Re: H5N1 bird flu found in dead wild bird in Germany
The aviary flu virus threatens Europe again the aviary influenza reappears in Western Europe. The presence of virus H5N1, potentially dangerous for the man, was confirmed yesterday on three swans found died in the east of France. New cases were also detected in Germany. The French Ministry of agriculture indicated in an official statement that measurements of prevention of the disease were carried at the "high" level. These measurements, intended for the holders of poultries and birds of approval, apply to the whole of the metropolitan territory. "the national laboratory of reference confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic virus H5N1 on the three found swans died on a pond of the commune of Assenoncourt", in the Moselle, in the east of France, specified the ministry. The holders of poultries and birds of approval must be protected, in order to prevent any direct or indirect contact with the birds living in a wild state or to be the subject of alternative measurements with a visit veterinary surgeon of evaluation. Moreover, the gatherings of poultries and birds and the competitions of pigeons are prohibited. In Germany, the presence of virus H5N1 was also confirmed yesterday in a fourth area of the country, on 38 wild birds found dead close to Sangerhausen, in the east. These new cases carry to more than 50 the number of wild birds carrying the found viruses died since last week. The other places touched by the disease are in the States de Thuringe, of Saxony and Bavaria. After the advertisement of the French medical authorities, Belgium indicated to reinforce the protection measures from today. Among measurements of prevention have appeared the prohibition of the occasional poultry sale by the holders deprived on the public markets and the obligation for the tradesmen to sell on the public markets of the poultries whose source is guaranteed, i.e. confined for ten days. The Netherlands also reacted. The Minister for Agriculture, Gerda Verburg, announced that the Dutch poultries were to be locked up from yesterday, after the discovery of the aviary flu virus H5N1 "not far from the Netherlands". Che Hague had raised mid-April the preventive containment of the poultries in the commercial breedings. The Netherlanders are particularly vigilant, because in 2003 their countries had been touched hard by an epizooty (H7N7) which had devastated the breedings. The medical services had carried out the demolition of more than 25 million poultries, that is to say a quarter of the avicolous population of the time. A veterinary surgeon had died. Swiss side, one follows the situation of near. No particular measure is envisaged at this stage, indicated the federal veterinary Office. /ats-afp-reuters
http://www.journaldujura.ch/article.cfm?id=215110&startrow=1&ressort=Monde&kap=bta&job=7921310
The aviary flu virus threatens Europe again the aviary influenza reappears in Western Europe. The presence of virus H5N1, potentially dangerous for the man, was confirmed yesterday on three swans found died in the east of France. New cases were also detected in Germany. The French Ministry of agriculture indicated in an official statement that measurements of prevention of the disease were carried at the "high" level. These measurements, intended for the holders of poultries and birds of approval, apply to the whole of the metropolitan territory. "the national laboratory of reference confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic virus H5N1 on the three found swans died on a pond of the commune of Assenoncourt", in the Moselle, in the east of France, specified the ministry. The holders of poultries and birds of approval must be protected, in order to prevent any direct or indirect contact with the birds living in a wild state or to be the subject of alternative measurements with a visit veterinary surgeon of evaluation. Moreover, the gatherings of poultries and birds and the competitions of pigeons are prohibited. In Germany, the presence of virus H5N1 was also confirmed yesterday in a fourth area of the country, on 38 wild birds found dead close to Sangerhausen, in the east. These new cases carry to more than 50 the number of wild birds carrying the found viruses died since last week. The other places touched by the disease are in the States de Thuringe, of Saxony and Bavaria. After the advertisement of the French medical authorities, Belgium indicated to reinforce the protection measures from today. Among measurements of prevention have appeared the prohibition of the occasional poultry sale by the holders deprived on the public markets and the obligation for the tradesmen to sell on the public markets of the poultries whose source is guaranteed, i.e. confined for ten days. The Netherlands also reacted. The Minister for Agriculture, Gerda Verburg, announced that the Dutch poultries were to be locked up from yesterday, after the discovery of the aviary flu virus H5N1 "not far from the Netherlands". Che Hague had raised mid-April the preventive containment of the poultries in the commercial breedings. The Netherlanders are particularly vigilant, because in 2003 their countries had been touched hard by an epizooty (H7N7) which had devastated the breedings. The medical services had carried out the demolition of more than 25 million poultries, that is to say a quarter of the avicolous population of the time. A veterinary surgeon had died. Swiss side, one follows the situation of near. No particular measure is envisaged at this stage, indicated the federal veterinary Office. /ats-afp-reuters
http://www.journaldujura.ch/article.cfm?id=215110&startrow=1&ressort=Monde&kap=bta&job=7921310
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