China: Shanghai bans all live poultry from entering city due to H7N9 fears

[Catbird]

This is in addition to the closure of some live poultry markets in the city.

"Shanghai begins ban on all live poultry

06-04-2013
The authorities in Shanghai have started banning all live poultry from other parts of the country from entering the city after temporarily closing three markets to battle the H7N9 bird flu. Xinhua news agency says officials will launch inspections on roads to prevent live poultry from being transported into the city...".

 

[gsgs]

Re: China: Shanghai bans all live poultry from entering city due to H7N9 fears

1 year of spread in poultry to stamp out,
how far has it gone already
will they succeed

and low symptomatic - but testing gets cheaper and more common

 

[hawkeye]

Re: China: Shanghai bans all live poultry from entering city due to H7N9 fears

1 year of spread in poultry to stamp out,
how far has it gone already
will they succeed

and low symptomatic - but testing gets cheaper and more common

State-run Xinhua news agency said samples of the H7N9 virus were found at two markets selling agricultural products in the Minhang district of Shanghai, a city of 23 million people that is China's financial hub.

The markets were near the Huhuai live poultry market where infected pigeons were discovered earlier in the week and where the culling was carried out.


http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/06/health-birdflu-idUSL3N0CT00R20130406