scale the response for the oil slick," Camilli said.
The oil slick on the surface of the gulf is a moving target for scientists trying to estimate the rate of oil leaking 5,000 feet below. The slick has changed sizes in heavy seas. There is an unknown amount of oil below the surface. And as of mid-week the slick had been pounded with 428,000 gallons of chemical dispersants dropped from a fleet of aircraft, BP spokesman Andrew Gowers said. Another 28,000 gallons of chemicals have attacked the plume at the sea floor in three "tests" of deep sea chemicals, Gowers said.
This oil is on the lighter end of the density scale, Gowers said.
"It's not thick, heavy crude that goes glop. It's light crude that when it reaches the surface of the water, it's more like iced tea," he said.
The official number for the rate of oil leaking is 5,000 barrels a day. The figure, announced April 28 by the Coast Guard, is a National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration estimate, based on aerial imagery and scrutiny of video from the sea bottom.
But officials have repeatedly tried to back away from the suspiciously round figure. Jane Lubchenco, the NOAA administrator, told The Post that the estimate should be considered "5,000 barrels-ish."
The round figure has been called a "guesstimate" by BP's chief executive officer, Tony Hayward.
Two weeks ago, an outside researcher, oceanographer Ian MacDonald of Florida State University, used satellite images gathered by the organization SkyTruth to produce an estimate of 26,000 barrels of oil a day. But MacDonald has made clear that it's a rough estimate and hasn't been subjected to scientific peer review.
"I shouldn't be trying to estimate these flow rates in the media; we should be trying to do this in scientific papers," he said.
* The oil drilling rig Deepwater Horizon suffered a blowout April 20 and, after burning for two days, sank to the bottom of the gulf. The Coast Guard initially said that the oil slick at the surface was from the rig itself, and Rear Adm. Mary Landry said there was no sign of a leak from the well itself. On April 24, two leaks were found by robotic submarines, and the Coast Guard estimated the leak at 1,000 barrels a day. Four days later, another, smaller leak was discovered, and Landry announced the higher estimate of 5,000 barrels.
News organizations, scientists and environmental groups asked BP to make public the video of the main leak, which comes from a pipe called the riser, about 460 feet from the blowout preventer that sits atop the wellhead. BP complied Wednesday with two short video clips, one showing the pipe spewing oil and gas, the other capturing the moment when a containment dome was lowered onto the leak in an abortive effort to capture the oil. The dome quickly clogged with slushy methane hydrates, formed by the mixture of pressurized gas and cold water.
Greg McCormack, director of the Petroleum Extension Service at the University of Texas, said the one revelation in the new video is the abundant gas that can clearly be seen spewing from the pipe in tandem with the darker oil. That might be a good sign, he said.
"If this was an all-oil well, you'd have a lot more oil flowing into the environment. Gas getting into that atmosphere is not the greatest thing, but it's a lot better than getting oil into the environment."
MacDonald, meanwhile, thinks BP should make more video public and enable the world's researchers to eyeball more fully the plumes of oil and gas.
"We're fighting a battle against this spill, this leak. Any military person knows that good casualty reports are the key to victory," MacDonald said.
Asked why the video hadn't been released earlier, BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles suggested that the technicians fighting the leak had been too busy to take the time to prepare the imagery for public scrutiny.
"This data is not easy to capture," Suttles said. "We actually have to assign some of our technicians to gather that data."
Coast Guard Rear Adm. Mary Landry said the government has had access to the video in real time, but indicated that it was up to BP whether the video could be made public. "It's BP's video," she said.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
North: Number of people infected from swine Streptococcus increase
Thursday, 13.05.2010, 12:11 (GMT +7)
(SGGPO) .- On 13-5, Dr. Tran Nhu Duong, Deputy Director of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said in Hanoi and some northern provinces are still recorded cases of acute diarrhea caused by dangerous bacteria described. Most recently, the Tropical Disease Hospital Central has received a female patient aged 65, in Dong Da district (Hanoi) to the emergency caused by acute diarrhea, the results showed positive implants distributed with the cholera bacterium.
More worryingly, the patients described in Hanoi from this year are not yet determined the cause of diseases caused by specific foods. Generally from early March until now, the North has recorded 106 patients with acute diarrhea in 5 provinces / cities including Hanoi, Ha Nam, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh. The patients most meals related to the people, no secondary cases.
Meanwhile, the number of people infected swine streptococcus bacteria from growing in parallel with the blue ear pig disease. Up to now, Tropical Disease Hospital Central has received 14 cases of swine streptococcus, including nearly 10 patients to hospital emergency, in serious condition such as meningitis, severe sepsis, drop in blood pressure, pre-shock, coma. Through epidemiological investigation, the cases would have to eat undercooked pork, blood pudding or contact with sick pigs.
(SGGPO) .- On 13-5, Dr. Tran Nhu Duong, Deputy Director of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said in Hanoi and some northern provinces are still recorded cases of acute diarrhea caused by dangerous bacteria described. Most recently, the Tropical Disease Hospital Central has received a female patient aged 65, in Dong Da district (Hanoi) to the emergency caused by acute diarrhea, the results showed positive implants distributed with the cholera bacterium.
More worryingly, the patients described in Hanoi from this year are not yet determined the cause of diseases caused by specific foods. Generally from early March until now, the North has recorded 106 patients with acute diarrhea in 5 provinces / cities including Hanoi, Ha Nam, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh. The patients most meals related to the people, no secondary cases.
Meanwhile, the number of people infected swine streptococcus bacteria from growing in parallel with the blue ear pig disease. Up to now, Tropical Disease Hospital Central has received 14 cases of swine streptococcus, including nearly 10 patients to hospital emergency, in serious condition such as meningitis, severe sepsis, drop in blood pressure, pre-shock, coma. Through epidemiological investigation, the cases would have to eat undercooked pork, blood pudding or contact with sick pigs.
