H7N9, Guangdong: Poultry sample from a market suspected to be positive for new birdflu virus (Ifeng, April 27 2013)

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H7N9, Guangdong: Poultry suspected to be positive for new birdflu virus

Apr 28, 2013 02:08 Source: New Express


Yet found of human infection, found that all cases of market poultry culling

Express News correspondent Wang Yongqiang on Plasma reported late yesterday, the Dongguan Municipal Propaganda Department issued an emergency notice, the said city chickens detected suspected to be infected with subtype H7 avian influenza virus, the test results were positive, human cases of infection has not yet found .

Informed that the animal disease prevention and control center in Dongguan City, 130 poultry samples collected from the Lower East Side three birds wholesale market animal diseases such as avian influenza project monitoring and found a chicken samples abnormal. 27 Nikkei sent to the provincial animal disease prevention and control center to detect the initial diagnosis of a sample positive for of suspected H7 subtype avian influenza virus infection.

At present, the batch of poultry no clinical symptoms. Yet found infection.

After the incident, the provincial government of Deng Haiguang vice governor the first time made important instructions:

First, Dongguan to take practical measures to do a good job of prevention and control work; emergency culling and sound processing in conjunction with the Provincial Department of Agriculture emergency; send samples the National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory the review confirmed; emergency monitoring and epidemiological investigation; really good job poultry stall owners, in close contact with the medical staff isolated observation and animal epidemic prevention staff and self-protection. Provincial Agriculture Department requirements accordance with Deng Haiguang vice governor of instructions to do a good job of prevention and control work.

Dongguan municipal government attaches great importance, Xu Jianhua, secretary made important instructions:

To convene immediately, in accordance with the latest instructions of the Central prevention and control of spirit and provincial leaders, strengthen the source of prevention, prevention and control work, to ensure the overall stability. 27 evening, the municipal government WU Dao Wen, vice mayor called animal and plant disease control leading group member units meeting the urgent deployment.

Meeting requirements:

First, the relevant departments of the City and the Lower East Side street to take immediate measures to earnestly carry out prevention and control work in a highly responsible attitude to the health of the people; to all birds of the market in accordance with the technical specifications of the Ministry of Agriculture, emergency flutter kill and harmless treatment; within the city to carry out spot checks on poultry monitoring, identify problems in time; fourth is to strengthen protection, good prevention and control of live poultry operations personnel, to prevent the occurrence of human infection.

Currently, Dongguan City, is carried out in accordance with the rapid organization of the provincial and municipal deployment, Municipal Agricultural Bureau, Health Bureau, Dongcheng Street Office emergency prevention and control work. First, the implementation of a closed the Dongcheng three birds wholesale market and thoroughly disinfected; culling of all poultry of the market and harmless treatment; third is to strengthen quarantine and monitoring of the city's major wholesale poultry market, strict implementation of the Wholesale Poultry Market regular closed system, increase market cleansing and disinfection frequency; personal protective strengthen market practitioners, and in close contact with the medical isolation observed.

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Re: H7N9, Guangdong: Poultry sample from a market suspected to be positive for new birdflu virus (Ifeng, April 27 2013)

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Dongguan, Guangdong mass culling of poultry to prevent the H7N9 (Figure)

Dongguan medical personnel have been stationed in the the Dongcheng three birds wholesale market. Achi standard photo

Taiwan Network April 28 hearing, according BEIJING, reported April 27, Dongguan City, Guangdong, (Liying Min the Lichun An induced the standard) three birds wholesale market in Dongguan Dongcheng initial diagnosis of a chicken samples positive for of suspected H7 subtype avian influenza virus infection. Reporters visited the wholesale market today today Dongguan epidemic prevention departments have started to market poultry culling and safe disposal, Dongcheng three birds wholesale market moratorium.

April 27 is detected by the Guangdong Provincial animal disease prevention and control center, the initial diagnosis Dongguan Dongcheng three birds wholesale market a chicken samples for of suspected H7 subtype avian influenza virus infection positive. In order to prevent the spread of the epidemic, Dongguan quickly to prevent an epidemic.

Seen in Dongcheng three birds wholesale market, the entire market's entrance have all been blocked, only the market traders and medical personnel can access every out of the vehicle must undergo a rigorous disinfection. Reporters found to enter the market, usually the cock crow duck Ming, arguing the market is now a dead, most of the live poultry markets have been cleared a space, medical personnel are on the rest of the several businesses live chickens flutter kill the clean-up, the sound of the chicken sounds echo bursts open market.

The market stall owner told reporters that they received notice of the Market Management Department, said yesterday afternoon from 6:00 on the market routine car park cleaning, disinfection, operating until further notice. Early this morning, the medical personnel began culling live poultry, a lot of traders who do not know what happens. Poultry market have dealt with the same subject.

Dongguan City Bureau of Agriculture officials said, the after initial diagnosis chickens, Dongguan City Bureau of Agriculture quickly to prevent an epidemic from work to deal with the implementation of comprehensive cessation treatment Dongcheng three birds wholesale market, strictly limited venue all animals transferred to tune out from Dongguan town animal disease prevention and emergency material storage called disinfectants, protective clothing and other emergency supplies, the implementation of the comprehensive cleaning and disinfection of the three birds wholesale market, and expand the culling of poultry and harmless treatment. The epidemic prevention damaged market traders, Dongguan City, the 15 yuan per geese, chickens and ducks 10 yuan each standard compensation.

According to market traders, Dongcheng three birds wholesale market a total of more than 100 merchants, the number of transactions per day poultry tens of thousands, is Dongguan poultry distribution center, and radiation to Shenzhen, Guangzhou and other surrounding cities.

The Dongcheng three birds wholesale market the 8 stall owner said, the recent outbreak of H7N9 outbreaks across the country, the decline in poultry sales in a straight line in Dongguan, every day they are operating at a loss, the market there is an outbreak even worse, the each Merchant loss is great. Like his old chicken wholesale, net of government compensation, but also loss of more than 10 dollars each chicken. He hope that the Government will be able to clear the market time to resume operations as soon as possible so that the merchant can also be based on the timing of the next operating.

Dongguan City Health Bureau, Dongguan City, CDC has hospital professionals and Dongguan Dongcheng Dongcheng three birds wholesale market practitioners and managers register, and the implementation of a week-long medical observation. (End)