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China - Government says poultry infected with bacillus anthrax is a rumor - Hangzhou, Liaoning province

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"Poultry infected with Bacillus anthracis" is a rumor

The reporter Jiang Nan Xin Yang Chen Yanan
At 07:20 on November 8th, 2013 Source: People's Daily
  Recently, the spread of the Internet a "urgent notice", said: "Do not eat temporarily pork, chicken, duck or meat products, due to Hangzhou 5570 Liaoning poultry infected with anthrax. Hangzhou just finished an emergency meeting, please notify friends and family as much as possible Friends! "rumors said is true you? This reporter in Liaoning, Hangzhou, interviews were conducted.

  For rumors, Hangzhou Bureau of Agriculture said in response, Hangzhou found no poultry or livestock infected with anthrax, but also could not be reached to open an emergency meeting.

  Liaoning Provincial Animal Husbandry Bureau, said: This year, Liaoning Province livestock anthrax outbreak did not occur. In 2012, only in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province in the county occurred in cattle infected with anthrax, anthrax deaths suspected cattle 37, diagnosed three, the same group of cattle slaughtered 145.

  Bacillus anthracis infection of poultry will do? Hangzhou Bureau of Agriculture experts, anthrax on the most susceptible herbivores, such as sheep, goats, cattle, etc.; camels and buffaloes and wild herbivores followed; pigs decreased susceptibility; dogs, cats, foxes and other small carnivores onset of infection; poultry generally do not anthrax.

  According to reports, winter is not the anthrax epidemic in high season. Liaoning Provincial Animal Husbandry Bureau explained that the anthrax outbreak usually occurs in spring and summer, mostly herbivorous animals feeding on pasture contaminated with Bacillus anthracis spores feed, water occurs. Beginning last year, the Liaoning Provincial Bureau of Animal Husbandry in the high season of anthrax before the advent of launching the "Hundred Days Campaign" in the environmental control, immunization, epidemic monitoring and early warning, monitoring and other aspects of animal health to strengthen comprehensive prevention and control.

  In fact, recently, on the "anthrax" rumor has been repeatedly appear and there are different versions. Bacillus anthracis infection rumors, sometimes poultry, sometimes livestock; alleged number of infected livestock, now is 5570, now is 570. This reporter has learned, these rumors have no basis in fact.


  "People's Daily" (November 8, 2013 04 Edition)

http://health.people.com.cn/n/2013/1108/c14739-23472040.html
 
Re: China - Government says poultry infected with bacillus anthrax is a rumor - Hangzhou, Liaoning province

The week before the rumour was HIV. Possibly a chicken/animal die-off that generated rumours as to the cause?

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etwork transmission of HIV infection of poultry 5570 China CDC said Xiaoxibushi
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网传5570头家禽感染艾滋 中国疾控中心称消息不实
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  N North Green South   "urgent notice: just CCTV2 TV news has been broadcast, temporarily do not eat pork, chicken, duck or meat products, due to Hangzhou 5570 Liaoning poultry infected with the AIDS ......" Recently, one such Information Through QQ, micro letters and other means widespread, causing a number of people on food hygiene concerns.   Reporters found that the content of this message is not only now, this year will be similar to a large number of on-line content, the main difference is the 5570 virus infection in poultry are different: before is Bacillus anthracis, and now HIV.

In addition, this message is spread wide, involving Hangzhou, Suzhou, Haikou and other cities, involving poultry and livestock including cattle, pigs, chickens, ducks and so on.

  Two sets of CCTV reporter to verify the staff, the staff said the two sets of CCTV news programs did not broadcast over this "poultry infected with HIV," the news related news have never even heard of.   China CDC staff said that this news is not true, poultry and other animals, there is no evidence of transmission of HIV infection. "HIV say is the human immunodeficiency virus, only humans and chimpanzees and other primates can be infected."

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