_|Hong Kong PRC SAR: H5N1 IN CHICKEN|_

[Giuseppe]

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Transcript of SFH on avian influenza
June 12 2008, 13.23.00

Following is the transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr York Chow, at a stand-up media session before a luncheon today (June 12):

Reporter:
(about vaccine)

Secretary for Food and Health:
We are looking at three possible causes for this contamination of the environment.

The first is whether there is any change of the virus. We have excluded this because we have gone through very detailed studies of the genetic sequencing of the virus.

The second is whether the immunity status of the chickens has changed so that they are carrying the virus and yet they do not have any symptoms.
Our scientists have also studied the serological status, that is the antibody level of chickens and also the droppings of those chickens in the past period on a regular basis.
We did not find any abnormality in there.

These two possibilities can be ruled out, but we are still going to do some more research on the possibility of the immunity of chickens.

Reporter:
(about vaccine)

Secretary for Food and Health:
That means whether the vaccine is providing sufficient protection so that the chickens would not contain the virus or shed any virus. This is something that we have done a bit of research so far, but we would like to repeat again.

Reporter:
(about resistance to vaccine)

Secretary for Food and Health:
If it happens in chickens, we will be able to demonstrate that the resistance of the chickens is actually related to their antibody level. We have not found any lowering of the antibody level of those chickens. We have not found any shedding of virus from those chickens in the farms either.

Reporter:
Is it time for Hong Kong to have a centralised slaughterhouse?

Secretary for Food and Health:
According to our statistics, the chickens sold by the affected stores for the three additional stores is around about a thousand chickens, and for the three affected markets are about 4,000 chickens.
So I think anybody perhaps been in contact with those chickens or in those markets in case they have any health problem, any symptoms of upper respiratory infection, appeal to them that they should contact doctors as soon as possible.
We have also made an appeal to the public if they have any history of contacting chickens in a market or anywhere and if they have similar symptoms they should inform the doctor as early as possible so we can trace whether they are affected by H5N1.

Regarding the issue of central slaughtering, it is always the government's position that we should have a central slaughtering of chickens in the medium and long term.
We will be working very hard on choosing a site, we have already identified a site in that territory. At the same time, we have also been doing a number of feasibility studies, both on the business side, as well as on the environment.

Reporter:
It seems that retailers not really like the idea, what kind of suggestions...

Secretary for Food and Health:
As I said earlier on, it seems that the licensing conditions of the retailers as well as the measures that are being taken, both by the retailers and also the inspections that we have done are insufficient in maintaining the safety of the environment and market, so we will be discussing with the trade on how to improve that so we can have a cleaner environment and also a faster turnover of the chickens in the market.
One of the suggestions given by experts is to slaughter all chickens at the end of the day so that we do not have an opportunity to build up the virus load in the environment.
(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)
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[Gert van der Hoek]

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CORRECTED-Hong Kong scours farms for source of H5N1 virus

(Corrects paragraph 3 to read virus found at several markets, not wholesale suppliers)

HONG KONG, June 12 (Reuters) - Hong Kong officials scoured farms and wholesale markets on Thursday, searching for the source of an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus that forced the culling of thousands of birds across the wealthy city.

Hong Kong ordered a cull of 3,500 poultry on Wednesday after discovering the H5N1 virus in four markets scattered across the city's northern and central areas, including in the commerce and retail hub of the main island.

Samples taken from local farms have so far tested negative. But officials found instances of the virus at several markets, which have since had their facilities cleaned and disinfected.

"We are working on finding the origin of this virus but have had no result yet," said Sally Hong, a spokeswoman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.

"We're also monitoring the health of poultry traders and workers to see if they have any symptoms of flu."

Since the H5N1 virus resurfaced in Asia in 2003, it has killed 241 people in a dozen countries, according to the World Health Organisation.

Experts fear the constantly mutating virus could change into a form easily transmitted from person to person. (Reporting by Amrita Sheokand; Editing by Nick Macfie)

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HK scours farms for source of H5N1 virus
(Reuters)

12 June 2008

HONG KONG - Hong Kong officials scoured farms and wholesale markets on Thursday, searching for the source of an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu virus that forced the culling of thousands of birds across the wealthy city.


