Juarez, MX-Health fence installed by farm virus outbreak(Newcastle)

[Tonka]

http://www.diario.com.mx/notas.php?f=2011/02/16&id=f0d55e710cfb840e571be558ccc89040
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Health fence installed by farm virus outbreak

Juan de Dios Olivas
The Journal | 16.02.2011 | 21:05


After detecting an outbreak of Newcastle virus in a poultry farm located in Ciudad Ju?rez, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), the Municipality and the Autonomous University of Ciudad Ju?rez, as well as veterinary students of this same school, implemented a health fence in the region to eliminate the appearance of this viral disease, which is one of the most contagious in the world that affects poultry, federal and municipal officials said.

The virus was detected in a fighting cock in a farm located in the Casas Grandes highway, south of Ciudad Ju?rez, according to members of the Animal Health Unit of SAGARPA.

The disease whose recurrence is linked to low temperatures, does not affect humans but kills the bird after affect the nervous and digestive system.

However, not controlled the outbreak, its spread threatens the largest producer of turkey in northern Mexico, located in the town of Nuevo Casas Grandes, northwestern state of Chihuahua.

Therefore, the authorities implemented a first stage about 3 thousand shots in birds and dead specimens analyzed to determine the cause, said Ricardo Espinoza Leyva, head of the Municipal Coordinator of Zaragoza.

This disease can have a mortality rate of 100 percent, affects the nervous and digestive system, the main symptoms are tremors and twisted neck.

The detection of this evil is done through the leadership of Sustainable Forestry and Rural Development, on a farm southeast of the city, added the official.

He immediately organized an intensive vaccination brigade staff and students UACJ, veterinarians who disposed of animal husbandry, and SAGARPA staff, he said.

Humans are not at risk with this disease, but the birds themselves and therefore encourages people who have poultry to communicate to the Coordinator of Zaragoza to the phones 207-36-94 and 203-33-82 85 for attending the brigades to vaccinate.

Leyva Espinoza said there are four squads of eight veterinarians and animal scientists some auxiliary Zaragoza so far been vaccinated more than 550 birds. Even on Tuesday visited about 20 stores and continue to work to meet all such animals.

The committee is to implement integrated health fence has at least 3 thousand shots and more may be necessary.

Authorities made the commitment to prevent birds from becoming infected and should be killed, he said.

According to experts, Newcastle disease is a highly contagious bird disease affecting many species of wild and domestic birds, but most notably for poultry due to its high sensitivity and the potential impact that an epidemic causing severe in the poultry industry.

It is endemic in many countries. Newcastle disease was discovered in Newcastle's Tyne, England in 1926 (Doyle). The exposure of humans to infected birds (for example in poultry processing plants) can cause mild symptoms like conjunctivitis and flu, but other than that the virus does not mean human health risks.

 

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Re: Juarez, MX-Health fence installed by farm virus outbreak(Newcastle)

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Severe outbreak of Newcastle, there is a total loss on some farms

UACJ professors revealed today that the outbreak of Newcastle that was built in earlier days to the south west of the city, caused total losses in some local farms.

16:23:47

Given this situation UACJ students made bird vaccination brigades, along with state and federal agencies, to control an outbreak of Newcastle.

On the other hand do Professor Fernando Alvarado revealed that this outbreak resulted in heavy economic losses, though not yet quantified, and that some farms have killed all their birds. Some of the animals were so fine that they had as studs in combat poultry farms.

Program Professor of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry UACJ reported that these brigades will tend 1 about five miles around the farm where the outbreak was detected, to protect the birds from the virus that causes the disease and thus also prevent spreading.

It is worth mentioning that since the previous Tuesday, the outbreak was detected in farm Newcastle Colony Villa Esperanza, which started with intensive vaccination campaign involving 30 students from ICB pursuing subjects of Medicine and Animal Husbandry birds in the race of Veterinary Medicine.

He noted that works closely with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, with the U.S. Mexico Commission for the Prevention of Foot-and other Exotic Animal Diseases and the Department of Rural Development municipality.

He said the vaccination campaign will last until next week and was estimated to be applied between 2,500 and 3,000 shots on the birds of this area where small farms are located.

 

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Re: Juarez, MX-Health fence installed by farm virus outbreak(Newcastle)

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Alert for conjunctivitis virus found in birds

Ram?n Chaparro
The Journal | 18.02.2011 | 21:40


Faced with the possibility of infection of human conjunctivitis by the appearance of Newcastle virus in birds found on farms in this locality, the State Commission for the Prevention Against Health Risks (Coespris) local gave a series of recommendations to residents near places that the incident occurred.

