Macau - H7 detected in a batch of imported live chickens from Zhuhai, Guangdong province

[Pathfinder]

Translation Google

H7 detected in Macau suspended trading of live poultry

At 08:05 on March 13, 2014, Thursday

[News] Macau now testing a batch of imported live chickens from the mainland with the H7 avian influenza virus, immediate culling of live poultry and suspended the import of live poultry on the 21st.
Macau on Thursday morning, at a local wholesale destruction of about 7,500 live birds and disinfected, also announced the immediate halt of live poultry trade on the 21st.

Macau authorities earlier batch of live chickens from Zhuhai random testing, of which samples of H7 avian influenza virus were positive, the authorities immediately blocked live poultry wholesale market, and culling and disinfection.


Macau authorities means that the virus detected in a number of live birds out of the market does not, nor received any report of people infected with avian influenza.

zhttp://news.now.com/home/local/player?newsId=95463

--------------------------------------------------------------------

(Photo) HAD to hold joint press conference with multiple departments, announced inspection of live poultry in a number of test samples retained the H7 avian influenza virus, and activated its emergency response mechanism, adopted a series of control measures.
<!-- 生效日期: -->[SIZE=+0][SIZE=+0]2014-03-13 [/SIZE]
<!-- end of info_content_event -->
<TABLE><TBODY id=_idJsp47_portal_info_content_portlet_WAR_portalfrontend_:tbody_element><TR><TD>

http://portal.gov.mo/web/guest/info_detail?infoid=338302
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[/SIZE]Mainland live poultry for avian influenza and Australia suspended live poultry trading with immediate effect from 21

2014-03-13

HAD March 12 entrance test batch of live poultry samples indwelling found with H7 avian influenza virus. Source field positive samples out of the market has not fully live poultry. To ensure public health, the authorities decided to take decisive action to activate the emergency response mechanism, and ordered to take the blockade, culling and disinfection series of control measures.

IACM on the 12th of this month, a batch of live chickens from the indwelling Zhuhai Inspection and Quarantine, the nucleic acid sequence amplification H7 detection project, there are samples with detectable H7 avian influenza viruses. Positive samples from Doumen District of Zhuhai City Jinfeng poultry Limited (Registration No. field ZHP203), the authorities based on considerations of public interest, quickly adopted a series of measures, including immediately blocking the wholesale market for live poultry wholesale floor, prohibit live poultry transported from the wholesale market , and remain in the existing wholesale market is about seven thousand five hundred live poultry culling, but a thorough disinfection of the environment, the purpose is to protect the health interests of the public.

Authorities in reference to the guidelines of the OIE, decided that from March 13 to suspend the trading of live poultry trade Macao 21, 2009, and for the wholesale, retail and other establishments slaughtering and cleaning and disinfection.

At present, the public has not received reports of avian influenza, but will be vigilant, pay special attention to the health status of poultry workers, will closely monitor the situation.

http://portal.gov.mo/web/guest/info_detail?infoid=338292

 

[Pathfinder]

Re: Macau - H7 detected in a batch of imported live chickens

Re: Macau - H7 detected in a batch of imported live chickens

Translation Google

Sale of live poultry chicken traders feel anxious 21 days

(TDM) at 9:52 on March 13, 2014

Sale of live poultry chicken traders feel anxious 21 days (Macau radio news) Zhuhai chickens for Australia H7 avian influenza virus, the suspension of live poultry and Australia lost Australia 21 days. Morning in Iao Hon Market, nearly 10 stalls selling poultry stalls have been closed, a number of stalls are cleaned and disinfected. Stall owners said that 21 days failed business, worried greatly affected income, hoping to make the event subsided, some vendors lament open Wudao file not know counted. People do not have to worry about the chicken markets only H7 viruses, as long as you can thoroughly cooked; also known as temporary members of the public will turn food chilled. (Yeyong Zhen Huang Weihong)

zhttp://news.qoos.com/%E5%81%9C%E5%94%AE%E6%B4%BB%E7%A6%BD21%E5%A4%A9-%E9%9B%9E%E8%B2%A9%E6%84%9F%E5%BE%AC%E5%BE%A8-1644492.html

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Macau - H7 detected in a batch of imported live chickens from Zhuhai, Guangdong province

Macao culls 7,500 chicken after bird flu virus found

English.news.cn 2014-03-13 13:02:43

MACAO, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Macao's Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau (IACM) and the Health Bureau (SSM) announced early Thursday morning that H7 avian influenza virus was tested positive in samples of live chicken imported from the mainland, and all 7,500 live chicken in the wholesale market have been culled.