Second polio case reported in Russia
 Gennady Onishchenko. Photo: RIA Novosti Another polio case has been reported in Moscow, Russia’s Chief Health Inspector Gennady Onishchenko said. The first case occurred in the Irkutsk region (Siberia). Both diseased are children who returned from infection-hit Tajikistan. Onishchenko said that thousands of Russian soldiers located in Tajikistan will get polio- vaccines as soon as possible. Currently 215 children in Tajikistan are in hospitals and 15 died of polio. |
2 poliomyelitis cases registered in Russia
| 2 poliomyelitis cases registered in Russia 13.05.2010, 17.54 |  |
|  MOSCOW, May 13 (Itar-Tass) - The two Tajik poliomyelitis-infected baby girls, who have been hospitalized in Russia, are in a satisfactory condition, head of Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Consumers Protection and Welfare (Rospotrebnadzor) Gennady Onishchenko told a news conference on Thursday.According to Onishchenko, one of the girls, a nine-month baby, is undergoing treatment at an Irkutsk-based hospital. Another polio case was diagnosed in an infant girl in Moscow. The baby in Irkutsk “has normal temperature, her condition is considered as stable, but she still has a facial nerve paralysis,” Onishchenko said, adding that the girl in Moscow is also in a satisfactory condition. The babies had been brought to Russia before the latter banned any children under the age of six from entering Russia from Tajikistan over a polio outbreak in the republic, the chief sanitary officer said and promised that the two sick babies will receive all necessary treatment and “medics will do their best to prevent their disability.” The poliomyelitis situation in Russia is under control, with the bulk of population being vaccinated against the disease, Onishchenko said and added that the poliomyelitis virus might be carried by adults from Tajikistan. According to Onishchenko, this is a “so-called wild virus of the Indian origin.” Currently, about 1,000 children of Russian servicemen are staying on the territory of Tajikistan, Onishchenko said and vowed all of them would be vaccinated. Those of them who are not vaccinated before leaving Tajikistan, will receive a vaccine in Russia. Moreover, about 1,000 Russian regular soldiers serving in Tajikistan will also be vaccinated against poliomyelitis, as will be those servicemen who will arrive to replace them, Onishchenko said. As of now, 298 poliomyelitis cases have been registered in Tajikistan, of which 15 were lethal. The Russian chief sanitary officer described efforts taken by Tajik medics as “inefficient.” Poliomyelitis, often referred to as polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral infectious disease spread from person to person, primarily via the fecal-oral route. Although around 90% of polio infections cause no symptoms at all, affected individuals can exhibit a range of symptoms if the virus enters the blood stream. In about 1% of cases the virus enters the central nervous system, preferentially infecting and destroying motor neurons, leading to muscle weakness and acute flaccid paralysis. Different types of paralysis may occur, depending on the nerves involved. The disease mainly affects children of up to three to five years of age and can be prevented by immunization. Babies under one year of age are most sensitive to polio. The world’s first living polio vaccine technology was elaborated in 1959 in the Soviet Union, and ever since the Poliomyelitis Institute of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences has been producing the vaccine to meet the Russian and foreign demand. A year before the collapse of the Soviet Union, in 1990, the United Nations set a daring task to eradicate the disease by 2000, but failed. Nonetheless, the World Health Organization (WHO) has succeeded to do away with poliomyelitis in North America in 1994, and in Europe in 2002. Large-scale immunization campaigns of children under five years of age have brought polio occurrence from 350,000 cases in 1988 down to 1,163 cases in 2005. However, polio cases have again been registered in ten countries, where the disease was reported to be eradicated. These countries include Somalia, Indonesia, Yemen, Angola, Ethiopia, Chad, Sudan, Mali, Burkina Faso, Eritrea, Cameroon. Poliomyelitis outbreaks have also been registered in India, Nigeria, Niger, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia. As one of the ten most dangerous infections, poliomyelitis has been on Russia’s national preventive immunization calendar since 2001. Under this calendar, children are first vaccinated against poliomyelitis at the age of three months, and then vaccination is repeated four times. Epidemiologists say that a freshly inoculated vaccine is enough to protect children from enteric virus-71 causing aseptic meningitis, but in cases of outbreaks its is strongly recommended to have one more immunization. According to epidemiologists, from 10 to 15 polio cases are registered in Russia annually, but in such cases the disease is diagnosed after a classical inoculation with a living vaccine. “Such cases are very rare, since they are registered in children with primary immunodeficiency,” a source in the Research Institute of Epidemiology told Itar-Tass. To prevent such cases, since 2008 children have been inoculated with inactive vaccines incapable of causing the disease. |
Vietnam: Hanoi Cholera: Food undetermined causes cholera
3/15/10
Dr. Tran Nhu Duong, Deputy Director of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, on 12-5, says Hanoi and some northern provinces still recorded scattered cases of acute diarrhea caused by cholera bacteria.
From early March until now, the North has recorded more than 100 patients with acute diarrhea in five provinces and city: Ha Noi, Ha Nam, Hai Duong, Bac Ninh and Hai Phong.
According to epidemiologists, patients suffering from cholera in Hanoi early this year have not yet determined what caused food.
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Dr. Tran Nhu Duong, Deputy Director of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, on 12-5, says Hanoi and some northern provinces still recorded scattered cases of acute diarrhea caused by cholera bacteria.
From early March until now, the North has recorded more than 100 patients with acute diarrhea in five provinces and city: Ha Noi, Ha Nam, Hai Duong, Bac Ninh and Hai Phong.
According to epidemiologists, patients suffering from cholera in Hanoi early this year have not yet determined what caused food.
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Vietnam: Quang Nam Province Update
There has been confusion in Quang Nam Province. Here are some notes I have:
May 13, 2010
Near this month, a private herd was disease and death in Binh Dao (Thang Binh) to pig farmers in the province of confusion. Landscape busiest day in market swine Ba Ren (Ren Ba village, a commune of Xuan Que, Que Son) also fall into the tedious hours, mild understand by volume sellers and buyers at the margins.
Humid
The time for pig trading activities take place most exciting markets Ba Ren is about 8 am, but this month has slipped into near humid landscape, activity in moderation. Market neighborhood filled container bamboo pig baskets stacked in high piles. On the way concrete is on the market only four baskets piglets, located about 20 pigs in baskets scolded. Some women also sat quietly selling pork. Tran Thi Hong, a small business selling pork varieties, said: "Before, every day of pig on market fluctuations over the thousands of children, the day is also very much only about 300 pigs on the same market. Number of people to purchase less permanently, markets only work in moderation. "
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Control service
Even after many herd information in the commune of Binh Dao suddenly become infected, die with the same symptoms stop eating, body flushed ..., Thang Binh district leaders have asked relevant government and social Binh Dao quickly deploy the same series of strong measures to control, extinguish the epidemic. In addition to establishing key points to tight control block the transport of pigs from the service, trade ban, slaughter and consumption of pork and pork products are also immediately proclaimed. Thanks to the aggressive forces of the local branch of shock and youth social scene rampant pork sold in markets Tea threats and some other places have been completely flattened. In particular, due emphasis to promote advocacy, awareness raising among the population, the situation properly dispose of dead pigs in Binh Dao does not happen as the first outbreak.
At noon yesterday (12-5), speaking with reporters in Quang Nam, Nguyen Thanh Nam - Vice Director Chi Quang Nam Department of Animal Health said in addition to sending forces Binh Dao technical support veterinary officials and government social prevention and control units for emergency hospital has spent much of Thang Binh engines and pumps more than 1,200 liters of chemicals Benkocid to implement sanitation work regularly pens, pepper spray independent, large-scale disinfection to urgently curb the spread of the virus. After quickly destroying infected pigs 41 of 26 farming households are now within a half months (from 29-4 to 12-5) in the commune of Binh Dao arising not add any new outbreak. Nam said: "By this time the disease can be confirmed on the herd in Binh Dao has been basically put under control".
However, Mr Nam launched a information are very worrying: Central Regional Animal Health 4 (closed in TP. Danang, attached to the Department of Animal Health Central - MARD) has announced, all four samples taken on infected herd in Binh Dao service sent out for testing were negative for the virus that causes blue ear disease and cholera. But when doing the 2nd test in the first four pieces of this positive virus Streptococcus. According to Australia, Streptococcus disease is more dangerous than the blue ear. This virus spreads very fast, devastating, especially longer a serious threat to human health. Functional agencies warned in the days ahead if farmers, local authorities and relevant agencies showed loose in the prevention of virus outbreaks and will be re-spread out wide.
PPRS
5/11:
Wednesday, 12/05/2010, 14:36
TP - Day 11-5, Pham Hong Linh Thanh, Head of Epidemiology - Department of Animal Health in Quang Nam province, said: "Disease outbreaks in pigs in Binh Dao, Thang Binh district in April is not translated Blue ear pig. FMD virus types of mass death has not yet discovered."
According to test results of the regional veterinary offices IV, the samples in Binh Dao dead pigs were negative for blue ear pig viruses in pigs and cholera.
Disease outbreaks in pigs in Binh Dao, Thang Binh district (Quang Nam) in mid-April, killing more than 40 pigs
5/4:
The test samples infected pigs in Quang Nam province is negative for blue ear disease.
5/3:
Currently, there are 12 provinces of Hai Duong, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Quang Nam, Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, Lang Son and Nghe An untreated ear diseases 21 days.
