China - Poultry market in Ningyuan County, Hunan Province closed after woman contracted bird flu H5N6 - lives in Yongzhou - December 21, 2020

[Gert van der Hoek]

A live poultry trading market in Ningyuan County, Hunan Province is closed, and the CDC says a local woman has contracted bird flu

2020-12-21 13:51

On December 21, the "Chutian Metropolis Daily" reported that today, a live poultry trading market in Ningyuan County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province was closed. It is suspected that live poultry or humans have been diagnosed with bird flu. This morning, the duty officer of the Ningyuan County Center for Disease Control and Prevention stated that a woman in the county was confirmed to be infected with avian flu. As for how the woman who was infected with bird flu was infected, whether it was related to the jumping stone live poultry trading market, the staff did not disclose

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

The live poultry trading market has closed for a woman in Ningyuan, Hunan infected with bird flu


Latest update: 2020/12/21

On the afternoon of the 19th, the WeChat public account "Ningyuan Online" published the "Notice on the Temporary Closure of the Tiaozhushi Live Poultry Trading Market" issued by the Ningyuan County Market Service Center. ​

(The picture is taken from the WeChat official account webpage weixin.qq.com)


(Central News Agency, Taipei, 21st) It was recently reported that a live poultry trading market in Ningyuan County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, was closed due to "prevention of bird flu." Lu Media today quoted personnel from the Ningyuan County CDC confirming that a local woman was infected with bird flu. However, the authorities did not disclose whether the woman was related to the closed market.

The official account of Chutian Metropolis Daily’s "Baijiahao" reported today that the local information platform of Ningyuan and the WeChat public account "Ningyuan Online" published on the afternoon of the 19th "Regarding the temporary closure of the live poultry trading market in Ningyuan County". notice".

It mentioned that in accordance with the requirements for the management of the live poultry trading market to implement "one cleaning per day, one disinfection per day, one inspection per day, and one closed in January", it was decided to implement a "regular closed" on the live poultry trading market in Tiaoqishi. .

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[bertrand789]

Are there vets who monitor this type of place in China ?

Where are the control data for this type of place?

sorry, I know it's a secret defense, like the bamboo rat file ...

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

A person in Ningyuan, Hunan was diagnosed with H5N6 avian influenza, and the local live poultry trading was suspended

2020-12-21 23:13

The reporter learned from the Hunan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention on the evening of the 21st that a human case of H5N6 avian influenza was confirmed in Ningyuan County, Yongzhou City, Hunan Province. The patient is currently receiving treatment and his vital signs are stable. From the 20th, local live poultry trading has been suspended.

It is understood that the patient Hu Moumou contracted the disease at a live poultry trading market in Ningyuan County. He was sampled on the 19th by the Yongzhou CDC for H5N6 avian influenza virus nucleic acid test, and the result was positive. Currently, the patient is being treated in an ICU ward of a hospital in Ningyuan County. The patient's vital signs are stable, but he still cannot get out of the ventilator.

From the 20th, live poultry trading in all farmers' markets in Ningyuan County will be suspended.At present, Ningyuan County has completed the cleanup and elimination of the 8 major farmer’s markets in the county town and 44 farmer’s markets in towns and townships. The relevant departments have monitored the close contacts of the patient Hu.
According to disease control experts, H5N6 is a subtype of influenza virus. The source of the virus is poultry. There is no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission.

(Originally titled "A person diagnosed with H5N6 avian influenza in Ningyuan County, Hunan Province, local live poultry trading suspended")

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[Shiloh]

Source: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202012/25/P2020122500675.htm


CHP closely monitors human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Mainland
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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) is today (December 25) closely monitoring a human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in the Mainland, and again urged the public to maintain strict personal, food and environmental hygiene both locally and during travel.

The case involved a 54-year-old female living in Yongzhou of Hunan Province, who had exposure to live chicken on December 8. She developed symptoms on December 13 and was admitted for treatment on the same day.

From 2014 to date, 26 human cases of avian influenza A(H5N6) have been reported by the Mainland health authorities.

"All novel influenza A infections, including H5N6, are notifiable infectious diseases in Hong Kong," a spokesman for the CHP said....