This was released during a hastily called press conference after midnight of Wednesday.

IACM said that the bureau detected the H7-type avian influenza virus in sample tests for 1,000 live chickens imported from Doumen district of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, at 10.30 p.m. Wednesday.

The bureau has implemented a contingency plan. They immediately sealed off the poultry section of the local wholesale market and have banned all live birds from leaving the market. And for public safety, all 7,500 live chicken in the market have also been destroyed.

Moreover, the government has decided to temporarily stop the import of live poultry for 21 days from Thursday, which means that there will be no live birds supply to local markets.

SSM stressed that none of the 30 workers who were in contact with the poultry have displayed any flu-like symptoms. And they will undergo a 10-day medical observation by the health bureau.

 

[Pathfinder]

Re: Macau - H7 detected in a batch of imported live chickens from Zhuhai, Guangdong province

Translation Google

To take measures to deal with the Macao Civic and Municipal Affairs and Health Bureau chickens with H7 viruses

2014-03-13

Yesterday on HAD (the 12th) for a number of samples from chickens lien in Zhuhai tests found with H7 avian influenza virus, based on considerations of public interest, the IACM has quickly taken a series of measures on 13 March morning remain in the wholesale market for about 7,500 live poultry culling, but the environment thoroughly disinfected, and the blockade of live poultry wholesale wholesale floor, Macao also be cleaned and disinfected each market, the current wholesale and retail establishments slaughtering the cleansing and disinfection has been completed, and with reference to the guidelines of the World Organisation for Animal Health, suspend the trading of live poultry Macao Trading 21 days from March 13 to protect the public's health.

The Health Department has conducted epidemiological investigations, follow-up and batch of chickens and their environment have contact with the health of people, after evaluation, will carry the day as a batch of live chickens in close contact with the Zhuhai driver, the driver did not any symptoms return Zhuhai yesterday Hometown coming on the 10th will not re-enter the Macao Health Bureau has informed Zhuhai follow up the health of the health sector, the driver; another 20 had contact with poultry wholesale batch of chickens southern Guangdong poultry workers as general market contacts, currently in good health, without any symptoms, Health Bureau for their medical observation for 10 days and will provide explanation and protective materials for them; destruction of live birds and 28 total work of Home Department personnel during the operation were wearing full personal protective equipment, the risk of infection is very low, but health authorities will follow up their health.

In response to media inquiries current level of influenza pandemic risk, health authorities said, according to the World Health Organization classification criteria, only when the H7N9 virus causing community outbreaks only when upgrading to 4, and the current influenza A H7N9 influenza virus mainland only cause human sporadic or small clusters of infection, it is still maintaining three, and no sign will be upgraded in the near future. In addition, yesterday 5:00 till 17:00 today, the Australian did not receive the needed aspects of case reports of suspected influenza H7N9 detected so far all influenza A H7N9 test results were negative.

In mainland China, as of today (March 13) 18:00, no new cases of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza, the current national total of 388 cases of human infection with the H7N9 confirmed bird flu cases, including at least 91 deaths occurred since October 2013 Local area infections, including Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Hunan, Shanghai, Beijing, Anhui, Jilin, Shandong. Moreover, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia have imported cases from mainland China.

Health Bureau is continuing and national health authorities and neighboring regions, the World Health Organization to maintain close contact, surveillance and outbreak of Macao over the country, and through cross-sector and public-private cooperation, neighborhood or Macao Once the bird flu do occur better prevention and preparedness. Under the current circumstances, the Health Bureau expects the mainland will continue to see more people infected with influenza A H7N9 bird flu during the winter and spring, do not rule out the emergence of cases Macao Health Bureau has requested all medical institutions and medical personnel to closely monitor, if suspected cases should be detected in a timely manner or referral.