Hong Kong ordered a cull of 3,500 poultry on Wednesday after discovering the H5N1 virus in four markets scattered across the city's northern and central areas, including in the commerce and retail hub of the main island.

Samples taken from local farms have so far tested negative. But officials found instances of the virus at several wholesale suppliers, which have since had their facilities cleaned and disinfected.

?We are working on finding the origin of this virus but have had no result yet,? said Sally Hong, a spokeswoman for the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.

?We're also monitoring the health of poultry traders and workers to see if they have any symptoms of flu.?

Since the H5N1 virus resurfaced in Asia in 2003, it has killed 241 people in a dozen countries, according to the World Health Organisation.

Experts fear the constantly mutating virus could change into a form easily transmitted from person to person.

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[rymich13]

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Here what is think with bird flu, we will have a influenza pandemic someday because history has had several. We do not know how severe it will be or when it will be. The only thing we do know for certain is that it will happen again because as long as birds and humans exist the possibility of one will always be there. The threat never goes away.

 

[Giuseppe]

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Here what is think with bird flu, we will have a influenza pandemic someday because history has had several. We do not know how severe it will be or when it will be. The only thing we do know for certain is that it will happen again because as long as birds and humans exist the possibility of one will always be there. The threat never goes away.

Yes. History is the only certainty in all the chaotic recent story of bird flu panzootics. Since XVIII century pandemic of ''catarrhal fever'' were reported in Europe and elsewhere with a certain amount of details. Since 1889/90 a (ex-post) correlation was established between poultry mortality and subsequent morbidity in humans. The example of 1889/90 influenza pandemic with neurological sequelae in Italy (called ''Nona'') is perhaps a cornerstone.
At the present day, Hong Kong seems to be addressing the containment of bird flu in poultry very in deep, with prototypical solutions and commitment of public workers.
The fight against bf in HK will continue in the near future with success and disappointing results but It is important for public health perspective that this commitment will be maintained.

 

[Treyfish]

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time :2008-06-12

禽流感阴影笼罩香江疑源头涉及走私鸡/图​

Hong Kong bird flu shadow of doubt the source involved in smuggling of chicken / map

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[FONT=宋体]食环署人员穿保护服到街市围封活家禽零售点（图：中新社）[/FONT]​

[FONT=宋体]FEHD officers wearing protective suits to enclose the markets of live poultry retail outlets (Figure: ZXS)[/FONT]​

【星岛网讯】禽流感攻陷港九新界街市后，港府随即将杀鸡行动升级，即时宰杀零售市场共3500只活鸡；政府重申，没有在批发市场和本地鸡场发现病毒，不需全面杀鸡，而问题鸡的源头或涉及走私鸡。​

[Sing Tao network - the avian flu throughout the territory fell to the markets, then the Government will upgrade slaughter of chickens, immediately killing a total of 3,500 retail market of live chickens; Government reiterated that no local chicken farms in the wholesale market and found the virus, To be a comprehensive slaughter of chickens, chicken and the source of the problem or involved in smuggling of chicken.

[FONT=宋体]《星岛日报》消息，渔护署11日发现联和墟街市的鸡档?荣宗?、仁爱街市的?盛丰园鸡鸭?、鸭脷洲街市的?雄利?和保安道街市的?贤记?，各有一个环境样本带有H5N1禽流感病毒，保安道街市至今共有四个鸡档的样本对该病毒呈阳性反应。[/FONT]​

[FONT=宋体]"Sing Tao Daily" news, the AFCD on the 11th and Market found that the chicken stalls in markets, "Rongzong," Yan Oi Market "Shengfeng Park chickens and ducks", Ap Lei Chau Market "-Lee" and the security Road Market "Yin", each with an environmental samples of H5N1 avian flu virus, security Road Market So far, a total of four samples of chicken stalls positive for the virus.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]政府11日出动400人宰杀全港零售市场3500只活家禽，它们来自64个街市的260个鸡档和209个新鲜粮食店。[/FONT]​