4/29
Free green ear broke out in Hai Duong province in late March, has now spread to 130 communes, wards and towns in 19 districts, nine towns of the province of the Red River Delta region and Quang Nam province
4/28
The Department of Animal Health, on the blue ear pig appeared in nine provinces and the Red River Delta region is: Hai Duong, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, Hanoi , Quang Nam and Nam Dinh.
May 13, 2010
Near this month, a private herd was disease and death in Binh Dao (Thang Binh) to pig farmers in the province of confusion. Landscape busiest day in market swine Ba Ren (Ren Ba village, a commune of Xuan Que, Que Son) also fall into the tedious hours, mild understand by volume sellers and buyers at the margins.
Humid
The time for pig trading activities take place most exciting markets Ba Ren is about 8 am, but this month has slipped into near humid landscape, activity in moderation. Market neighborhood filled container bamboo pig baskets stacked in high piles. On the way concrete is on the market only four baskets piglets, located about 20 pigs in baskets scolded. Some women also sat quietly selling pork. Tran Thi Hong, a small business selling pork varieties, said: "Before, every day of pig on market fluctuations over the thousands of children, the day is also very much only about 300 pigs on the same market. Number of people to purchase less permanently, markets only work in moderation. "
-snip-
Control service
Even after many herd information in the commune of Binh Dao suddenly become infected, die with the same symptoms stop eating, body flushed ..., Thang Binh district leaders have asked relevant government and social Binh Dao quickly deploy the same series of strong measures to control, extinguish the epidemic. In addition to establishing key points to tight control block the transport of pigs from the service, trade ban, slaughter and consumption of pork and pork products are also immediately proclaimed. Thanks to the aggressive forces of the local branch of shock and youth social scene rampant pork sold in markets Tea threats and some other places have been completely flattened. In particular, due emphasis to promote advocacy, awareness raising among the population, the situation properly dispose of dead pigs in Binh Dao does not happen as the first outbreak.
At noon yesterday (12-5), speaking with reporters in Quang Nam, Nguyen Thanh Nam - Vice Director Chi Quang Nam Department of Animal Health said in addition to sending forces Binh Dao technical support veterinary officials and government social prevention and control units for emergency hospital has spent much of Thang Binh engines and pumps more than 1,200 liters of chemicals Benkocid to implement sanitation work regularly pens, pepper spray independent, large-scale disinfection to urgently curb the spread of the virus. After quickly destroying infected pigs 41 of 26 farming households are now within a half months (from 29-4 to 12-5) in the commune of Binh Dao arising not add any new outbreak. Nam said: "By this time the disease can be confirmed on the herd in Binh Dao has been basically put under control".
However, Mr Nam launched a information are very worrying: Central Regional Animal Health 4 (closed in TP. Danang, attached to the Department of Animal Health Central - MARD) has announced, all four samples taken on infected herd in Binh Dao service sent out for testing were negative for the virus that causes blue ear disease and cholera. But when doing the 2nd test in the first four pieces of this positive virus Streptococcus. According to Australia, Streptococcus disease is more dangerous than the blue ear. This virus spreads very fast, devastating, especially longer a serious threat to human health. Functional agencies warned in the days ahead if farmers, local authorities and relevant agencies showed loose in the prevention of virus outbreaks and will be re-spread out wide.
Vietnam: Detected more cases of Cholera (Hanoi)
Afternoon 12 / 5, Dr. Tran Nhu Duong, Deputy Director of the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said in Hanoi and some northern provinces continue to record scattered cases of acute diarrhea caused by cholera bacteria.
Tropical Disease Hospital Central has to receive a 65-year-old female patient, in Dong Da district (Hanoi) in emergency due to acute diarrhea positive for cholera.
Từ tháng 3 đến nay, miền Bắc đã ghi nhận 106 bệnh nhân tiêu chảy cấp tại 5 tỉnh, thành phố (Hà Nội, Hà Nam, Hải Dương, Hải Phòng, Bắc Ninh). From March to now, the North has recorded 106 patients with acute diarrhea in five provinces (Hanoi, Ha Nam, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh).
The patients most meals related to the people, no secondary cases. However, according to epidemiologists, patients suffering from cholera in Hanoi early this year have not identified specific types of foods and can cause disease, cholera has changed and adapted well than in the environment
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
15 provinces and cities appear on the blue ear pig
Thursday, 13/05/2010, 05:51
(ANTD) - Animal Health Department said, up to yesterday's 12-5, swine blue ear appeared and spread to 15 provinces, of which two new provinces appear as Cao Bang and Hoa Binh.
Specifically, from October 2-5, blue ear pig happened on the fifth of households in Tham Commune, Cao Bang Town, Cao Bang province. Total number of pigs in the infected herd is 26 children 69 children. Also in Hoa Binh province, according to the report of the provincial Animal Health Department, PRRS in pigs occurred in Thanh Hoi, Man Duc commune and the town of Muong Khen, Tan Lac district as 22 dead and 135 pigs pigs disease.
Infectious causes are determined by infection of pigs from 30 station extension of the import Tan Lac district cooperative Increase Tien Yen district of Vietnam, Bac Giang Province. Under these circumstances, Hoa Binh province has decided to declare the epidemic diseases in pigs in Tan Lac district.
Thus, over a month since the outbreak of blue ear in the first outbreak in 2010, so far, no signs of epidemic leveled off but continued to spread out the province. Pigs infected more than 50,000 children. In Hanoi, the epidemic also appeared in 17 communes in 5 districts are Thanh Oai, Phu Xuyen, Thuong Tin, Gia Lam and Linh.
(ANTD) - Animal Health Department said, up to yesterday's 12-5, swine blue ear appeared and spread to 15 provinces, of which two new provinces appear as Cao Bang and Hoa Binh.
Specifically, from October 2-5, blue ear pig happened on the fifth of households in Tham Commune, Cao Bang Town, Cao Bang province. Total number of pigs in the infected herd is 26 children 69 children. Also in Hoa Binh province, according to the report of the provincial Animal Health Department, PRRS in pigs occurred in Thanh Hoi, Man Duc commune and the town of Muong Khen, Tan Lac district as 22 dead and 135 pigs pigs disease.
Infectious causes are determined by infection of pigs from 30 station extension of the import Tan Lac district cooperative Increase Tien Yen district of Vietnam, Bac Giang Province. Under these circumstances, Hoa Binh province has decided to declare the epidemic diseases in pigs in Tan Lac district.
Thus, over a month since the outbreak of blue ear in the first outbreak in 2010, so far, no signs of epidemic leveled off but continued to spread out the province. Pigs infected more than 50,000 children. In Hanoi, the epidemic also appeared in 17 communes in 5 districts are Thanh Oai, Phu Xuyen, Thuong Tin, Gia Lam and Linh.
Vietnam: Quang Ngai city actively implement some urgent measures to combat the epidemic of cattle, poultry
Quang Ngai city actively implement some urgent measures to combat the epidemic of cattle, poultry
05/12/2010
Current disease situation of cattle and poultry in the province as well as outside the province are very complex evolution. Avian influenza, foot and mouth disease in cattle occurs Son Tinh district (Quang Ngai city borders) have tended to spread out wide. To proactively prevent diseases of cattle and poultry in the city; City People's Committee has developed a number of urgent measures to combat the epidemic of cattle and poultry. Accordingly:
People's Committees of communes, wards: expeditiously to consolidate and maintain the regular operation of the command of prevention and disease of cattle and poultry at local inspection organization, monitoring the disease until hamlets, population groups; layout full force ready to combat epidemic diseases occur when there is. Absolutely not be ignored is subjective, loose the direct prevention of epidemics, resolutely not happens to translate to safeguard livestock development, poultry and people's health. Maintain regular disinfection and hygiene, environmental disinfection of livestock sector, the market selling livestock, poultry, slaughter cattle, poultry, where the previous outbreak, they chose the destruction of livestock, infected birds to kill pathogens and prevent disease recurrence or spread. Upon detection of cattle infected poultry must be isolated, surrounded zoning, strict control is not for slaughter, trade, transportation and concurrently report to City People's Committee (through the Veterinary Station) for timely direction; implement measures for prevention and disease under the motto: "Prevention is key, as the main base, is the people." Absolutely not sick, not selling livestock, poultry disease. Inspection, review the entire number of cattle and poultry vaccinated subjects in the province is planning to direct the implementation of the vaccine inoculation of avian influenza and foot and mouth vaccines cattle round 1 / 2010 as prescribed. Strengthen propaganda on radio communes, wards and integrated into the meetings of the communes, wards, villages and population groups and associations can work on prevention and disease of cattle, poultry and directions leads to harm people's understanding of bird flu, blue ear pig disease and foot and mouth disease in defending animals, how to identify diagnosis timely reporting, proactive prevention.