Based on current information, the main avian influenza H7N9 virus through contact with birds or their products, secretions, excretions and infection, the virus may have limited the spread between people, but there is no evidence that can be continued spread between people. To guard against influenza H7N9 bird flu, the health bureau in addition to the requirements bird management departments, medical institutions remain vigilant and make all the preparations, but also appealed to the public attention the following matters:

? Avoid appear to have influenza H7N9 avian influenza outbreak area markets, farms and other birds have a place to sell or display;

? Avoid contact with birds and their secretions, excretions; case of contact should wash their hands immediately;

? Do not buy, carry without quarantine birds; Do not eat undercooked poultry meat, offal, blood products and eggs;

? attention to personal hygiene, wash hands frequently;
? If symptoms of fever, cough, breathing difficulties, should wear a mask, a doctor as soon as possible, and to detail the history of travel and contact history animal doctor.

For more information about the influenza A H7N9 avian flu, can be found in the Health Bureau website (www.ssm.gov.mo) or call the Health Department infectious disease hotline (28700800).

UNHCR wholesale slaughter and retail establishments for cleaning and disinfection (1)

...
http://portal.gov.mo/web/guest/info_detail?infoid=338864
http://portal.gov.mo/web/guest/citizen

 

[Giuseppe]

Re: Macau - H7 detected in a batch of imported live chickens from Zhuhai, Guangdong province

[Source: RTHK, full page in Chinese: (LINK). Automatic translation.]


Macau, nine people under medical surveillance after H7N9 virus discovered in poultry

2014-03-15 HKT 01:22


Macao Health Bureau announced the evening, nine [individuals] with exposure to live poultry stalls [where] H7N9 [has been] detected, are awaiting tests results.

Meanwhile, after conducting a risk assessment, which age from 53-63 years of age 2 males and 4 females, to be isolated for observation and prescription antiviral drugs, and the remaining three are under medical observation.

Macau authorities after the 12th of this month, a group of imported live poultry samples and found that H7 avian influenza virus, in the evening and then released in other markets in environmental samples drawn on the same day, also found that H7 subtypes of avian influenza virus response.

Two samples in question were taken from the inner harbor area under the Central Market and the new road camp markets chicken stalls. Macao Health Bureau said it had informed the synchronization should pay close attention to private clinics influenza cases. Also appealed to both downtown and out in public, if there is physical discomfort, immediately contacted the health authorities.

Prevention and control of influenza virus in the 13th Macau team announced the morning, due to the chicken samples Zhuhai in mainland Australia for farm entrance, found H7 avian influenza virus, the immediate destruction of the night to stay in the same day, the entrance of the 7500 live poultry wholesale market, and cleaning and disinfection of the market, while prohibiting the import of live poultry from the mainland on the 21st.


-
-------

 

[sharon sanders]

Re: Macau - H7 detected in a batch of imported live chickens from Zhuhai, Guangdong province

9 people have tested negative, 5 are still under observation.

machine translation

9 selling live poultry test results were negative practitioners H7N9 defined as close contact to 5 people
2014-03-15
On environmental samples HAD camps and Macao under the Central Market were found to contain H7 bird flu virus, the Health Bureau of the two stalls selling live poultry workers a total of nine samples were tested H7N9, the measured results were shown negative.

Further risk assessment is defined as close contacts to five people, including two men and three women, aged between 53-63 years old, the Health Bureau in accordance with the "Communicable Disease Prevention Law" them isolated for observation and prescription antiviral , the rest are classified as general contact, will be under medical observation.

http://portal.gov.mo/web/guest/info_detail?infoid=339496

 

[Pathfinder]

Re: Macau - H7 detected in a batch of imported live chickens from Zhuhai, Guangdong province

Translation Google

Health Bureau decided to six live poultry stalls practitioners be isolated for observation

2014-03-15

On environmental samples HAD camps and Macao under the Central Market were found to contain H7 bird flu virus, the Health Bureau of the sale of live poultry stalls in two of nine practitioners, risk assessment, there are six of 2 M 4 In women, aged from 53 to 63 years old, is defined as close contacts, and in accordance with the provisions of

"Communicable Disease Prevention Law" them isolated for observation and prescription antiviral drugs, the rest are classified as general contact, will be under medical observation . All those who have been collecting samples for H7N9 testing, currently awaiting test results.

http://portal.gov.mo/web/guest/info_detail?infoid=339488

http://portal.gov.mo/web/guest/citizen

 

[Pathfinder]

Re: Macau - H7 detected in a batch of imported live chickens from Zhuhai, Guangdong province

Translation Google

Current Newspaper Date: 2014 yearsMarch 16, 2009 Week Day

Doumen culling eighty thousand chickens for Australia

Medical staff observed no abnormal farms

WASHINGTON message] lose Australia live poultry H7N9 avian influenza virus was detected in Doumen Jinfeng live poultry farms, after detecting a sample of the local agricultural sector, the number of poultry samples were found positive for H7N9 virus. Yesterday morning, the venue eighty thousand chickens have been culled in full. Twenty-four staff farms under medical observation, yet found an exception.