[FONT=宋体]Government on the 11th out of 400 people killed in Hong Kong retail market 3,500 live poultry, they come from 64 markets and 260 chicken stalls in 209 fresh provision shop.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]截至11晚21时，该署已屠宰及销毁1470只家禽。[/FONT]​

[FONT=宋体]As of 21:00 late November, the department has slaughtered and destroyed 1,470 poultry.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]渔护署抽查长沙湾临时家禽批发市场共120个样本，未有发现H5N1禽流感病毒，并于本地50个鸡场抽取150个样本，初步对H5N1病毒呈阴性反应。[/FONT]​

[FONT=宋体]AFCD checks Cheung Sha Wan Temporary Wholesale Poultry Market for a total of 120, had not found the H5N1 avian flu virus, and 50 local chicken farms from 150 samples of the H5N1 virus initially were negative.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]渔护署署长张少卿说，正与海关追查三个最新发现有H5N1禽流感病毒的街市的鸡只来源，不排除是走私鸡。[/FONT]​

[FONT=宋体]Miss Cheung said the Director of AFCD, is working with the Customs and Excise Department to trace the three newly found the H5N1 bird flu virus in chickens in the market sources did not rule out the smuggling of chicken.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]当局正与鸡贩商讨赔偿问题，根据法例每只鸡可赔偿三十元[/FONT]​

[FONT=宋体]Administration is working with the chicken traders to discuss the issue of compensation, under the law of compensation can be 30 yuan Mei Zhiji[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]食物及卫生局局长周一岳表示，会与业界商讨提升零售市场的防疫管理，若未能落实改善措施，不排除延长禁售鸡只21天的期限。[/FONT]​

[FONT=宋体]The Secretary for Health and Food York Chow said that it will discuss with the industry enhance the immunization management of the retail market, if the failure to implement improvement measures, did not rule out extending the ban chickens in the 21 days period.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]他又说，在涉及鸡只的不同层面之中，零售市场有最大漏洞，甚少鸡贩上报有病死鸡，期望业界遵守发牌条件，诚实报告消息。[/FONT]​

[FONT=宋体]He added that in the different aspects involved chickens, the biggest loophole in the retail market, the sick little chicken traders reported dead chickens, expect the industry to comply with the licensing conditions, honest news report.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]市民在过去数天可能买了问题活鸡，食物环境卫生署副署长刘焱说，保安道街市鸡档证实带有H5N1禽流感病毒当天，全港零售市场共有10万只活鸡，至10日晚只卖剩3500只，于11日的宰杀行动开始前，部分可能已被出售。[/FONT]​

[FONT=宋体]People in the past few days may have bought the issue of live chickens, Deputy Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene Department said Liu Yan, security Road Market poultry stalls with a confirmed H5N1 avian influenza virus the same day, the retail market in Hong Kong a total of 100,000 live chickens, to 10 Late only sell surplus 3500, 11, killed in action before the start, some might have been sold.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]她承认，该署过去的监察行动并无所获，但联和墟、仁爱和鸭脷洲街市三个鸡档均没有发现死鸡。[/FONT]​

[FONT=宋体]She acknowledged that the monitoring operations in the past and Wu Suohuo, but together and fair, caring and Ap Lei Chau Market three chicken stalls are not dead chickens were found.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]渔护署助理署长薛汉宗补充，感染病毒的鸡只没有死亡，是因为病毒的数量不足以令鸡只死亡，又或它们本身有抗体。[/FONT]​

[FONT=宋体]AFCD Assistant Director of Xue Han added that no infected chickens died because the virus is not sufficient for the number of dead chickens, or their own antibodies.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]署方已把7日于保安道街市找到的H5N1禽流感病毒样本送往香港大学进行基因排序，证实与亚洲其他地区的野鸟禽流感病毒基因排序相似，没有变种。[/FONT]​

[FONT=宋体]The Department has been on the 7th in the security market, found the H5N1 bird flu virus samples to the University of Hong Kong carried out genetic sequencing, and other parts of Asia confirmed that the avian bird flu virus gene similar sort, no mutation.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]另据悉，目前香港未有发现人类感染禽流感的个案，卫生署与医院管理局已加强人类禽流感的检测工作，特别留意受影响街市家禽从业员的健康状况。[/FONT]​

