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  • China confirms outbreak of HPAI H7N9 bird flu on Hunan egg farms - March 24, 2017 - OIE report

    BEIJING (Reuters) - China confirmed an outbreak of H7N9 bird flu at a poultry farm in Hunan province in the southern part of the country, according to a Ministry of Agriculture statement on Friday.


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    Government report:


    Ministry of Agriculture to guide the Hunan Provincial Veterinary Department to do a good job of poultry H7N9 influenza prevention and control work
    Author : Date: 2017-03-24 17:58 Keywords: H7N9 flu; veterinarian; animal husbandry
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      For some of the recent detection of H7N9 influenza virus mutant strains, the Ministry of Agriculture attaches great importance to the timely follow-up, on the basis of preliminary work, to guide the local animal husbandry and veterinary departments to further carry out targeted prevention and control work. All in accordance with the requirements of a good grasp of monitoring and emergency treatment, the detection of pathogen positive or the outbreak of the farm households poultry, and resolutely culling and harmless treatment, the timely elimination of risks.
      March 19, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, Dong'an County Veterinary Department in the monitoring found that some farmers raised breed chickens suspected bird flu symptoms, the incidence of 29,760, only 18,497 died. March 20, Hunan Province, animal disease prevention and control center diagnosed as suspected avian influenza epidemic.

    March 24, by the National Avian Influenza reference laboratory confirmed the outbreak for the H7N9 flu epidemic. After the outbreak of the epidemic, the local start of the plan, in accordance with the technical specifications to prevent the epidemic disposal work, has been culling and harmless treatment of 171179 poultry. At present, the epidemic has been effectively controlled.

    http://www.moa.gov.cn/zwllm/yjgl/yjc...24_5538331.htm



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      Some (there are more) of the recent human cases from Hunan province including a child:


      #1205 - Male, 42, severe pneumonia, Yueyang, Hunan province CHP rpt 21/2/17

      #1206 - Male, 75, severe pneumonia, Yueyang, Hunan province CHP rpt 21/2/17

      1245 - Male, 55, severe pneumonia, Xiangtan, Hunan province CHP rpt 21/2/17

      #1251 - Male, 71, severe pneumonia, Chenzhou, Hunan province CHP rpt 21/2/17

      #1255 - Male, 74, severe pneumonia, Chenzhou, Hunan province CHP rpt 28/2/17

      #1258 - Male, 46, severe pneumonia, Chenzhou, Hunan province CHP rpt 28/2/17

      #1263 - Male, 66, severe pneumonia, treated in Guangdong, Hunan province, CHP rpt 28/2/17

      #1295 - Male, 72, died, Yongzhou, Hunan province CHP rpt 7/3/17 Death

      #1303 - Male, 64, severe pneumonia, Shaoyang, Hunan province CHP rpt 14/3/17

      #1310 - Female, 15, severe pneumonia, Shaoyang, Hunan province CHP rpt 14/3/17

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      • #5
        Highly pathogenic avian influenza,
        China (People's Rep. of)
        Information received on 24/03/2017 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 Immediate notification
        Date of start of the event 19/03/2017
        Date of confirmation of the event 24/03/2017
        Report date 24/03/2017
        Date submitted to OIE 24/03/2017
        Reason for notification New strain of a listed disease
        Manifestation of disease Clinical disease
        Causal agent Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus
        Serotype H7N9
        Nature of diagnosis Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced)
        This event pertains to a defined zone within the country
        New outbreaks (1)
        Outbreak 1 Yongzhou, Dongan, HUNAN
        Date of start of the outbreak 19/03/2017
        Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
        Epidemiological unit Farm
        Affected animals
        Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
        Birds 189676 29760 18497 171179 0
        Affected population The event was observed in local layer farm by active surveillance.
        Summary of outbreaks Total outbreaks: 1
        Total animals affected
        Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
        Birds 189676 29760 18497 171179 0
        Outbreak statistics
        Species Apparent morbidity rate Apparent mortality rate Apparent case fatality rate Proportion susceptible animals lost*
        Birds 15.69% 9.75% 62.15% 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
        • Movement control inside the country
        • Screening
        • Disinfection / Disinfestation
        • Stamping out
        • Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
        • No treatment of affected animals
        Measures to be applied
        • No other measures
        Diagnostic test results
        Laboratory name and type Species Test Test date Result
        Harbin National Reference Lab for Avian Influenza (OIE Reference Laboratory) Birds virus sequencing 24/03/2017 Positive
        Future Reporting
        The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted.
        ...
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        • #6
          Ningyuan County to carry out human avian influenza prevention and control work

          Yongzhou City People's Government portal www.yzcity.gov.cn time: 2017-03-26 【Font: Tai Zhong small ]


          On 24 March, the center disinfected the live poultry trading area in the cold river market according to the human avian influenza disinfection program. The center of the cold Jiang market and the other 11 farmers market 84 disinfectant issued a total of 158 boxes, 11 pieces of disinfection, human infection H7N9 avian flu prevention and health education leaflets more than 2,000 copies.  March 25, under the leadership of the secretary of Jiang Xiaoling in two groups of 10 professional and technical personnel were Wo Tingzhen, security town, Renhe town, cold water town, Taiping town, paradise town, Confucian Temple Street and Tongshan street hospitals Supervision and training of the township farmers market to do a good job of health, eliminate good drugs, and sales, slaughtering, breeding, and other personnel for human infection H7N9 avian influenza prevention and control work propaganda. And asked the market management personnel to carry out regular disinfection of the market, urging the operation of poultry market to implement the "one day a clean, one disinfection a month, a closed market" system. Strict market access, stop from H7N9 avian influenza cases or monitor H7N9 avian influenza virus positive provinces transferred to live poultry, has been transferred to the batch to check the rear access. The sale of live poultry market 84 disinfectant a total of 200 boxes, people infected with H7N9 avian influenza prevention and health education leaflets more than 3,000 copies.  Requirements of the hospitals to do a good job in spring disease prevention and control work, to carry out a good fever pre-diagnosis points, fever patients must be in the outpatient clinic, the hospital infectious disease daily reporting and zero reporting system, the hospital issued 84 disinfectant 100 boxes, a total of eight pieces of bleaching, human infection H7N9 avian influenza prevention and control and health education more than 8,000 copies of the leaflets. (Zeng Zhili)



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