Hong Kong - 3500 chickens die-off - bird flu H5N1 H7N9 initally negative - estimated Newcastle: possible vaccine failure

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Hong Kong, a farm three days initially ruled two thousand chickens died of bird flu
08--11 10:53
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Industry, said the prevention and control of Newcastle disease virus vaccine already, do not worry about the event will spread to other farms. The picture shows a farm in the New Territories. Hong Kong, "Wen Wei Po" Data Picture
Industry, said the prevention and control of Newcastle disease virus vaccine already, do not worry about the event will spread to other farms. The picture shows a farm in the New Territories. Hong Kong, "Wen Wei Po" Data Picture
BEIJING, Aug. 11 Xinhua News Agency in Hong Kong reported that a Hong Kong Kamei chicken breeding farms, three days to two thousand chickens died. AFCD After testing, initially ruled out avian influenza.

Industry estimates, may be infected with Newcastle disease, commonly known as fat fowl plague. AFCD staff on the 11th will send another to farm inspections.
The farm, 1,300 chickens died on the 8th, the 9th and the 10th and then 700 chickens died; currently there are about 6,000 chickens inside. Relevant responsible person said, someone's chicken farms have been suspended, and the situation inside the other chickens well.
Responsible person, dead chickens just 30-50 day-old chicks, yet the market. He also said, according to the AFCD farms have guidelines for vaccination of chickens, and chicken farms have also stepped up disinfection and cleaning.
AFCD After receiving the report, went to the farm collect samples for testing, initially ruled out avian influenza. As for what specific disease infection and death, test results need to be AFCD on the 11th will be sent to the farm inspections.
Industry estimates, dead chickens are infected with Newcastle disease, commonly known as fat fowl plague; while more than a thousand chickens died in a short time is very rare, and fear is a vaccine failure.

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Hong Kong: a chicken farm 3500 violent death has been ruled out avian flu

Source: Southern Metropolis Daily Published: 2014-08-12 10:09

Southern News reporter Kang Yin Xintian from the bottom of a chicken farm in Yuen Long, Hong Kong over a thousand chickens died, the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) Preliminary tests showed no dead chickens infected with avian influenza. AFCD staff survey chicken farms and then yesterday abnormal death last week. After careful calculation, the event of death of chickens has accumulated about 3500.

In connection with the farm-related power outages

Suspected outbreak farms, located in Hong Kong, Yuen Long, Tin Qilinshan a new breeding Kamei Chicken (Hong Kong a broiler brand) farms, suddenly came from the 9th epidemic, there are 1350 day evening the 30th largest dead chickens.

Kamei Chicken company director Zheng Zhanjiang confirmed that the farm is one of Kamei chicken farms, raising a thousand chickens. Death is the 30th major big chickens, but not long enough to launch into the market.

Zheng Zhanjiang, said the venue all chickens have all vaccinations required by the AFCD. Farms will strengthen disinfection and cleaning work, including disinfection of two to three times daily.

Zheng Zhanjiang believe, dead chickens and power outages related to the following morning at 8:00 on Wednesday night during the farm because of heavy rain and a power outage, the exhaust system stops functioning, it is estimated chickens because the environment is too hot inside, leading to weakened immunity, vulnerable to the disease , resulting in the death of succession began last Friday afternoon. He said that still need to wait for the test results of the AFCD, before we know the cause of death.

For the time being ruled out "fat fowl plague"

Deputy Supervisor of the New Territories Chicken Breeders Association long 李良骥 estimated batch of chickens infected with a great opportunity, "Newcastle disease" death, commonly known as "fat fowl plague" in the past there have been large outbreaks in Hong Kong. He explained, "Newcastle disease" vaccine preventable, in order to avoid an accident losses, all chicken farmers will be in Hong Kong for chickens vaccinated.

Yesterday, the Hong Kong AFCD staff wearing protective clothing, the incident came to inspect the venue farm sanitation, checking ventilation systems, as well as to understand the situation chickens vaccinated and took additional samples for laboratory testing. Initial laboratory tests no chickens infected with avian influenza virus.

Whether the death of chickens infected with "Newcastle disease" AFCD said that through earlier and yesterday have been carried out in a sample taken Newcastle disease virus rapid test, with negative results, not the disease. However, the results must be verified by virus isolation test, the test in progress. AFCD staff will further tests and post-mortem samples of dead chickens, chickens to determine the cause of death.

AFCD staff began to inspect farms in Hong Kong yesterday. Has inspected 14 farms, all no unusual circumstances. AFCD staff will continue to inspect the rest of the farm.

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No infectious agents dead chicken farms Event

August 15, 2014

Xintian a farm chickens unusual deaths occurred earlier, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department to complete the sample tested today, the result is no infectious agents. Farms responsible August 9 notify AFCD, referring to the venue a lot of dead chickens. The Department Day and August 11 to farm and seized samples of dead chickens, a quick test and virus isolation, cultivation of bacteria and tissue biopsy analysis showed samples of avian influenza and Newcastle disease do not have the virus. Verification by AFCD, the field of about 4,300 dead chickens cumulative, and chickens health has improved, mortality ease. Comprehensive test results Department, chickens disease situation and the survey data, I believe the event with farm-related power outages, failure of the ventilation system during coop, chickens died of the heat stress response. The department has inspected all local chicken farms, no exceptions.

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