China - H5N1 bird flu outbreak in poultry in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region

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China confirms H5N1 bird flu outbreak in Xinjiang
English.news.cn 2012-07-02 21:37:30

BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- China's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has reported an outbreak of H5N1 in poultry, the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) announced Monday.

The disease has killed 1,600 chickens...

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-07/02/c_131690453.htm

[Giuseppe]

Re: China - H5N1 bird flu outbreak in poultry in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region

[Source: OIE, full page: (LINK). Edited.]


Highly pathogenic avian influenza, China (People's Rep. of)


Information received on 02/07/2012 from Dr Zhang Zhongqui, Director General , China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep. of)

• Summary
  • Report type Follow-up report No. 6
  • Start date 02/12/2011
  • Date of first confirmation of the event 12/12/2011
  • Report date 02/07/2012
  • Date submitted to OIE 02/07/2012
  • Reason for notification Reoccurrence of a listed disease
  • Date of previous occurrence 25/05/2010
  • Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
  • Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
  • Serotype H5N1
  • Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (advanced)
  • This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
  • Related reports
    • Immediate notification (12/12/2011)
    • Follow-up report No. 1 (31/03/2012)
    • Follow-up report No. 2 (18/04/2012)
    • Follow-up report No. 3 (24/04/2012)
    • Follow-up report No. 4 (17/05/2012)
    • Follow-up report No. 5 (06/06/2012)
    • Follow-up report No. 6 (02/07/2012)
• New outbreaks
  • Outbreak 1 - Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, XINJIANG
    • Date of start of the outbreak 02/07/2012
    • Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
    • Epidemiological unit Farm
    • Affected animals: Species ? Susceptible ? Cases ? Deaths ? Destroyed ? Slaughtered
      • Birds ? 156439 ? 5500 ? 1600 ? 154839 ? 0
• Summary of outbreaks
  • Total outbreaks: 1
  • Outbreak statistics: Species - Apparent morbidity rate - Apparent mortality rate - Apparent case fatality rate - Proportion susceptible animals lost*
    • Birds - 3.52% - 1.02% - 29.09% - 100.00%
    • * Removed from the susceptible population through death, destruction and/or slaughter
• Epidemiology
  • Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection
    • Unknown or inconclusive
• Control measures
  • Measures applied
    • Stamping out
    • Quarantine
    • Movement control inside the country
    • Screening
    • Zoning
    • Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s): Administrative division ? Species - Total Vaccinated ? Details
      • XINJIANG ? Birds ? 116327 - ?
    • Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
    • Dipping / Spraying
    • No treatment of affected animals
  • Measures to be applied
    • No other measures
• Diagnostic test results
  • Laboratory name and type Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (national reference laboratory for avian influenza) (OIE?s Reference Laboratory)
    • Tests and results: Species ? Test - Test date ? Result
      • Birds - haemagglutination inhibition test (HIT) - 02/07/2012 ? Positive
      • Birds - intravenous pathogenicity index (IVPI) test - 02/07/2012 ? Positive
      • Birds - reverse transcription - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) - 02/07/2012 ? Positive
• Future Reporting
  • The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.

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[tetano]

Re: China - H5N1 bird flu outbreak in poultry in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region

Mainland Chinese Ministry of Agriculture 2 Sunday evening said that Xinjiang H outbreak 5 N 1 strain of bird flu epidemic, the local departments had been 撲 killed more than 150,000 chickens.
The Ministry of Agriculture mainland said Xinjiang in June 20 bird flu epidemic, the initial killing, 600 chickens died,
About 5, 500 chicken sick, the current 只 HSBC of real H 5 N 1 strain of bird flu; in order to control the epidemic, the agricultural sector blocked the relevant regional and 撲 killed 150,006, 439 chickens.
The mainland Ministry of Agriculture and state-owned media do not specify the exact outbreak in place, but said that the disease in the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps operating the 1 farm.
According to state-owned media, the corps is a semi-military government organization with 2.5 million people.

http://zuilon2000.pixnet.net/blog/post/30894630

[Treyfish]

Re: China - H5N1 bird flu outbreak in poultry in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region

This article is about the Ministry of Health for Thailand.

Ministry warns against bird flu

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The Nation July 5, 2012 1:00 am





The Public Health Ministry yesterday instructed health officials nationwide to keep an eye out for birdflu infections among humans.


This move follows a report that more than 150,000 chickens in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang were culled due to an outbreak of bird flu.
Public Health Minister Witthaya Buranasiri said members of the public should report to health volunteers or livestock officials immediately if they find any suspicious deaths among birds in their area..http://www.nationmultimedia.com/nati...-30185512.html