[FONT=宋体]Meanwhile, in Hong Kong were no human infection of bird flu cases, the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority has stepped up bird flu testing work, pay special attention to the markets affected the health of poultry workers.[/FONT] :tiphat: http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?h...stnn.cc/hongkong/200806/t20080612_794026.html

 

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Hong Kong emergency slaughter of live chickens to prevent bird flu spread
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Professor of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong Zheng Bo Jian said that the market is in the chicken faeces detected the avian influenza virus, but the market among the dead chickens found no virus, therefore we can not rule out another possibility.

Zheng Bo Jian said: "The arrival of the chicken all play vaccines, local chicken farms in Hong Kong also play all vaccines, in general, once the chickens infected with avian flu, 23 days will be dead. But this did not find dead chickens Therefore, there is also the possibility that a vaccine can only play the part of the protection of the role, that is not the vaccine can only protect the incidence of chicken, but can not guarantee that the virus in chickens will not reproduce in the body. "

Some Hong Kong media quoted infectious disease experts said that the government hands too slow, may have as many as 100,000 high-risk diseased chickens into the market, eating into the consumer population, have a fear that the Hong Kong housewives.

However, the Head of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong Yuen Kwok-yung stressed that even if the chicken is infected, the virus in high temperature of 100 degrees in the cooking process also have died.

Professor Yuan Guoyong, said: "If the handling and cooking chicken properly, the risk is very small, the spread of avian flu via the most important people in or have direct contact with diseased chickens and after, did not touch on the hand wash clean their own eyes , The nose and mouth. Once infected with the avian flu virus, the initial symptoms similar to flu, a cough, fever, body muscle pain, but a few days after the symptoms will increase rapidly, accompanied by high fever, shortness of breath and liver and kidney failure. "

Professor Yuan said that so far of human infection of bird flu data show that the mortality rate is 50-80 percent, and the resistance of the virus seems to be unrelated to physical and age, the key is once symptoms must immediately seek medical treatment and timely use of antibiotics .
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Dr Chow: up to 4,000 bird chicken

June 13, 2008
[Ming Pao - the Government to clarify, and four Infected with the markets concerned and suspected that the bird flu virus up to only 4,000 chickens. The department is currently checking Infected poultry stalls documentation, tracking of chicken farms and wholesale sources, to know whether involved in smuggling of chicken.

Renewal of chicken farmers did not inform the dead chickens

Live chicken industry dissatisfaction with the accusation they have not reported to the chicken disease that the authorities shirk its responsibility. Food and Health Secretary York Chow (AP) yesterday responded once again stressed that both the farms, transport of live chickens, chicken stalls in the wholesale market and retail industry, found that chickens had abnormal have the responsibility to notify the Government as soon as possible, "Unfortunately, the past Paragraphs, we have received very few reports in this regard. "

Zhou explained: "Hong Kong daily has sold tens of thousands of chickens, for example, at least 40,000, the number of more Chinese New Year holidays, no sick chickens or may not completely dead chickens, which actually is the industry's concealment or they are unwilling to tell us, We have to understand this, we understand that they must have reason! "

Dr Chow clarified that so far released four bird flu virus of the markets, "suspected virus may be" the maximum of only 4,000 chickens, if only of caring markets, ducks  Chau Market, the fair market and three Infected chickens Stalls, and about 1,000 chickens.

FEHD officers yesterday Infected chickens have been added to the file search documents, tracking the chicken wholesale sources, but has yet to be announced yesterday related to the wholesale field, farms and other sources of information and the number of initial announcement of the security Road Infected Market poultry stalls in three chickens, three from eight local and mainland farms.
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Chickens vaccinated for fear of hidden difficult to detect infection
June 13, 2008

[Ming Pao - the four markets throughout the territory of 7 chicken stalls found the H5N1 avian influenza virus, but also advance the chicken stalls, "reported" no dead chickens or sick chickens,  conditions vary with the past, the authorities are now Through mutation of the virus, chickens and dead chickens is not immune to the direction of the three surveys, microbiologists have pointed out that after the vaccination of chickens to a certain degree of protection possible "hidden infection", that is not detoxification disease incidence, It is difficult to monitor category, increasing to-human crisis.