Veterinary Station City: mobilize and maximize veterinary staff to coordinate with the People's Committees of communes, wards direction, inspection, monitoring and warning areas at risk of outbreak, guiding people measures for prevention and treatment, disinfection and hygiene, disinfection of barns, livestock sector, poultry and minimize the ability to develop the disease. Active contact with the Veterinary Department to prepare a full supply of vaccine in time for the communes in implementing vaccination of cattle and poultry in accordance with, and facility layout, site equipment, supplies, chemicals ready to support the communes in the anti-epidemic outbreak occurs. Coordinate with other departments concerned and people's committees of communes, wards and strengthen inspection and slaughter control, sanitary inspection, sale, transportation of cattle, poultry, livestock products, birds of unknown origin in the province, not for strict control of trade in live poultry dispersed city (especially around the market area of Quang Ngai) is strictly forbidden to slaughter live poultry at markets , determined to strictly handle violations in accordance with the law on the prevention of diseases of cattle and poultry.
Chamber of Economy of Cities: Coordinate with the City Veterinary Station urgently develop plans for prevention and disease of cattle and poultry in the city in 2010, the City People's Committee and approved construction plans Vaccination open the bird flu vaccine and foot and mouth vaccines cattle drive 1 / 2010 as prescribed. Coordinate with the City Veterinary Station, People's Committees of communes, wards, departments and related organizations to tightly control the trading of livestock, poultry and livestock products, poultry markets in the area, followed measures to implement biosecurity livestock on the city.
Police direct the city traffic police to coordinate with the veterinary inspection strengthening the transportation of cattle, poultry and livestock products, poultry from other provinces and cities We have translated over the city, as well as into the city, determined to handle violations according to regulations.
Chamber of Culture and Information, Radio City: Coordinate with the Economic and Veterinary Station city organizations to strengthen information and communication content, purpose and requirements for the prevention and fight against diseases of cattle, poultry, disinfection and hygiene environmental disinfection in order to improve knowledge of prevention and disease for all organizations and individuals engaged in animal husbandry, trade, slaughter and consumption of livestock products and poultry.
Finance - Plan: Coordinate with City Staff Economic City People's initiative and allocate funds from the city budget to support prevention and control of local disease.
Home City Health Department in coordination with the Center for Preventive Medicine and Hospital in the city to monitor the epidemic of influenza A (H5N1) and Streptococcus disease in humans, timely reports on City People's Committee when there are suspected cases of infection to take measures to direct the same time directing the health stations of communes, wards and strengthening disease surveillance, if detecting suspected cases of infection and quarantine organizations must apply measures for prevention and timely.
Executive Member for prevention and disease for cattle, poultry and avian influenza A (H5N1) in the city shall adhere to the communes, wards assigned to guide and coordinate with other departments of mass carry out tasks in the work of prevention and disease of cattle and poultry.
Vietnam Fatherland Front and the proposed mass functions of the city by each participating organization with the authorities mobilize people to participate in active prevention against bird flu, blue ear pig disease and foot disease mouth disease in cattle is effective, contributing to stable production, protect life and property of people.
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05/12/2010
Current disease situation of cattle and poultry in the province as well as outside the province are very complex evolution. Avian influenza, foot and mouth disease in cattle occurs Son Tinh district (Quang Ngai city borders) have tended to spread out wide. To proactively prevent diseases of cattle and poultry in the city; City People's Committee has developed a number of urgent measures to combat the epidemic of cattle and poultry. Accordingly:
People's Committees of communes, wards: expeditiously to consolidate and maintain the regular operation of the command of prevention and disease of cattle and poultry at local inspection organization, monitoring the disease until hamlets, population groups; layout full force ready to combat epidemic diseases occur when there is. Absolutely not be ignored is subjective, loose the direct prevention of epidemics, resolutely not happens to translate to safeguard livestock development, poultry and people's health. Maintain regular disinfection and hygiene, environmental disinfection of livestock sector, the market selling livestock, poultry, slaughter cattle, poultry, where the previous outbreak, they chose the destruction of livestock, infected birds to kill pathogens and prevent disease recurrence or spread. Upon detection of cattle infected poultry must be isolated, surrounded zoning, strict control is not for slaughter, trade, transportation and concurrently report to City People's Committee (through the Veterinary Station) for timely direction; implement measures for prevention and disease under the motto: "Prevention is key, as the main base, is the people." Absolutely not sick, not selling livestock, poultry disease. Inspection, review the entire number of cattle and poultry vaccinated subjects in the province is planning to direct the implementation of the vaccine inoculation of avian influenza and foot and mouth vaccines cattle round 1 / 2010 as prescribed. Strengthen propaganda on radio communes, wards and integrated into the meetings of the communes, wards, villages and population groups and associations can work on prevention and disease of cattle, poultry and directions leads to harm people's understanding of bird flu, blue ear pig disease and foot and mouth disease in defending animals, how to identify diagnosis timely reporting, proactive prevention.
Veterinary Station City: mobilize and maximize veterinary staff to coordinate with the People's Committees of communes, wards direction, inspection, monitoring and warning areas at risk of outbreak, guiding people measures for prevention and treatment, disinfection and hygiene, disinfection of barns, livestock sector, poultry and minimize the ability to develop the disease. Active contact with the Veterinary Department to prepare a full supply of vaccine in time for the communes in implementing vaccination of cattle and poultry in accordance with, and facility layout, site equipment, supplies, chemicals ready to support the communes in the anti-epidemic outbreak occurs. Coordinate with other departments concerned and people's committees of communes, wards and strengthen inspection and slaughter control, sanitary inspection, sale, transportation of cattle, poultry, livestock products, birds of unknown origin in the province, not for strict control of trade in live poultry dispersed city (especially around the market area of Quang Ngai) is strictly forbidden to slaughter live poultry at markets , determined to strictly handle violations in accordance with the law on the prevention of diseases of cattle and poultry.
Chamber of Economy of Cities: Coordinate with the City Veterinary Station urgently develop plans for prevention and disease of cattle and poultry in the city in 2010, the City People's Committee and approved construction plans Vaccination open the bird flu vaccine and foot and mouth vaccines cattle drive 1 / 2010 as prescribed. Coordinate with the City Veterinary Station, People's Committees of communes, wards, departments and related organizations to tightly control the trading of livestock, poultry and livestock products, poultry markets in the area, followed measures to implement biosecurity livestock on the city.
Police direct the city traffic police to coordinate with the veterinary inspection strengthening the transportation of cattle, poultry and livestock products, poultry from other provinces and cities We have translated over the city, as well as into the city, determined to handle violations according to regulations.
