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**Treyfish** · January 25, 2011, 03:56 AM

Re: Bird flu suspected at poultry farm in Kagoshima

Suspected bird flu on poultry farms Izumi, Kagoshima
25 January 2011 17:00
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25 Ministry of Agriculture, rapid test results of chickens died at a poultry farm Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture, was found tested positive for bird flu came out. Results of genetic testing is still pending, it is determined that there is suspicion of highly pathogenic to chickens have died from the situation continues to open the task force.
Izumi is known as the country's largest wintering cranes. Last December, the virulent virus was confirmed in the country Hooded endangered species, spread of infection was believed to be in a lull.

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**Treyfish** · January 25, 2011, 03:58 AM

Re: Bird flu suspected at poultry farm in Kagoshima

Bird flu: poultry in eight birds tested positive in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture

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Kagoshima Prefecture, on June 25, said Izumi City Shimozuru (Shimo Tsuru) from eight birds of chicken egg collection site, announced that tested positive for bird flu came out in rapid test.

According to the County, all within 10 km radius from this egg collection site has been a total 525 million birds have bred a number of poultry farms.

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**Treyfish** · January 25, 2011, 04:05 AM

Re: Bird flu suspected at poultry farm in Kagoshima

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25 January 2011。

Kagoshima Prefecture, on June 25, from Izumi chicken poultry farms in the prefecture, came out and announced that tested positive for bird flu rapid test.
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 The city of cranes wintering in the country's largest since December last year, from the 7th Hooded virulent H5N1 virus had been detected subtypes.
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poultry farms, the livestock hygiene service center Hokusatsu County "came out wrong with chicken" and was reported. This poultry birds are reared hens around 8600, had 85 dead birds.
Health at the same rapid test results of poultry feathers 9 for this chicken, it came from eight birds tested positive.
County brought the livestock hygiene service center Prefecture Kagoshima Chuo samples, genetic testing to examine the characteristics of the virus at the genetic level (PCR test) is performed.
According to the Livestock Division, Kagoshima Prefecture, the number of broilers raised at the time of last February, the top country in about 80,001,925 birds, hens was fourth in the country of about 90,000,907 birds. Izumi City has 128 units poultry farms, broiler 113 million birds, hens 273 million birds, about 393 million birds are raising a total of 70,000 poultry birds species.

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**makoto** · January 25, 2011, 05:16 AM

Re: Bird flu suspected at poultry farm in Kagoshima

25 Jan., Kagoshima prefecture announced http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pref.kagoshima.jp%2Fsangy o-rodo%2Fnogyo%2Ftikusan%2Ftopics%2Fizumi-youkei-torifulu.html&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2 http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/eng...=JAEN&wb_dis=2

1st case at egg farm in Kagoshima prefecture
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this farm' chickens: 8600

this farm is near the crane case
yomiuri online

19 Jan.,
5 chickens died

20 Jan.,
10 chickens died

21 Jan.,
4 chickens died

22 Jan.,
30 chickens died

23 Jan.,
23 chickens died

24 Jan.,
42 chickens died

25 Jan.,
84 chickens died
*total 198 chickens died(Kagoshima prefecture corrected 164→198)

egg farm informed Hokusatsu(northern Kagoshima) livestock hygiene service centre 13:30 PM
8/9 chickens were positive by simple test
specimens transferred to Kagoshima livestock hygiene service centre
Kagoshima livestock hygiene service centre examined
*specimens: 2 dead chickens, 3 unhealthy chickens and 10 alive chickens

26 Jan.,
Kagoshima livestock hygiene detected h5 subtype from 7/10 chickens at 02:15 AM
slaughter disposition started at 03:00 AM
it completed at 08:05 AM

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Kagoshima chickens test positive for bird flu

MIYAZAKI/KAGOSHIMA (Kyodo) -- Chickens at a poultry farm in Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, tested positive for bird flu in an abbreviated examination, the prefectural government said Tuesday, following outbreaks of a highly lethal strain of avian influenza in Miyazaki Prefecture.