Food and Health Secretary York Chow said authorities are investigating three chicken manure on the avian flu virus but reported no dead chickens in question, First virus itself has not changed; Second, the immunity of chickens has changed, so that they bring No virus disease; three chickens with the virus are not aware that the industry has not reported.

Manure containing the virus reported no dead chickens on the direction of three investigations

Authorities are currently in the market to find the H5N1 avian influenza gene sequencing and found no mutation of the virus have any intelligence , also found that the chickens did not have immunity to change.

Zhongshan University professor in the Department of Microbiology, said Chen Jixiang, birds of avian influenza virus after infection without symptoms, and may be "hidden infection", this situation  on the most commonly appear in teals, after infection without symptoms, but the virus is in The propagation of their intestine, also from the feces of infectious virus, but fewer chickens there.

Chickens fight the bird flu vaccine after a certain antibody protection, the "hidden infection," the problem of chickens is not, but Chen said frankly that, if human exposure from "diseased chickens stealth" virus from the feces, will be the same in Strokes, but not with human intelligence  diseased or dead chickens on the alert, can only be learned through the dangerous virus testing. "This is also when scientists discuss whether vaccination of chickens should be the one worrying."

Yuen Kwok-yung: gene sequencing of variation

Hong Kong University professor of microbiology Yuen Kwok-yung said, Sham Shui Po On Road Market  found the H5N1 bird flu virus, the Asian region and the genetic sequencing of the bird flu virus found the same, it is the local retail chicken stalls in a chicken with H5N1, not the vaccine Failure, or else there should be a large-scale explosive epidemic.

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[Oracle]

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Correct. Asymptomatic infection is NOT due to faulty vaccines and it is NOT due to sudden mutation in H5N1.

KY Yuen, Henry Fok Professor in Infectious Diseases Chair and Head, Department of Microbiology at HKU is an absolutely crack microbiologist and, despite his age, is easily ranked in the top 1% of his field.

Hong Kong public health authorities can chase their tails in hopes of understanding this apparent conundrum, or they can let their much-esteemed pundit provide the OBVIOUS answers.

 

[Treyfish]

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time :2008-06-13

4000只?禽流鸡?流出市面病毒可能有变种​

4000 "bird chicken" out of the market variant of the virus may have
[FONT=宋体] Hong Kong Secretary for Health and Food York Chow said on the 12th, Hong Kong retail market with about 4,000 suspected H5N1 bird flu virus of live chickens may be the public to buy or even eating.[/FONT] [FONT=宋体]In addition, some post-mortem to swab samples with the H5N1 avian influenza virus, but chickens are not killed, some experts have pointed out that the virus may be changing.[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]"Sing Tao Daily" news, Dr York Chow on the 12th to attend a luncheon after the meeting, did not explain once again on the 7th of chickens culled in Hong Kong for the retail market.[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]他[/FONT]​