Chamber of Culture and Information, Radio City: Coordinate with the Economic and Veterinary Station city organizations to strengthen information and communication content, purpose and requirements for the prevention and fight against diseases of cattle, poultry, disinfection and hygiene environmental disinfection in order to improve knowledge of prevention and disease for all organizations and individuals engaged in animal husbandry, trade, slaughter and consumption of livestock products and poultry.
Finance - Plan: Coordinate with City Staff Economic City People's initiative and allocate funds from the city budget to support prevention and control of local disease.
Home City Health Department in coordination with the Center for Preventive Medicine and Hospital in the city to monitor the epidemic of influenza A (H5N1) and Streptococcus disease in humans, timely reports on City People's Committee when there are suspected cases of infection to take measures to direct the same time directing the health stations of communes, wards and strengthening disease surveillance, if detecting suspected cases of infection and quarantine organizations must apply measures for prevention and timely.
Executive Member for prevention and disease for cattle, poultry and avian influenza A (H5N1) in the city shall adhere to the communes, wards assigned to guide and coordinate with other departments of mass carry out tasks in the work of prevention and disease of cattle and poultry.
Vietnam Fatherland Front and the proposed mass functions of the city by each participating organization with the authorities mobilize people to participate in active prevention against bird flu, blue ear pig disease and foot disease mouth disease in cattle is effective, contributing to stable production, protect life and property of people.
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Association of Streptococcus pluranimalium with valvular endocarditis and septicaemia in adult broiler parents
The genus Streptococcus consists of more than 60 species, but only Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus, Streptococcus gallolyticus ssp. gallolyticus, Streptococcus gallinaceus, Streptococcus dysgalactiae, Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus suis have been isolated from poultry..
13 cases positive for cholera in northern
9:01 PM, 12/05/2010
Until now, the North has recorded 106 cases of acute diarrhea in five provinces: Hanoi, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Ha Nam, of which there were 13 cases positive for cholera.
On 12 / 5, at the Steering Committee meeting of national prevention and pandemic influenza in humans, the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said: Until now, the North has recorded 106 cases of acute diarrhea in 5 provinces City: Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Ha Nam, of which 13 cases positive for cholera. The main reason is due to food hygiene in the crowded meal. Specifically, acute diarrhea outbreak is not yet translated into large but sparsely occurring in some provinces and cities and no secondary cases of infection.
Here, the Preventive Medicine Department confirmed that in May the country not noted any cases of influenza virus A / H5N1. However, influenza A/H5N1 epidemic in poultry is being recorded in many localities. Therefore, the risk of epidemic spread and spread to humans is very high. In addition, influenza A/H1N1 trend leveled off, some cases of flu syndrome was discovered by influenza surveillance system has reduced the key, no large outbreak occurred and has not detected the change of influenza A/H1N1 virus in Vietnam. /.
Until now, the North has recorded 106 cases of acute diarrhea in five provinces: Hanoi, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Ha Nam, of which there were 13 cases positive for cholera.
On 12 / 5, at the Steering Committee meeting of national prevention and pandemic influenza in humans, the Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology said: Until now, the North has recorded 106 cases of acute diarrhea in 5 provinces City: Ha Noi, Hai Phong, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Ha Nam, of which 13 cases positive for cholera. The main reason is due to food hygiene in the crowded meal. Specifically, acute diarrhea outbreak is not yet translated into large but sparsely occurring in some provinces and cities and no secondary cases of infection.
Here, the Preventive Medicine Department confirmed that in May the country not noted any cases of influenza virus A / H5N1. However, influenza A/H5N1 epidemic in poultry is being recorded in many localities. Therefore, the risk of epidemic spread and spread to humans is very high. In addition, influenza A/H1N1 trend leveled off, some cases of flu syndrome was discovered by influenza surveillance system has reduced the key, no large outbreak occurred and has not detected the change of influenza A/H1N1 virus in Vietnam. /.
Thai Nguyen City: Several measures for prevention and influenza A/H5N1
Last update: 05/12/2010 17: 25 (GMT +7)
Anti-epidemic team's Medical Center, Thai Nguyen City has a mask for the households in the neighborhood stamens.
After receiving notice of the Animal Health Station city 146 chickens on the family of Nguyen Van Lien, neighbors Nhi Hoa, Dong Congenital (Thai Nguyen City) positive for influenza A/H5N1, 12-5 am , Anti-epidemic Team's Medical Center in collaboration with the City Health Station Dong Congenital proceed:
Spraying sterilizing living areas, cages, around the Lien family and neighboring families, health and development of sterilization measures for members of his family Lien ; development and propagation of masks for people in the neighborhood stamens to monitor health. When manifestations (fever, cough, flu syndrome) must be taken to the medical facility for examination.
Thus, up to this point, Dong Congenital the first local of the city and province of influenza A/H5N1 appeared
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Anti-epidemic team's Medical Center, Thai Nguyen City has a mask for the households in the neighborhood stamens.
After receiving notice of the Animal Health Station city 146 chickens on the family of Nguyen Van Lien, neighbors Nhi Hoa, Dong Congenital (Thai Nguyen City) positive for influenza A/H5N1, 12-5 am , Anti-epidemic Team's Medical Center in collaboration with the City Health Station Dong Congenital proceed:
Spraying sterilizing living areas, cages, around the Lien family and neighboring families, health and development of sterilization measures for members of his family Lien ; development and propagation of masks for people in the neighborhood stamens to monitor health. When manifestations (fever, cough, flu syndrome) must be taken to the medical facility for examination.
Thus, up to this point, Dong Congenital the first local of the city and province of influenza A/H5N1 appeared
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Quang Nam: Pig series by the virus die strange
Wednesday, 12/05/2010, 14:36
TP - Day 11-5, Pham Hong Linh Thanh, Head of Epidemiology - Department of Animal Health in Quang Nam province, said: "Disease outbreaks in pigs in Binh Dao, Thang Binh district in April is not translated Blue ear pig. FMD virus types of mass death has not yet discovered. "
According to test results of the regional veterinary offices IV, the samples in Binh Dao dead pigs were negative for blue ear pig viruses in pigs and cholera.
Disease outbreaks in pigs in Binh Dao, Thang Binh district (Quang Nam) in mid-April, killing more than 40 pigs
TP - Day 11-5, Pham Hong Linh Thanh, Head of Epidemiology - Department of Animal Health in Quang Nam province, said: "Disease outbreaks in pigs in Binh Dao, Thang Binh district in April is not translated Blue ear pig. FMD virus types of mass death has not yet discovered. "
According to test results of the regional veterinary offices IV, the samples in Binh Dao dead pigs were negative for blue ear pig viruses in pigs and cholera.
Disease outbreaks in pigs in Binh Dao, Thang Binh district (Quang Nam) in mid-April, killing more than 40 pigs
Global Vaccine Drive Facing Acute Crisis
New OXFAM/Doctors Without Borders Report Examines Why
Geneva/Washington, May 11, 2010 – Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Oxfam International published a report today warning that the global approach to providing life-saving vaccines to children in the poorest countries is hampered by high prices and is now facing an acute funding crisis.
The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), which leads international efforts to boost immunization rates in developing countries, has reported considerable success in expanding access to vaccines against Hib and Hepatitis B, two diseases that cause considerable mortality. But the organization is now facing an acute cash crisis due to high prices for new vaccines and stagnating donor resources. Without an additional US$2.4 billion in donor contributions, GAVI will have to make significant cutbacks that will reduce access to vaccines in poor countries.
Read the report: Giving Developing Countries the Best Shot: An Overview of Vaccine Access and R&D
“The report shows that because of the fundamental nature of the vaccine market, it still takes years for expensive new vaccines developed for wealthy countries to reach children across the developing world, and that products emerging from the research pipeline are often insufficiently adapted to developing country needs and conditions,” said Dr. Tido von Schoen-Angerer, director of the MSF Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines.
