Russia - Outbreak of avian flu reported in Primorye - 35.000 chickens culled - H9N2

[Gert van der Hoek]

Location of Primorye in the Russian Federation


An outbreak of avian influenza was recorded in the suburbs of Vladivostok

05/12/2018

In Primorsky Krai, an outbreak of avian influenza was discovered, the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance reported.

The interregional department of the Rosselkhoznadzor was told that the virus was confirmed by laboratory testing of biomaterials from dead birds.

It is noted that all the interested services of Primorsky Krai have been notified of the outbreak, and in addition to this veterinary management of the territories adjacent to Primorye. Now appropriate measures are being taken to combat avian influenza.

"Poultry gets infected from wild waterfowl, which usually has an asymptomatic illness, but for a long time it can carry a virus, or a bird that lives next to a person (pigeons, crows, sparrows and others)." The source of human infection is a sick bird, but transmission of the virus through animals, for example cats, is not excluded. In water, the virus can persist for up to a month, but at low temperatures and longer.

One of the important reasons for preventive measures is the exclusion of contact between poultry and wildlife.

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May 12, PrimaMedia. The outbreak of avian influenza was revealed by specialists of the Rosselkhoznadzor at the poultry farm of LLC Nadezhdinskaya ptitsa (owned by the owner of the poultry farm of Far Eastern Bird LLC). According to the source of IA PrimaMedia, in the framework of the measures provided for by the regulations on fighting bird flu, 35 thousand animals will be destroyed.

"The Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor for the Primorye Territory and the Sakhalin Region reports that according to the results of laboratory studies conducted by the Primorskaya MVL FGBU, at the beginning of May, RNA was isolated in samples of biological material from poultry dead bodies at Nadezhdinskaya Ptitsa LLC (Novy, Nadezhdinsky District) bird flu virus type "A" (test report 08.05.2018 No. 941/2725/2727 GZ) .The results of laboratory studies of samples of pathological material are confirmed by FGBU "VNIIZH", "the ministry said.

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May 13, 2018

The bird flu virus detected in Primorye was not dangerous for people

Moscow. may 13. INTERFAX.RU - The bird flu virus H9, identified at a poultry farm in the Nadezhdinsky district of Primorye, poses no danger to people, the company's employees did not have a virus, the press service of the regional administration said on Sunday.

"Virus H9 is affected only by birds, for a person it is not dangerous." The initial assumptions about the H7 virus were not confirmed, "the report said.

According to the regional department of Rospotrebnadzor, which are given in the message, 107 employees of the poultry farm were examined, the avian flu virus was not detected.

In the municipality there is a quarantine post. Next week, specialists will start recycling birds at the plant, where the bird flu was detected. The quarantine will be removed 21 days after the destruction of the livestock and disinfection of the enterprises, the press service reported.

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There are nine known subtypes of H9 viruses (H9N1, H9N2, H9N3, H9N4, H9N5, H9N6, H9N7, H9N8, and H9N9); all H9 viruses identified worldwide in wild birds and poultry are LPAI viruses. H9N2 virus has been detected in bird populations in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Rare, sporadic H9N2 virus infections in people have been reported to generally cause mild upper respiratory tract illness; one infection has results in death.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Virus from wild birds causes outbreak of avian influenza in chickens in Primorye

The disease is regularly found among ducks in East Asia

May 17, PrimaMedia. Specialists of the Biodiversity Research Center of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have determined that the outbreak of avian influenza at poultry farms in Primorye is caused by a virus from wild birds, PrimaMedia reports with reference to the site of the Biodiversity FEC of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

"It has been confirmed that the virus is influenza A subtype H9N2, which is often found in populations of wild birds and has a low epidemic potential, was found to be the etiological agent of the epizootic outbreak, for example, low-virus strains of influenza A (H9N2) virus are fairly regularly found among chickens and ducks in East Asia , including - on the Korean peninsula, "- said on the website of the department.

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16 May

Specialists of the Biodiversity Foundation of FEB RAS took part in the decoding of the epizootic outbreak and scientific and methodological support of anti-epizootic measures for influenza A birds in Nadezhdinsky district of Primorsky Krai

In early May this year. on the poultry farm "Nadezhdinskaya" within the village of the same name of the rural settlement of Primorsky Krai, a disease of chickens, characterized by oppression, coughing, sneezing, swelling of the eyelids, blueness of the earrings and the crest, with a low case level. To decipher epizootic and scientific and methodological support of antiepizootic measures, the laboratory of virology of the FSC of Biodiversity, FEB RAS, was involved.