[FONT=宋体]He said that was only found for Sham Shui Po On Road Market avian flu virus, "to our usual scientific examination, that no proliferation of signs", the same day inspection of all 64 markets, were no abnormal chicken.[/FONT] [FONT=宋体]To 12 other markets that the environment is contaminated, before deciding slaughter of chickens in Hong Kong markets.[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Dr Chow also disclosed that from 7 to 9 so far, there are 100,000 chickens to the market, affected by pollution of the four market figures, the suspected virus is the most chickens 4000, of which 1,000 came from The chicken virus to find documents.[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]On the 12th for Dr Chow said there are only 4,000 chickens suspected of bird flu virus, and Hong Kong markets in a few days ago into the retail market before the slaughter of chickens, infectious disease specialist Lo Wing-lok said that the assumption that one person bought a chicken, at least 4,000 families at risk .[/FONT] [FONT=宋体]Center for Health Protection last week set up a hotline for public enquiries and monitoring health status, as at noon on the 12th at a total of 80 people, said no one fell ill.[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Experts said that if the public did not kill a chicken, the risk of avian influenza infection relatively low.[/FONT] [FONT=宋体]Virus incubation period is seven days, if the public this week to buy live chickens, the incubation period is not yet past, it has to pay attention to respiratory symptoms, and if so will have to do a quick test to the hospital.[/FONT] [FONT=宋体]The initial bird flu symptoms of influenza and similar, but will soon deteriorate, pneumonia and organ failure, and so on.[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Lo Wing-lok criticized the Government on the 12th to calculate the market has been the outflow of suspected bird flu in the number of live chickens, and that "definitely more than 4000."[/FONT] [FONT=宋体]He said that if only the public consumption of cooked chicken is not the problem, not eating to lose a good package.[/FONT] [FONT=宋体]The greater risk is the sale of live chickens from the traders, housewives and servants, to pay attention to their health.[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]In addition, the Government cages in markets such as environmental samples found to swab with the H5N1 avian influenza virus, but chickens are not killed, infectious disease experts have pointed out that Southeast Asian countries have less than 1 percent of the live chicken droppings are still receiving the vaccine after the virus , Or because the virus constantly change.[/FONT] [FONT=宋体]Zoological experts but stressed that this did not recorded in the unusual deaths of chickens, chickens infected with the virus that is not 1997 or 2003 as the pathogenic avian influenza virus that the massive slaughter of chickens will cause social panic.[/FONT]
[FONT=宋体]Lo Wing-lok means that the chickens receive the vaccine is to reduce deaths and the spread of the virus, but the vaccine may be able to not let the chickens died, did not prevent the transmission of the virus.[/FONT] [FONT=宋体]But he stressed that no bird induction "deteriorating", the mortality rate is still 60 percent or more.[/FONT] [FONT=宋体]But the Hong Kong University professor of animal Frederick LEUNG said that the Hong Kong and Asia are very worried about the outbreak of avian flu, has been doing risk assessment, but the Government has no dead chickens massive slaughter of chickens a bit too exaggerated, creating panic, "a large number of media taking pictures and staff Wearing protective clothing slaughter of chickens in markets, but the virus did not actually dead chickens. "[/FONT]

[FONT=宋体]According to the Voice of America news, the World Health Organization spokesman彼得科丁利said that Hong Kong is wise to take immediate action, unlike some government for fear of affecting trade and would not confirm an outbreak of avian flu.[/FONT] [FONT=宋体]Cordingley said that no foreign reports bird flu outbreak caused by the cost will be far greater than exports and inbound tourists brought about by reduced losses.[/FONT]

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[Treyfish]

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Hong Kong widens search for bird flu source


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Posted 13 June 2008 @ 09:33 am HKT


HONG KONG - Health officials converged on poultry farms and markets across Hong Kong on Thursday as they struggled to find the source of the territory's worst bird flu threat in years.Government workers took samples from cages, walls and feeding bowls at 50 local chicken farms and 64 markets, but no new infections had been detected, said Sally Hong, spokeswoman for the agriculture, fisheries and conservation department.


The action came after a mass slaughtering of 2,900 chickens at 470 retail outlets on Wednesday after poultry in four street markets tested positive for the dangerous H5N1 avian flu virus. Officials had also killed 2,700 poultry on Saturday in a market after routine testing showed five chickens were infected.

A 21-day ban on poultry from mainland China and local farms have been imposed since Saturday's discovery.

The virus has not been detected in the 1.5 million chickens in the local farms.

Meanwhile, the government met with poultry trade workers about possibly banning the storage of chickens in markets overnight and other steps to prevent more outbreaks.

"The existing control is insufficient. We might have to impose more vigilant measures in order to control the environment before we allow the chickens to go back into markets," said York Chow, Hong Kong's health secretary.

Chow added a centralized chicken-slaughtering system was the ultimate solution. The government had wanted to introduce the centralized system for years, but poultry workers considered the plan as a threat to their livelihoods. Poultry are now killed on the spot in retail stores for freshness.