GAVI’s attempts to speed up the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are an illustration of the hurdles faced by the organization. Used for a number of years in wealthy countries, PCVs have prevented hundreds of thousands of cases of pneumonia, meningitis and other serious infections. They have also generated billions of dollars in revenue for multinational drug companies. But the joint efforts of GAVI and donor countries to improve access to these blockbuster products in resource-poor settings have stumbled.
Despite repeated announcements of an impending roll-out of PCVs across developing countries, PCVs will remain out of reach for most children due to problems with supply and a lack of funds. Kenya is the only GAVI-eligible country that will receive the newer version of this life-saving vaccine in 2010, but the cost will be US$21 per child, an unacceptably high price for donors and developing countries to bear.
“The newest vaccines continue to be produced by only a handful of multinational pharmaceutical companies whose oligopoly status allows them to charge high prices,” said Rohit Malpani, senior policy advisor at Oxfam. “Despite GAVI’s negotiating power, the price of new vaccines is too high. The Best Shot report highlights novel ways of developing affordable vaccines to improve children’s access to them, increasing their chances of survival.”
One example cited by the report is the collaboration between the World Health Organization, PATH, a US-based non-profit, and the Serum Institute of India, which has resulted in a meningitis vaccine that will cost no more than $0.50 per dose. This vaccine, which is tailored to the needs of countries in the so-called “Meningitis Belt” in sub-Saharan Africa, should be available by the end of the year.
MSF and Oxfam are calling for changing the current system so that donor funds incentivize the development of adapted vaccines and ensure affordable prices.
In addition, the report states that routine immunization programs need to be further expanded. In developing countries, two million children die every year because they cannot access already existing vaccinations.
Geneva/Washington, May 11, 2010 – Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Oxfam International published a report today warning that the global approach to providing life-saving vaccines to children in the poorest countries is hampered by high prices and is now facing an acute funding crisis.
The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), which leads international efforts to boost immunization rates in developing countries, has reported considerable success in expanding access to vaccines against Hib and Hepatitis B, two diseases that cause considerable mortality. But the organization is now facing an acute cash crisis due to high prices for new vaccines and stagnating donor resources. Without an additional US$2.4 billion in donor contributions, GAVI will have to make significant cutbacks that will reduce access to vaccines in poor countries.
Read the report: Giving Developing Countries the Best Shot: An Overview of Vaccine Access and R&D
“The report shows that because of the fundamental nature of the vaccine market, it still takes years for expensive new vaccines developed for wealthy countries to reach children across the developing world, and that products emerging from the research pipeline are often insufficiently adapted to developing country needs and conditions,” said Dr. Tido von Schoen-Angerer, director of the MSF Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines.
GAVI’s attempts to speed up the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) are an illustration of the hurdles faced by the organization. Used for a number of years in wealthy countries, PCVs have prevented hundreds of thousands of cases of pneumonia, meningitis and other serious infections. They have also generated billions of dollars in revenue for multinational drug companies. But the joint efforts of GAVI and donor countries to improve access to these blockbuster products in resource-poor settings have stumbled.
Despite repeated announcements of an impending roll-out of PCVs across developing countries, PCVs will remain out of reach for most children due to problems with supply and a lack of funds. Kenya is the only GAVI-eligible country that will receive the newer version of this life-saving vaccine in 2010, but the cost will be US$21 per child, an unacceptably high price for donors and developing countries to bear.
“The newest vaccines continue to be produced by only a handful of multinational pharmaceutical companies whose oligopoly status allows them to charge high prices,” said Rohit Malpani, senior policy advisor at Oxfam. “Despite GAVI’s negotiating power, the price of new vaccines is too high. The Best Shot report highlights novel ways of developing affordable vaccines to improve children’s access to them, increasing their chances of survival.”
One example cited by the report is the collaboration between the World Health Organization, PATH, a US-based non-profit, and the Serum Institute of India, which has resulted in a meningitis vaccine that will cost no more than $0.50 per dose. This vaccine, which is tailored to the needs of countries in the so-called “Meningitis Belt” in sub-Saharan Africa, should be available by the end of the year.
MSF and Oxfam are calling for changing the current system so that donor funds incentivize the development of adapted vaccines and ensure affordable prices.
In addition, the report states that routine immunization programs need to be further expanded. In developing countries, two million children die every year because they cannot access already existing vaccinations.
DIOXIN CONTAMINATION - GERMANY, NETHERLANDS: TABLE EGGS, ORGANIC
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| Subject | PRO/AH/EDR> Dioxin contamination - Germany, Netherlands: table eggs, organic |
Date: Mon 10 May 2010
Source: VetsWeb.com [edited]
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Organic poultry farms locked in Germany and the Netherlands
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Dutch and German organic poultry farms are locked because of dioxin
contamination in animal feed, according to German and Dutch
authorities. It involves 8 farms in the Netherlands and 19 farms in
Germany that cannot sell their eggs for at least a week.
The dioxin infection has been caused by contaminated corn from the
Ukraine. The grains have been processed in organic poultry feed by
several feed companies, which in turn supplied the feed to several
German layer farms.
According to TrusQ, a cooperation between feed manufacturers in the
field of food safety, the damage could be several hundred-thousands Euros.
Thai Nguyen province continue Phu Luong announcement appeared on the blue ear pig..and bird flu
According to the Department of Animal Health in Hoa Binh, swine blue ear happened in Thanh Hoi, Man Duc commune and the town of Muong Khen, Tan Lac district as 22 dead and 135 infected children. Caused by infection from 30 pigs of cooperative purchasing Increase Tien, Vietnam Yen district, Bac Giang Province. Hoa Binh province has just announced the decision at the blue pig epidemic in Tan Lac district.
. In Phu Luong district, there were four communes appear PRRS, which infected 183 children, had been destroyed. Thus, the province has had 16 communes in three districts of Phu Binh and Dong Hy, Phu Luong outbreak. Recently, in social, press, Thai Nguyen City again recurrence of avian influenza. According to test results of the Animal Health Diagnostic Center Central, dead poultry samples in communes, press for results positive for influenza virus (H5N1). 150 chickens near the outbreak have been destroyed. Congenital communes have established two checkpoints.
Quang Ninh Hai Ha district has added an outbreak of blue ear disease in pigs, more than 30 dead. PPC Chairman DPC direct municipal and related industries to enhance the transport of test animals, animal products and decided to support funding for prevention and deducted from the district budget reserve city.
. In Phu Luong district, there were four communes appear PRRS, which infected 183 children, had been destroyed. Thus, the province has had 16 communes in three districts of Phu Binh and Dong Hy, Phu Luong outbreak. Recently, in social, press, Thai Nguyen City again recurrence of avian influenza. According to test results of the Animal Health Diagnostic Center Central, dead poultry samples in communes, press for results positive for influenza virus (H5N1). 150 chickens near the outbreak have been destroyed. Congenital communes have established two checkpoints.
Quang Ninh Hai Ha district has added an outbreak of blue ear disease in pigs, more than 30 dead. PPC Chairman DPC direct municipal and related industries to enhance the transport of test animals, animal products and decided to support funding for prevention and deducted from the district budget reserve city.
Pols banned from outbreak areas
2010/05/ 11
Political candidates running for office in the June 2 regional elections will be banned from entering areas within three kilometers (1.8 miles) of farms that have recently experienced foot-and-mouth disease, Korea’s Agriculture Ministry warned yesterday.
The ministry has been scrambling to contain the latest outbreak that erupted in April, and has so far led to the slaughter of more than 48,700 animals across the nation.
Compensation to the affected farms is threatening to reach the 53.1 billion won ($46.9 million) level seen in the 2002 outbreak.