The Kagoshima farm raises some 8,600 chickens to collect eggs. There are around 160 poultry farms within a 10-kilometer radius from the farm in question, with some 5.25 million birds bred.

Local authorities plan to examine the chickens more closely.

Read more (English) - mainichi

Suspected bird flu in Kagoshima Prefecture

A suspected case of bird flu has been reported at a poultry farm in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The case comes less than a week after an outbreak at 2 farms in neighboring Miyazaki Prefecture.

On Tuesday, 85 chickens were found dead at a farm in Izumi city. 8 of them have reportedly tested positive for bird flu.
Izumi is known as the largest wintering site in Japan for cranes migrating from the north....

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:19:00 +0900(JST)
(JST: UTC+9hrs.)
nhk world http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_31.html

Kano calls for thorough preventive measures

Japan's agriculture minister has ordered thorough measures to prevent further bird flu virus infections.

Michihiko Kano issued the order to a task force on Tuesday, after a dead chicken at a poultry farm in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima tested positive in a preliminary check.
Kano said preventive measures must be launched even before all results are known.....

Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:33:00 +0900(JST)
(JST: UTC+9hrs.)
nhk world http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/25_35.html

a manager of the farm asked a local veterinarian before 25 Jan

" I performed an autopsy " on 20 Jan
but I thought, " this case is ruptured egg yolk " a local veterinarian said
also a local veterinarian diagnosed ruptured egg yolk on 22 Jan
a local veterinarian informed Hokusatsu(northern Kagoshima) livestock hygiene service centre on 25 Jan

" there were a ruptured egg yolk at farm " but
" even if it is small case , we wanted an early information " MAFF commented

a manager of the farm answered a telephone survey of Kagoshima prefecture on 22 Jan
" no abnormal "

info
Kagoshima prefecture sounded the alarm flu epidemic on 20 Jan

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preparation
mainichi jp
preparation
asahi com

Bird flu virus confirmed in Kagoshima

The authorities in the southern Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima have confirmed that chickens were infected with the H5 strain of the bird flu virus. The prefectural government has decided to cull all the chickens at farms in the area.

The prefectural government conducted tests on Tuesday after 198 chickens were found dead at a poultry farm in Izumi City over a 7-day period. The virus was identified as the H5 strain of bird flu.
The government began to slaughter about 8,600 chickens at the farm on Wednesday morning, and plans to complete the procedure before noon.
More than 160 poultry farms within a 10-kilometer radius of the infection site are prohibited from transporting eggs and chickens.....

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 06:30:00 +0900(JST)
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preventive measures
sankei news
preparation
sankei news
slaughter disposition
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sankei news

Kagoshima rushes efforts to contain bird flu

Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima is moving quickly to contain a bird flu outbreak at a poultry farm in Izumi city.

Prefectural authorities finished the slaughter of all 8,600 chickens on the farm on Wednesday morning, just hours after tests confirmed they were infected with the H5 strain of the virus. They are now burying the birds' remains.
Nearly 200 chickens at the farm died during the previous 7 days.....

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 12:50:00 +0900(JST)
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**makoto** · January 27, 2011, 09:09 PM

Re: Bird flu confirmed at poultry farm in Kagoshima

26, 27 Jan., Kagoshima prefecture announced　http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pref.kagoshima.jp%2Fsangy o-rodo%2Fnogyo%2Ftikusan%2Ftopics%2Fshinchoku0126170 0.html&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2 http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/eng...=JAEN&wb_dis=2

state of progress
26 Jan.,
slaughter disposition started at 03:00 AM
it completed at 08:05 AM
*8462 chickens
all disposition completed at 23:10 PM

on-the-spot investigation
egg farm: 91

the viral test result will be announced few days

27 Jan.,
Kagoshima livestock hygiene service centre examined
*serological tests; 1030 serums
*viral isolation test; 169 specimens
specimens transferred to National Institute of Animal Health "NIAH" at 16:05 PM

on-the-spot investigation
farm: 41

the viral test result will be announced few days

yomiuri online
sankei news
a flock of flying wild birds
sankei news
incinerating
sankei news
mainichi jp
Reuters Pictures
mainichi jp
mainichi jp
sankei news
Reuters Pictures
sankei news
mainichi jp

disinfection points from Kagoshima prefecture web site, 27 Jan

http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/__filem...udokupoint.pdf

new disinfection points from Kagoshima prefecture web site, 28 Jan

http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/__filem...upoint-kai.pdf