Hong Kong used to import 20,000 chickens from mainland China and another 20,000 supplied from local chicken farms each day, officials said.

Hong Kong's biggest bird flu outbreak was in 1997, when the H5N1 strain jumped to humans and killed six people. That prompted the government to slaughter the entire poultry population of about 1.5 million birds.

In 2001, the government also carried out a massive poultry slaughter, killing 306,000 birds in wholesale and retail markets and 951,000 in local farms, to eradicate an outbreak of avian influenza.

At least 241 people have died of bird flu worldwide since 2003, according to the World Health Organization.:tiphat: http://hk.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/flu_all.htm

 

[Treyfish]

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Hong Kong worried about bird flu chicken色变hear the live poultry market not for sale

2008年06月13日01:11 [ 我来说两句 ] [字号： 大 中 小 ]​

China news agency, Hong Kong, June 12 (Reporter Liang Jin) - Four markets of Hong Kong swab samples found to have avian flu virus, authorities yesterday announced the immediate destruction of all public markets and retail outlets selling live poultry, 12 Hong Kong's live poultry market has not sold.

在湾仔的街市，记者看见平日出售活家禽的商铺因无生意可做，已关上大门。​

In Wan Chai Market, the reporter saw the usual shops selling live poultry business can do without, Guanshangtaimen A frozen meat shops and siu mei shop official said, the people of Hong Kong is now heard chicken色变, their business has also greatly affected.

冻肉店东主黎先生说，整个上午都卖不出一只冰鲜鸡，但该店出售的巴西冰鲜鸡翼的销量则较平日轻微上升。​

Frozen meat shop proprietor Mr Lai said that throughout the morning are not a sell chilled chickens, but the shop sold chilled chicken wings in Brazil than normal sales increased slightly.

附近一家烧味店的负责人欧阳先生亦慨叹，今天出售的油鸡数量较平日大跌一半，他认为市民是过份恐慌。​

Siu mei shop in the vicinity of a person in charge of Ouyang, also laments that today the sale of oil than normal number of chickens fell half, he considered that the public is cause for undue alarm.

不过，有市民认为，街市已进行清洗，不担心禽流感会散播，如果没有活鸡供应，她会转买冰鲜鸡代替。​

However, some people think that markets have been cleansed, is not worried that bird flu will spread, if there is no supply of live chickens, she would buy to replace the chilled chickens.

香港特区政府食物及卫生局局长周一岳表示，四个街市验出禽流感病毒，当局正循三方面调查事件，暂时已知今次发现的H5N1禽流感病毒，基因没有改变；鸡只免疫能力亦没有改变。​

Hong Kong SAR Government Secretary for Health and Food York Chow said that the four markets found to have avian flu virus, authorities are investigating the incident on three areas, temporarily known to the discovery of the H5N1 avian influenza virus, genes have not changed; chickens have immunity Has not changed.

另外，特区政府在参考世界动物卫生组织的指引后，决定从昨天开始二十一天，暂停从内地进口活鸡，并同时暂停本地家禽农场供应鸡只。​

In addition, the SAR Government in reference to the World Organization for Animal Health guidelines, we decided to start 21 days from yesterday to suspend imports of live chickens from the Mainland and local poultry farms at the same time suspend the supply of chickens.

在大江埔村养了五万只活家禽的香港鸡农表示，禁止农场运鸡到市场二十一天，估计会囤积三万多只可以出售的活鸡，届时这批鸡会因为太老，批发价可能由原本每只港币五十元，降至约十五元一只，估计会损失五十万元。​

Tai Kong Po Tsuen in the custody of the 50,000 live poultry in Hong Kong chicken farmers said that the ban transport of chicken farms to the market 21 days, estimated to be hoarding more than 30,000 can only sell live chickens, then these chickens because of too old, the wholesale May be the original price of 50 yuan per Hong Kong dollars, to about 15 yuan an estimated loss of 500,000 yuan. They hope that local chicken farms in Hong Kong quarantine, if not confirmed infection of bird flu, on the early resumption of local chickens to enter the market. :tiphat: http://66.102.9.104/translate_c?hl=...ttp://news.sohu.com/20080613/n257460317.shtml