The government has kept the foot-and-mouth alert at red, the highest level in its four-tier system, since last month.
To help contain the spread of the contagious cattle disease, the Agriculture Ministry said yesterday it has asked local governments to ban candidates from entering the disputed areas.
That means political candidates running in the Gangwha Island and Gimpo areas in Gyeonggi and several counties in South and North Chung-cheong provinces will be barred from entering some electoral areas.
The rule applies not only to the candidates themselves, but also to campaign volunteers and cars used for street campaigns.
In addition, all voting places across the country will be equipped with hand sanitizing machines and shoe sanitizing mats.
Since the outbreak began on April 8, quarantine authorities have feared that increasingly warmer weather, more travels and more public gatherings for political campaigns may exacerbate what is already threatening to become the worst foot-and-mouth outbreak ever here.
The ministry has opened roadside checkpoints in areas crowded with livestock farms to sanitize passing cars and their passengers until June 2.
It has also urged veterinarians and slaughterhouse and animal feed plant employees not to travel out of cities and provinces where they work.
“This is the most critical time to weed out the current outbreak,” Ha Young-je, the Vice Agriculture Minister, said in a briefing yesterday.
“But travel by people and cars are increasing ahead of the regional election, so we’ve decided to beef up the cordoning efforts.”
Eleven cases of foot-and-mouth disease have been confirmed since early April.
The outbreak originated on Gangwha Island on the west coast, but has spread to mainland areas including North and South Chungcheong provinces.
The overall financial damage, including compensation for affected farms and other costs, is expected to reach 260 billion won.
Government officials fear the number may climb as high as the record 300.6 billion won set in 2000 if the outbreak is not held in check.
The ministry has been scrambling to contain the latest outbreak that erupted in April, and has so far led to the slaughter of more than 48,700 animals across the nation.
Compensation to the affected farms is threatening to reach the 53.1 billion won ($46.9 million) level seen in the 2002 outbreak.
The government has kept the foot-and-mouth alert at red, the highest level in its four-tier system, since last month.
To help contain the spread of the contagious cattle disease, the Agriculture Ministry said yesterday it has asked local governments to ban candidates from entering the disputed areas.
That means political candidates running in the Gangwha Island and Gimpo areas in Gyeonggi and several counties in South and North Chung-cheong provinces will be barred from entering some electoral areas.
The rule applies not only to the candidates themselves, but also to campaign volunteers and cars used for street campaigns.
In addition, all voting places across the country will be equipped with hand sanitizing machines and shoe sanitizing mats.
Since the outbreak began on April 8, quarantine authorities have feared that increasingly warmer weather, more travels and more public gatherings for political campaigns may exacerbate what is already threatening to become the worst foot-and-mouth outbreak ever here.
The ministry has opened roadside checkpoints in areas crowded with livestock farms to sanitize passing cars and their passengers until June 2.
It has also urged veterinarians and slaughterhouse and animal feed plant employees not to travel out of cities and provinces where they work.
“This is the most critical time to weed out the current outbreak,” Ha Young-je, the Vice Agriculture Minister, said in a briefing yesterday.
“But travel by people and cars are increasing ahead of the regional election, so we’ve decided to beef up the cordoning efforts.”
Eleven cases of foot-and-mouth disease have been confirmed since early April.
The outbreak originated on Gangwha Island on the west coast, but has spread to mainland areas including North and South Chungcheong provinces.
The overall financial damage, including compensation for affected farms and other costs, is expected to reach 260 billion won.
Government officials fear the number may climb as high as the record 300.6 billion won set in 2000 if the outbreak is not held in check.
The illegal chicken trade continues in Vietnam..same as for pigs
'Point in' the crowded streets smuggled chicken
Last time, the area known for illegal trade in poultry in Vietnam as Tran Chanh Chieu (District 5), Central America West (District 12), Le Van Khuong (Hoc Mon), Chanh Hung Nguyen Van Linh, Provincial Highway 2 ... We "move" operation again.
Last time, the area known for illegal trade in poultry in Vietnam as Tran Chanh Chieu (District 5), Central America West (District 12), Le Van Khuong (Hoc Mon), Chanh Hung Nguyen Van Linh, Provincial Highway 2 ... We "move" operation again.
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Take out the seats sit up space for wholesale health.
Monday, May 10, 2010
Vietnam-South continues hot ear * Services and green bird flu spread
Currently, swine PRRS continues to spread and no signs of decline. According to the Veterinary Department (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development), the country has 13 provinces of Hai Duong, Thai Binh, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, Lang Son, Nghe An, Quang Ninh and Bac Giang PRRS. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Department of Animal Health guidance to local officials to support local prevention PRRS, has warned local policies to support the destruction of infected cattle fair.
Thai Nguyen province, PRRS has continued to occur in four Cam Son Commune, Yen down, Yen Ninh and Phu Luong Yen Trach district. Total number of pigs are infected and 183 children have been destroyed before. So far PRRS occurred in three districts of Phu Binh and Dong Hy, Phu Luong. In Bac Ninh, to 9-5, PRRS spread out in 17 communes, wards and towns of the new Yen Phong district, Bac Ninh and Ho Tu Son.
The total number of infected pigs in these communes is 1,000 children, some died and 366 children are destroyed. So, from now on 16-4, PRRS had occurred in 59 communes, wards and towns in eight districts of Bac Ninh. Total number of pigs are infected 12,064 children, killed children and destroyed 3033. In Bac Giang, blue ear epidemic appeared in 124 households in nine communes of Yen Dung district as 989 infected pigs, and destroyed 115 children died. Bac Giang People's Committee Decision No. 667/QD-UBND published translation of blue ear pig Yen Dung district.
According to the Department of Animal Health in Hanoi, on 9-5, blue ear epidemic in the city has spread to the four districts are suburban area in Gia Lam, Linh, Phu Xuyen and Thuong Tin and no sign stopping performance. Ha Noi City People's Committee has requested urgent public sectors, local focus to direct prevention and pig ears are green tends to spread quickly established Steering Committee for prevention in all districts, district.
In Hung Yen, PRRS occurs in three more as Ruicheng Duong commune, Dai Tu Lap and Khoai Chau district's 447 infected pigs, including 118 children are killed and destroyed.
In Nghe An province, PRRS continues to arise in two Thanh Hoa (Thanh Yen) and Minh Son (measurements). Total destruction of the seven social situation, four districts (Nam Dan, Yen Thanh, Do Luong Vinh and Ho) is 509 children. Of these 168 sows, 69 pigs and 272 children followed their mother.
Currently, avian influenza is spreading fast in many communes in Son Tinh district (Quang Ngai) and high risk spread to other districts. Bad purchase, slaughter live poultry is also very public place in most markets. Especially ominous in Tinh Phong market, every afternoon there are hundreds of birds slaughtered and sold right side of the road ... Kon Tum province has set up temporary checkpoints prevent outbreaks of animal diseases ear on the road in Ho Chi Minh Man communes of Dac, Dac Glay district to check the circulation of animals and animal products into and out of place Desk. Provincial Animal Health Department has actively exported 20 thousand doses of vaccine for foot and mouth disease for cattle vaccination in three districts, Dac Glay, Kon Plong and expand.
Thai Nguyen province, PRRS has continued to occur in four Cam Son Commune, Yen down, Yen Ninh and Phu Luong Yen Trach district. Total number of pigs are infected and 183 children have been destroyed before. So far PRRS occurred in three districts of Phu Binh and Dong Hy, Phu Luong. In Bac Ninh, to 9-5, PRRS spread out in 17 communes, wards and towns of the new Yen Phong district, Bac Ninh and Ho Tu Son.