The diverse positive

After Zhuhai Doumen Jinfeng live poultry farms registered live poultry farm for one of Hong Kong and Macao, the Macao chickens were detected for H7N9 avian influenza virus has UNHCR, Doumen District of Zhuhai City Agricultural Bureau immediately archive all chicken farms, disable the output market, while chicken samples sent staff to extract further tests.
After testing, a number of chicken samples were found Jinfeng farms positive for H7N9 avian influenza virus, according to the guidelines for the prevention and control of avian flu, the local decision to cull all chickens in the agricultural sector within the farm.

Financial compensation

Jinfeng chicken farm herds of about eighty thousand, including large, medium and small chickens. Staff began the afternoon of the 14th of this month, one by one after another of eighty thousand chickens culled until the early hours of yesterday, culling chickens completed. According to regulations, suffered losses due to bird flu Jinfeng farms will receive financial compensation for local government, the amount of compensation is determined by the number and size of chickens.

Doumen District Agricultural Bureau, said since the 13th of this month, the health sector has been the twenty-four staff Jinfeng farms under medical observation, including twenty-three farm employees and a driver. People are required to undergo daily temperature measurement, so far, not someone fever and other illnesses.

Starting yesterday, Jinfeng live poultry farms for a comprehensive disinfection of 21 staff houses and farms in the surrounding environment to spray disinfectant or lime, thorough disinfection, cleaning up the environment.

Since January this year, there have been market stalls Doumen was detected H7N9 avian influenza virus. Currently, Doumen District comprehensively strengthen the farmers' markets, wholesale markets and market stalls surrounding the inspection and sampling, to prevent birds from entering the market without quarantine. The region's farmers market in accordance with the "one day a cleaning week, a clean-up, closed in January," the requirements of the prevention and control of avian influenza.

zhttp://www.macaodaily.com/html/2014-03/16/content_886791.htm

 

[Biological]

Re: Macau - H7 detected in a batch of imported live chickens from Zhuhai, Guangdong province

H7N9 avian influenza positive samples Zhuhai detected a farm

2014-03-18 20:28:00 this site

　　March 18, 2014, the Ministry of Agriculture informed the National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory, the 14th province censorship Doumen District of Zhuhai City Jinfeng Poultry Breeding Co., Ltd. (for Australia registered field) H7N9 bird flu suspected positive samples were confirmed as test review H7N9 bird flu positive. The province has been in strict accordance with the Ministry of Agriculture guidelines do relevant disposal to further strengthen the monitoring, effective implementation of the control measures.

People's Government of Guangdong Province, the Office of Emergency Management

http://www.gdemo.gov.cn/yjdt/gdyjdt/201403/t20140318_195224.htm

 

[Biological]

Re: Macau - H7 detected in a batch of imported live chickens from Zhuhai, Guangdong province

The end of the Health Bureau of Macao health of poultry workers in the poultry industry practitioners to follow up the five famous compulsory quarantine lifted

2014-03-22 21:36:00 Source: Health Bureau

Health Bureau said that in the Hospital Conde compulsory isolation of five close contacts, camp under the Central Market and other markets unaffected chicken stall practitioners and southern Guangdong Wholesale Poultry Market occasion of 49 general contacts from the last first contact with the virus in poultry may have reached 10 days, so far no signs of human infection with avian influenza A H7N9 virus appears today (March 22) have all been discharged or forced isolation under medical observation.

HAD test results on March 15 showed lower camp Market and Central Market stalls were two chickens on March 12 environmental samples extracted two detected H7 avian influenza virus-positive, health authorities immediately for 2 chickens stalls practitioners conducted a risk assessment to determine which 5 are in close contact, need to specify the local health bureau under medical observation.