 

[Treyfish]

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13/06/2008, Friday in the afternoon 04:28

Local finance and economics entertainment international both banks sports transportation and weather

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Bird flu special edition: Must supervise two weeks to determine that dyes the bird flu whether or not the human
2008-06-13 15:33

[on.cc special news]Monday the mountain said that the health protection center altogether receives 80 bird flu's inquiries until now, has not received the report which some people infect, but the authority has paid attention the domesticated fowl employee's health closely, including gives them the sensitive lucky medicine, but the common bird flu incubation period is from 5 to 7th, therefore the authority will supervise for two weeks, nobody infection bird flu only then may feel relieved.:tiphat: http://svsurl.systransoft.com/?t=ou...sk=11d1def534ea1be0-4f350fbc-11a78a63429-229a
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Central abattoir set for 2011

A central slaughtering plant should be opened in 2011-12, Secretary for Food & Health Dr York Chow says, adding the Government is looking for a suitable site.

He said recent avian flu cases involving retail stalls will not affect the staging of Olympic Equestrian Events in August as the chicken cull on Wednesday has lowered the public health threat.

He told reporters today central slaughtering is the best way to lower the risk of avian flu outbreaks and safeguard public health. The Government will also explore the feasibility of daily chicken culls at retail stalls and a voluntary licence surrender scheme for the live poultry trade.

Dr Chow said recent bird flu cases may have been caused by smuggled poultry, as tests have confirmed there have been no genetic changes in the virus and all local poultry farms have been confirmed virus-free.

He said environmental hygiene at poultry retail stalls must be bolstered before resuming live chicken sales. The Centre for Health Protection has received 80 enquiries on avian flu after the chicken cull at retail stalls and Customs officers have boosted inspection against poultry smuggling.

Dr Chow said the Director of Food & Environmental Hygiene is meeting the trade to discuss compensation issues.

http://news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/080613/html/080613en05005.htm

 

[Commonground]

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Hong Kong University professor of microbiology Yuen Kwok-yung said, Sham Shui Po On Road Market  found the H5N1 bird flu virus, the Asian region and the genetic sequencing of the bird flu virus found the same, it is the local retail chicken stalls in a chicken with H5N1, not the vaccine Failure, or else there should be a large-scale explosive epidemic.

If they got it from an infected chicken in the retail stalls -- wouldn't that mean that in all 4 markets, they would have been infected during that 3-5 day period before the infected chicken showed symptoms? Then all 4 markets would have had to have chickens shedding the virus during this same 3-5 day period......no?

 

[HenryN]

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If they got it from an infected chicken in the retail stalls -- wouldn't that mean that in all 4 markets, they would have been infected during that 3-5 day period before the infected chicken showed symptoms? Then all 4 markets would have had to have chickens shedding the virus during this same 3-5 day period......no?

The H5N1 infection in chickens is asymptomatic.

 

[Commonground]

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Post #88:

Professor of Microbiology at the University of Hong Kong Zheng Bo Jian said that the market is in the chicken faeces detected the avian influenza virus, but the market among the dead chickens found no virus, therefore we can not rule out another possibility.

Zheng Bo Jian said: "The arrival of the chicken all play vaccines, local chicken farms in Hong Kong also play all vaccines, in general, once the chickens infected with avian flu, 23 days will be dead. But this did not find dead chickens Therefore, there is also the possibility that a vaccine can only play the part of the protection of the role, that is not the vaccine can only protect the incidence of chicken, but can not guarantee that the virus in chickens will not reproduce in the body. "

I'm wondering where in that approximate 23 day period, the chickens start showing symptoms?

So chickens could have died earlier in the day -- they removed the dead poultry -- but not the feces.

 

[HenryN]

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I'm wondering where in that approximate 23 day period, the chickens start showing symptoms?

So chickens could have died earlier in the day -- they removed the dead poultry -- but not the feces.

H5N1 frequently kills chickens within 24 hours.

 

[Commonground]

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Well, thanks Dr. Niman. As you can see, I'm still trying to figure this all out....