The total number of infected pigs in these communes is 1,000 children, some died and 366 children are destroyed. So, from now on 16-4, PRRS had occurred in 59 communes, wards and towns in eight districts of Bac Ninh. Total number of pigs are infected 12,064 children, killed children and destroyed 3033. In Bac Giang, blue ear epidemic appeared in 124 households in nine communes of Yen Dung district as 989 infected pigs, and destroyed 115 children died. Bac Giang People's Committee Decision No. 667/QD-UBND published translation of blue ear pig Yen Dung district.
According to the Department of Animal Health in Hanoi, on 9-5, blue ear epidemic in the city has spread to the four districts are suburban area in Gia Lam, Linh, Phu Xuyen and Thuong Tin and no sign stopping performance. Ha Noi City People's Committee has requested urgent public sectors, local focus to direct prevention and pig ears are green tends to spread quickly established Steering Committee for prevention in all districts, district.
In Hung Yen, PRRS occurs in three more as Ruicheng Duong commune, Dai Tu Lap and Khoai Chau district's 447 infected pigs, including 118 children are killed and destroyed.
In Nghe An province, PRRS continues to arise in two Thanh Hoa (Thanh Yen) and Minh Son (measurements). Total destruction of the seven social situation, four districts (Nam Dan, Yen Thanh, Do Luong Vinh and Ho) is 509 children. Of these 168 sows, 69 pigs and 272 children followed their mother.
Currently, avian influenza is spreading fast in many communes in Son Tinh district (Quang Ngai) and high risk spread to other districts. Bad purchase, slaughter live poultry is also very public place in most markets. Especially ominous in Tinh Phong market, every afternoon there are hundreds of birds slaughtered and sold right side of the road ... Kon Tum province has set up temporary checkpoints prevent outbreaks of animal diseases ear on the road in Ho Chi Minh Man communes of Dac, Dac Glay district to check the circulation of animals and animal products into and out of place Desk. Provincial Animal Health Department has actively exported 20 thousand doses of vaccine for foot and mouth disease for cattle vaccination in three districts, Dac Glay, Kon Plong and expand.
Indonesia: Update on H5N1 Malang, East Java - 3 Test Negative
If this article was not out of ANTARA News, I may have discounted it. It is regarding HA(45), who was confirmed positive for H5N1, and has recovered. This article says that she enters the clinic 0n February 23rd. She gets swabbed, few days later, tests come in positive, they go to her home...but she moved...so they watch the neighborhood...10 days later, she comes back to the clinic...with different complaints....and illnesses. They re-swab her and she tests negative, as well as her family members.
Did they send her off initially with Tamiflu? Did she recover without it? I guess we may never know.
The articles regarding this case were previously posted here and here
Three citizens of Malang Otherwise Bird Flu Negative
Monday, May 10, 2010 19:38:06
Malang - Three people were family HP (45), a citizen of Malang, East Java, which some time ago expressed a positive A H5N1 (bird flu), following the "swab" and further investigation, but the result is negative.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Enny Sekar Malang Rengganingati, Monday, said HP's three-person family was also "diswab" after the announcement of the MOH. However, the results were all negative.
"After the notification from the Health Department, we also do a 'swab' at his family and the neighborhood, but none of them experienced the same symptoms with HP. In fact, HP's current condition is also healthy," said Enny.
He argued, in addition to 'swab' against the HP family, Health also works closely with the Department of Agriculture and Livestock to conduct a follow-up examination on HP's environment including the pet birds.
Only, more Enny, from the results of examination of poultry and the environment around HP also did not reveal any symptoms leading to the A H5N1.
Although there are no symptoms in the direction of A H5N1, said Enny, his party continue its efforts to optimize the prevention of "turn on" programs "Sentinel Surveillance of Influenza Like Illness (ILI)" in the entire region of Malang city.
According to him, in some health centers spread out in five districts of the region had no her ILI program, so residents who have symptoms of flu and sore throat did not recover within a few days would "diswab".
Alluding to an otherwise chronological HP positive A H5N1 was Enny said, on February 23, 2010 HP went to the nearest health clinic suffering from flu and sore throat.
Because existing ILI program, HP "diswab" by health officials and the sample sent to a laboratory. A few days later the results submitted to the Health Service of Malang and tested positive for H5N1.
After knowing the result is positive, Malang City Health Office address came to HP, but HP have moved from the address listed in the medical record of clinic. "Although HP has moved and we continue to conduct an examination of the surrounding environment," said
Enny.
Approximately 10 days after the announcement of the MOH, the HP came back to the clinic and check again, but with different complaints and illnesses. At that time, HP and his family "diswab" again and the sample sent to a laboratory in Surabaya and
the results were negative, including his family.
"Now that HP and his family good health and the environment is also no problem. What is important we remain Ill. menaktifkan and optimize programs at several centers," said Enny.
Based on the release of the Ministry of Health recently, HP (45), a housewife in Malang tested positive for the A H5N1.
Besides HP, the release was also mentioned JE (4 years 8 months) from Pakanbaru, Riau, also tested positive for H5N1, because his condition worsened, dated 28 April 2010 died in hospitals JE Arifin Achmad.
Did they send her off initially with Tamiflu? Did she recover without it? I guess we may never know.
The articles regarding this case were previously posted here and here
Three citizens of Malang Otherwise Bird Flu Negative
Monday, May 10, 2010 19:38:06
Malang - Three people were family HP (45), a citizen of Malang, East Java, which some time ago expressed a positive A H5N1 (bird flu), following the "swab" and further investigation, but the result is negative.
Chief Medical Officer Dr Enny Sekar Malang Rengganingati, Monday, said HP's three-person family was also "diswab" after the announcement of the MOH. However, the results were all negative.
"After the notification from the Health Department, we also do a 'swab' at his family and the neighborhood, but none of them experienced the same symptoms with HP. In fact, HP's current condition is also healthy," said Enny.
He argued, in addition to 'swab' against the HP family, Health also works closely with the Department of Agriculture and Livestock to conduct a follow-up examination on HP's environment including the pet birds.
Only, more Enny, from the results of examination of poultry and the environment around HP also did not reveal any symptoms leading to the A H5N1.
Although there are no symptoms in the direction of A H5N1, said Enny, his party continue its efforts to optimize the prevention of "turn on" programs "Sentinel Surveillance of Influenza Like Illness (ILI)" in the entire region of Malang city.
According to him, in some health centers spread out in five districts of the region had no her ILI program, so residents who have symptoms of flu and sore throat did not recover within a few days would "diswab".
Alluding to an otherwise chronological HP positive A H5N1 was Enny said, on February 23, 2010 HP went to the nearest health clinic suffering from flu and sore throat.
Because existing ILI program, HP "diswab" by health officials and the sample sent to a laboratory. A few days later the results submitted to the Health Service of Malang and tested positive for H5N1.
After knowing the result is positive, Malang City Health Office address came to HP, but HP have moved from the address listed in the medical record of clinic. "Although HP has moved and we continue to conduct an examination of the surrounding environment," said
Enny.
Approximately 10 days after the announcement of the MOH, the HP came back to the clinic and check again, but with different complaints and illnesses. At that time, HP and his family "diswab" again and the sample sent to a laboratory in Surabaya and
the results were negative, including his family.
"Now that HP and his family good health and the environment is also no problem. What is important we remain Ill. menaktifkan and optimize programs at several centers," said Enny.
Based on the release of the Ministry of Health recently, HP (45), a housewife in Malang tested positive for the A H5N1.
Besides HP, the release was also mentioned JE (4 years 8 months) from Pakanbaru, Riau, also tested positive for H5N1, because his condition worsened, dated 28 April 2010 died in hospitals JE Arifin Achmad.
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