More than 350,000 chickens in Almoguera (Guadalajara-Spain) incinerated because of the Flu (H7N7)

[Treyfish]

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Guadalajara
The owner of the Guadalajara farm hit by bird flu blamed for a settlement of storks
Author:
J.? V. Mu?oz-Lacuna
Publication Date:
16/10/2009
The National Reference Laboratory Algete (Madrid) confirmed yesterday the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Castilla-La Mancha, the subtype of bird flu has affected poultry farm Almoguera (Guadalajara). It is the H7N7 virus that "it is pathogenic to birds, very difficult to transmit to other animal species and in any case the human being, as stated by the provincial delegate of Agriculture in Guadalajara, Sergio Cabello.
This Almoguera poultry farm was the only European Union this year has been an outbreak of bird flu. This problem has forced the slaughter using CO2 stunning more than 300,000 chickens at the farm and during incineration and burial in trenches, a task to be completed over the weekend. He then cleaned and disinfected the farm and is owned by Rodolfo Jimenez, is "broken" by what happened but "relieved because he has not alleged any problems for people." According to these businesses, these avian flu outbreak could have originated over thirty weeks ago storks settled around the farm and that "I got a bad feeling."
There are no more outbreaks
The Delegation of Agriculture in Guadalajara also confirmed that it has detected more cases of bird flu within a radius of 14 kilometers of the affected farm, where a census of almost two million birds.
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/sociedad/2009/10/17/0003_8042512.htm

[Rwilmer]

Re: More than 350,000 chickens in Almoguera (Guadalajara-Spain) incinerated because of the Flu (H7N7)

the last line of the article acually says according to babel fish:

"There are no more buds The Delegation of Agriculture in Guadalajara also confirmed that more cases of bird influenza in a radius of 14 kilometers of the affected farm have not been detected, where exists a census of almost two million birds."

[Sally Furniss]

Re: More than 350,000 chickens in Almoguera (Guadalajara-Spain) incinerated because of the Flu (H7N7)

Imports of poultry products from Spain to resume


The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) (edit in Hong Kong)announced today (November 18) that the processing of applications for importing poultry meat and products from Spain (except from the provinces of Guadalajara and Navarra) would resume with immediate effect.

The centre suspended processing of applications following confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza H7 cases in a poultry farm in Castilla-La Mancha, Guadalajara, in October this year.

"In view of the control measures taken by the country and the fact that there are no other cases of avian influenza reported, we decided to resume processing of applications," a CFS spokesman said.

"Apart from Guadalajara, importation of poultry meat and products from Navarra has been under suspension following confirmation of low pathogenic avian influenza H5 cases in a duck farm in June this year. Restrictions are not yet lifted for these two regions.
　
"We will continue to monitor the situation," he said.

http://www.cfs.gov.hk/english/press/2009_11_18_1_e.html