Sergio Arrieta, head of the office Coespris in this city, said that as a basic measure to prevent people should wash their hands, use masks when handling birds there and do not shake hands.

For its part the Health District II is on alert for the attention of people who might be affected by the outbreak of the virus.

Hector Puertas Corners, head of the agency, said that so far have found no cases of infection in humans.

Ricardo Espinoza Leyva, head of Zaragoza coordinator, responsible for addressing the problem, said that in this task involved the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), the Autonomous University of Ciudad Ju?rez and Development Directorate Rural.

He said that in recent days detected the virus in poultry, which only hurts the animals but not people, but are consumed as food.

He announced that this disease has no treatment and is only prevented by vaccination.

Reported that once they learned of the occurrence of this disease since last February 15 carried out an operation against the disease emerging in the town of Ciudad Juarez with the participation of several units.

The activities carried out are the vaccination of poultry and ornamental ocular and subcutaneous route, as well as epidemiological surveillance, he said.

During these days have applied various doses, the first, on 15 February when the vaccine was administered to 423 birds, with a benefit for the region's 17 producers and 55 samples were taken.

Samples were taken, four farms have been disinfected, all this that the disease does not spread, he said.

He announced that the outbreak of Newcastle was in Villa Esperanza, located at Kilometer 27, where he formed a health fence five miles.

It has also worked on farms Santa Elena, Colonia Tarahumara and continue to make efforts to anticipate every contingency that may appear in the area of El Valle de Juarez, said.

"This is preventive work to prevent the disease from spreading to other parts of the city," he said.

He pointed out that the problem has not been found on farms in the urban area of Ciudad Ju?rez.

 

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Re: Juarez, MX-Health fence installed by farm virus outbreak(Newcastle)

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Ciudad Juárez
Detects viruses in birds of Villa Esperanza
Newcastle outbreak.
El Mexicano
February 19, 2011

Angelica Bustamante / El Mexicano

Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. "The Newcastle virus outbreak in poultry was in Villa Esperanza, located at Kilometer 27, where he formed a health fence cleaning and vaccination in five miles, in its first stage and then ten kilometers, the official number killed 200 birds and 7 sacrificed.

In recent days detected the virus in poultry, which only hurts the animals but not people, even if consumed as food, does not affect human health, even though it would not be possible because the chicken died.

Coordinator reported Zaragoza, Ricardo Espinoza Leyva, who have been vaccinated 2,759 birds on farms Santa Elena, Colonia Tarahumara and continue to make efforts to anticipate every contingency that may appear in the area of El Valle de Juárez, etc. sectors.

Zaragoza said the coordinator, Ricardo Espinoza Leyva, who are all part of the preventive work to prevent the disease from spreading to other parts of the city, in chickens and other poultry marketing.

Espinoza Leyva, said the cleaning and vaccination started from February 15, is a virus that spreads through the air, where he noted that there is no treatment for this evil and only prevented by vaccination via ocular ave.

Are being addressed areas such as Santa Elena and the Tarahumara, where I can expand the outbreak and said that this virus does not affect human consumption.

In order to avoid negative outcomes in the city with the appearance of the Newcastle virus, the Coordinator of Zaragoza, in conjunction with other authorities conduct cleanup actions and vaccination of birds in different farms.

Responsible for the Zaragoza Coordinator reported that this task involved the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez, Rural Development Division.

He announced that this disease has no treatment and is only prevented by vaccination.

Reported that once they became aware of the onset of asthma, there was an emerging operating against the disease in the municipality of Ciudad Juarez with the participation of several units, with the vaccination of poultry and ornamental birds.

In those days there have been several vaccinations, day 15 were administered the vaccine to 423 birds, with a benefit for the region's 17 producers and 55 samples were taken.

The 16 were applied to 524, and by 17 the figure rose to 1,812, with a cumulative total of 2,759.

Benefiting from 51 other producers and therefore the producers accumulated 102.

Samples were taken, four farms have been disinfected, all this that the disease does not spread.

The outbreak of this virus was in Villa Esperanza, located at Kilometer 27, where he formed a health fence five miles, has been working on farms Santa Elena, Colonia Tarahumara and continue to make efforts to provide for any contingency that may appear in the area of El Valle de Ciudad Juárez.