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**makoto** · January 29, 2011, 11:47 AM

Re: Bird flu confirmed at poultry farm in Kagoshima

28, 29 Jan., Kagoshima prefecture announced http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/eng...=JAEN&wb_dis=2 http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/eng...=JAEN&wb_dis=2

NIAH confirmed H5 subtype on 28 Jan
National Institute of Animal Health "NIAH" confirmed H5N1, highly virulent virus on 29 Jan
this virus is a similar to the virus in Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures
*more than 99%

new disinfection points from Kagoshima prefecture web site, 29 Jan

http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/__filem...udokupoint.pdf

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**makoto** · January 31, 2011, 09:08 AM

Re: Bird flu confirmed at poultry farm in Kagoshima

30, 31 Jan., Kagoshima prefecture announced http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pref.kagoshima.jp%2Fsangy o-rodo%2Fnogyo%2Ftikusan%2Ftopics%2Fkakuninn-tamago.html&wb_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2

on-the-spot investigation result
91 egg farms;
viral isolation test was negative
antibody test was negative

shipment of eggs restarted on 30 Jan
91 egg farms
*requirements for approval: number of daily deaths reporting, daily clinical test

on-the-spot investigation result
41 farms;
viral isolation test was negative
antibody test was negative

shipment of chickens restarted on 31 Jan
41 farms
*requirements for approval: number of daily deaths reporting, daily clinical test

new disinfection points from Kagoshima prefecture web site, 31 Jan

http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/__filem...31shoudoku.pdf

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**makoto** · February 7, 2011, 06:52 PM

Re: Bird flu confirmed at poultry farm in Kagoshima

6 Feb., Kagoshima prefecture announced http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pref.kagoshima.jp%2Fsangy o-rodo%2Fnogyo%2Ftikusan%2Ftopics%2Fseijousei.html&w b_lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2

cleanliness test schedule

on-the-spot investigation on 7 Feb
86 farms;
viral isolation test
antibody test

on-the-spot investigation on 8 Feb
46 farms;
viral isolation test
antibody test

the test result will be announced on 12 Feb

yomiuri online

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**makoto** · February 11, 2011, 08:36 AM

Re: Bird flu confirmed at poultry farm in Kagoshima

8 Feb.,
Notification No. 141-2 of Kagoshima prefecture

order a rat extermination
-Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control Article 9-

1 objective
prevention of bird flu in the prefecture

2 area
whole area

3 period
12 Feb to 28 Feb

4 method of cleaning
rodenticide spraying in the farm

http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/__filem...kuji110208.pdf

Act on Domestic Animal Infectious Diseases Control Article 9

new disinfection points from Kagoshima prefecture web site, 8 Feb

http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/__filem...udokupoint.pdf

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12 Feb., Kagoshima prefecture announced http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/english/web/?wb_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pref.kagoshima.jp%2Fsangy o-rodo%2Fnogyo%2Ftikusan%2Ftopics%2Fseiojou.html&wb_ lp=JAEN&wb_dis=2
MAFF announced http://www.excite-webtl.jp/world/eng...=JAEN&wb_dis=2

on-the-spot investigation result on 7 and 8 Feb
132 farms;
viral isolation test was negative
antibody test was negative

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**makoto** · February 18, 2011, 01:28 AM

Re: Bird flu confirmed at poultry farm in Kagoshima

17 Feb.,

Kagoshima prefecture lifted restrictions on the movement on 17 Feb

Notification No. 167-2 of Kagoshima prefecture

http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/__filem...0217kokuji.pdf

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