Because the person refuses to accept the Health Bureau designated place under medical observation, for the protection of public health, Health Secretary under paragraph 2 of Article 15 No. 2/2004, 5 called for close contacts to issue compulsory isolation to March 22 (March 12 by the exposure period of 10 days) command, and implement the assistance of the public security police. Decision on mandatory isolation and confirmed the lower court on March 17. 5 persons in quarantine shall be isolated when he was aware of emotional and resist, the hospital medical staff and social workers repeatedly explained, and help them solve some of the families, the problem of life, mood gradually calm down. During the isolation period, daily monitoring of medical staff whether they have a cough, sore throat, difficulty breathing and other symptoms and body temperature and other vital signs, providing antiviral Tamiflu as a preventive treatment, and conducted three respiratory secretions virus testing. So far all the tests were negative, and no symptoms of avian influenza H7N9 infection, health authorities decided today to lift its isolation.

Meanwhile, 49 were classified as general contacts in southern Guangdong poultry wholesale market, camp under the Central Market and other markets poultry workers unaffected by the health authorities to track their daily health status, so that no human infection of bird flu H7N9 virus symptoms, health authorities also decided tomorrow (March 23) cease to track their health status.

Health Bureau said, according to the notice of the Mainland health authorities last night to today (March 22) 18:00, Jiangsu Province, added one case of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza. According to the notice, the patient was 82-year-old man, now living in Tianchang, before the onset of the patient and his wife to buy food at the local food market and a live dove, is currently in critical condition, being treated in a hospital in Nanjing.
396 cases were diagnosed across the country people infected with H7N9 bird flu cases, including at least 92 deaths. Regional local infections occurred since October 2013, including Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Hunan, Shanghai, Beijing, Anhui, Jilin, Shandong, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia and other regions or countries have imported cases.
Macao from yesterday 5:00 Today 5:00, when the Health Department has not received the report needs to be suspected cases of influenza H7N9 detection.

Although Macao is no case of human infection, but in order to get the maximum protection of public health, the Government has launched the emergency response mechanism, to take a series of preventive measures. The Health Department will continue and the country's health sector and neighboring regions, the World Health Organization to maintain close contact, surveillance and outbreak of Macao over the country, and through cross-sector and public-private cooperation, neighborhood or Macao Once the bird flu do occur better prevention and preparedness. Under the current circumstances, the Health Bureau is expected to continue for some time to the mainland will be more people infected with influenza A H7N9 bird flu, do not rule out the emergence of cases Australia, Health Bureau has requested all medical institutions and medical personnel to closely monitor, if suspected cases should be timely detection or referral; also made the following appeal to all Australian citizens:
? Avoid visiting the recent H7N9 avian influenza outbreak area markets, farms and other birds have a place to sell or display;
? Avoid contact with birds and their secretions, excretions; case of contact should wash their hands immediately;
? Do not buy, carry without quarantine birds;
? Do not eat undercooked poultry meat, offal, blood products and eggs;
? attention to personal hygiene, wash hands frequently;
? If symptoms of fever, cough, breathing difficulties, should wear a mask, a doctor as soon as possible, and to detail the history of travel and contact history animal doctor.
For more information about the influenza A H7N9 avian flu, can be found in the Health Bureau website (www.ssm.gov.mo) or call the Health Department infectious disease hotline 28700800 during office hours.

http://www.gcs.gov.mo/showNews.php?PageLang=C&DataUcn=77085&Member=0

 

[Biological]

Re: Macau - H7 detected in a batch of imported live chickens from Zhuhai, Guangdong province

Low pathogenic avian influenza (poultry),
China (People's Rep. of), Information received on 24/03/2014 from Dr Zhang Zhongqui, Director General , China Animal Disease Control Centre, Veterinary Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing, China (People's Rep. of)
Follow-up report No. 15 21 march 2014

http://www.oie.int/wahis_2/public/w...?page_refer=MapFullEventReport&reportid=14983

clip:
Bajia village, Doumen, Zhuhai , GUANGDONG

Outbreak 3 Bajia village, Doumen, Zhuhai , GUANGDONG
Date of start of the outbreak 14/03/2014
Outbreak status Continuing (or date resolved not provided)
Epidemiological unit Farm
Affected animals Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered
Birds 80004 4 0 80004 0

Affected population 90 samples were collected from the farm according to the national surveillance plan and no clinical signs were observed.