He became known that this evil has not been found on farms in the urban area of Ciudad Juárez.

The official called on producers to be in constant communication with the authorities, so it is necessary to have on hand the telephone numbers 207-36-94, 203-33 and the 82 to 85.

 

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Re: Juarez, MX-Health fence installed by farm virus outbreak(Newcastle)

Source: http://www.ktsm.com/news/birds-found-dead-in-juarez

Birds Found Dead In Juarez
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By Anthony Garcia - Multimedia Journalist
Saturday, February 19, 2011 - 9:11pm

JUAREZ - A highly contagious bird virus has been killing birds across the border.

We're told sanitary officials in Juarez detected the Newcastle Disease Virus after hundreds of birds began to die. That's why Saturday students from the University of Juarez went to different colonias to vaccinate more than 2,500 birds, chickens and ducks...

 

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Re: Juarez, MX-Health fence installed by farm virus outbreak(Newcastle)

Source: http://www.ktsm.com/news/virus-threatens-birds-in-the-borderland

Virus Threatens Birds in the Borderland
By Bob Grotenhuis - Producer
Friday, February 25, 2011 - 12:07pm

EL PASO - The U.S. food supply could be at risk because of a virus spreading in Juarez.

Hundreds of birds have dropped dead across the city and now people are hoping the outbreak does not spread to U.S. poultry...

 

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Re: Juarez, MX-Health fence installed by farm virus outbreak(Newcastle)

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Friday, February 25, 2011 - 12:07pm
EL PASO - The U.S. food supply could be at risk because of a virus spreading in Juarez.
Hundreds of birds have dropped dead across the city and now people are hoping the outbreak does not spread to U.S. poultry.
"The problem is it spreads very easily. It spreads through the air, it spreads through the contact with any discharges from the bird or tissues. It can be on your shoes and you can track it to another area where there's birds."
Doctor Nancy Harvey is a bird expert who owns her own clinic. She says the virus causes nasal and eye discharge, diarrhea, paralysis, tremors and even sudden death in birds.
"It's not a virus of dogs and cats so Coco you don't have to worry about this one."
Can the bird virus spread to people?
"It's not contagious to people but it could really wipe out the poultry industry."
We are told the last major outbreak was in the 1970's when the U.S. had to destroy millions of birds in California...:tiphat:http://www.ktsm.com/news/virus-threatens-birds-in-the-borderland

 

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Re: Juarez, MX-Health fence installed by farm virus outbreak(Newcastle)

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Discarded bird virus outbreak here (El Paso,Texas)

Julio Antonio Molinet
El Diario de El Paso | 02.27.2011 | 22:47

Human-health authorities and environmental-warned yesterday that being passed should be quiet, because so far there is no risk of contamination with the Newcastle virus, which affects poultry in Ciudad Ju?rez.

It seems that the virus, which causes runny nose, eye dilation, tremor, diarrhea, paralysis and sudden death, has not crossed the border, although some sectors are worried about a possible deterioration of the Mexico-US trade relations.

"Do not get alarmed by outbreaks of Newcastle in El Paso," said the director Binational Environmental Health Program, Carlos Rinc?n.

He added: "It is true that we live in a desert region, the remains of excreta of birds can be transported on dust particles, but this is remote by so fast that the authorities have acted Chihuahua."

The Newcastle virus was detected at a farm in the neighborhood of Villa Esperanza, Ciudad Ju?rez, on Tuesday 15 February by the Directorate of Rural Development and Sustainable Forestry Coordinator Zaragoza.

The expert noted that in Ciudad Juarez has made "a good program to contain the contagion.

 

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Re: Juarez, MX-Health fence installed by farm virus outbreak(Newcastle)

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Ciudad Juárez
Continued virus vaccination of poultry
El Mexicano
March 2, 2011

Angelica Bustamante / El Mexicano

Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua.-In order to stop Newcastle during the vaccination period to domestic birds and poultry, were applied 7,900 doses. 307 farmers were benefited and only 32 birds was to be sacrificed.

Disinfection was needed five plots, crews covered 100% of the focal area and outside the buffer area to the possibility of a new outbreak, said the coordinator of Zaragoza, Ricardo Espinoza Leyva.

It also announced that they are awaiting the results of samples sent to Mexico City to determine whether to lift the quarantine.

He recalled that involved four brigades composed of eleven students from the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez and staff of the Coordinator of Zaragoza, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food, which worked from February 15 until last February 23.