It was found that the etiological agent of the epizootic outbreak was influenza A virus subtype H9N2, which is often found in populations of wild birds and has a low epidemic potential. For example, low-virus strains of influenza A (H9N2) virus are fairly regularly found among chickens and ducks in East Asia (prototype strains: A / chicken / Korea / 96006/1996 and A / duck / Hong Kong / Y439 / 97), including - on the Korean peninsula.

Well-coordinated work and close interdepartmental interaction of regional institutions and federal supervisory services in an emergency situation allowed successfully localizing the epizootic process and preventing its scaling.

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Primorsky Krai: Poultry farm in Artem cited the reasons for the reduction in the number of chickens

Poultry farm in Primorye, named the reasons for the reduction in the number of chickens

06:42 11/29/2018(updated: 10:57 11/29/2018 )

VLADIVOSTOK, Nov. 29 - RIA News. The poultry farm in Artyom, Primorsky Krai, where local residents report a massive release of dead birds, explains the need to reduce the population of the bird flu virus, brought by the supplier, and then - the lack of funds from the company and enough feed for chickens.

In the local Instagram-channels published a video from the place of release of a dead bird. The frames show hundreds of carcasses lying on the road, and live broiler chickens walk along them. Public administrations, with reference to the authors of the video, report that it was filmed at the poultry farm in Artem. In the environmental prosecutor's office of Vladivostok, RIA Novosti reported that there is an inspection, an examination is being conducted on the presence or absence of diseases, the cause of death of a bird is established. It has been established that veterinary norms have been violated, and the idea of eliminating violations of the law has been introduced.

The official comments of TD Far East Bird LLC for RIA Novosti reported that the company belonged to Promsvyazbank before the end of 2017, and after December 2017, when the Central Bank introduced redevelopment to PJSC, the factory switched to self-sufficiency, having lost centralized support. In turn, the press service of Promsvyazbank noted that the company was only a borrower of the bank, did not belong to a credit institution. "The company" Far Eastern Bird "never belonged to Promsvyazbank. Previously, the poultry factory was only a borrower of the bank," the bank stressed.

"In May 2018, N7 Hope bird was found on H7N9 avian influenza virus (harmless to humans). Nadezhda bird is the only supplier of hatching eggs for Far East Bird TD and its production speed are inseparably linked. To prevent a flu pandemic at the production sites, to bring the situation under control and to prevent the virus from entering the territory of TD Far Eastern Poultry, sanitary measures were taken to partially eliminate livestock, finished products and hatching eggs ", - OVOR in comments.

According to the factory, losses amounted to about 300 million rubles. As a result of the elimination of livestock, production volumes decreased, which also reduced revenue in May-September 2018. This did not allow for the formation of a full-fledged fodder base for birds contained in fattening, the factory noted. In addition, they reported that due to heavy rains in the summer of 2018, in the fields of Primorye, 20,000 tons of wheat remained uncollected;

"The lack of full-fledged feed has affected the condition of the bird - a significant plummet began in the fattening birds and a drop in the dynamics of weight gain in young chickens ... . The reduction of livestock was carried out according to the technical possibilities, and because of the need to carry out activities in a short time (to save at least some bird) were used decisive, frightening, but necessary methods ", - noted in the company.

The factory reports that without these measures, the TD Far Eastern Bird, which employs 800 people, would have been forced to close. We are currently exploring the possibility of including the enterprise in the subsidy programs for 2019 and considering other options for regional support, the company noted.

https://ria.ru/economy/20181129/1533746310.html

[Gert van der Hoek]

Illegal burial of birds who died of influenza has been found in Primorye

dec 19, 2018

Avian influenza A type avian influenza virus RNA detected


TASS, December 19th. Veterinarians discovered the illegal burial of birds that died from the flu subtype H9, in the village of Zavodskaya Primorsky Krai. The announcement of this posted on Wednesday on the website of the regional administration Rosselkhoznadzor.

"The fact of illegal burial of birds is confirmed <...> RNA of the avian influenza virus type" A "of the subtype" H9 "was found in the pathological material of the dead bird. "the text says.

H9 virus, which is not dangerous for humans, was discovered in May at a poultry farm in the village of Novy, Nadezhda district of Primorye. After that, poultry farms in the area and in the village of Zavodskoy were quarantined. In late November, villagers reported illegal burial of birds that had recovered.

Restrictions on the sale of hatching eggs and live poultry from the factory of the Far Eastern Bird Trading House were introduced. Her leadership, together with veterinarians, approved a plan of measures to eliminate the infection. The company owns two factories in the villages of Zavodskoy and Novy in the Nadezhda district.

Avian influenza is an infectious disease that affects the organs of digestion, respiration and leads to the death of birds. The vectors are, as a rule, wild individuals. Most strains of the disease are not dangerous for humans. This category also includes the low pathogenic subtype H9 of influenza A.


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