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More than 350,000 chickens in Almoguera (Guadalajara-Spain) incinerated because of the Flu (H7N7)

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LR / BC Sunday, October 11th, 2009 15:59

More than 30,000 chickens in Almoguera incinerated because of the Avian
News - Environment

Ten workers and two vets have received preventive treatment with Tamiflu

More than 30,000 chickens are being slaughtered in Almoguera, a town south of Guadalajara, by the suspicion that they may be infected with Avian Influenza. Local sources have explained that the problem started about a week, but veterinarians have been treating animals. Seeing that there was no solution, have started slaughtering birds.

On Friday 9 October was when they started the mass incineration of all poultry infected, presumably by influenza A or avian flu, although the type of virus has not yet been confirmed by health authorities, still pending the outcome of the Laboratory tests.

So far the spread of bird flu in Spain was purely testimonial, with a single confirmed case, that of a loon found dead in Alava, who was first to test positive is the first to test positive for analytical 49,000 made, nothing more alert unleashed this zoonosis. But the spread of influenza in birds, it is possible and already known cases of infection in turkey farms in Chile.

Some people say that the cause could be a contagion outside the farm by wild birds.

So far, only one of the farms of the people has been affected, however, already has quarantined the remaining farms, two in the same locality and those in the nearby town of Mondejar. It has been recommended to farmers to withdraw from the market products that have circulated in recent days.

Although bird flu is spread with difficulty to humans, the authorities have preferred to err on the safe. For now, have made a huge ditch in the vicinity of the affected farm and are buried and quicklime thrown to the chickens that were infected. In addition, the Tragsa company has gone to Almoguera, is providing special cages in which hens are still alive are being incinerated.

Preventive treatment ten workers

The delegate of Health and Welfare, Juan Pablo Martinez Marqueta, confirmed that this medium has so far done a preventive treatment to ten workers on the affected farm and two veterinarians involved in the work of livestock control. "At the moment we provided Tamiflu and seasonal flu vaccine," said the delegate.

The economic consequences of this case are serious Almoguera because chicken farms maintained dozens of jobs in the locality and the area and are a traditional and powerful industry of these places of the Alcarria.

Almoguera Mayor Luis Godfather, claimed to have no official information about this case on the afternoon of Sunday (17:00 pm) and seemed upset by it. "The least we can do is warn the health authorities to the mayor, I say," he noted.

Source: Guada Qu?
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More than 350,000 chickens culled in Guadalajara after the death of several birds with a virus

The virus that has killed several chickens in Almoguera not been identified

Protocols were activated by prevention, as the delegate of Agriculture

In the coming days will know the origin of the virus that caused the alarm


MADRID RTVE.es

12.10.2009

More than 350,000 chickens have been culled in an operation Almoguera
(Guadalajara) after several have been killed by a virus that has not yet been identified, as reported by Spain's National Radio (RNE).

This was confirmed by the provincial delegate of Agriculture, Sergio Cabello, who explained that they have launched "all necessary protocols" for prevention

Also said that in the coming days will know the origin of the virus that has caused alarm in this exploitation of Guadalajara.

http://www.rtve.es/noticias/2009101...ras-muerte-varias-aves-por-virus/296023.shtml
 
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Culled about 400,000 chickens at a farm in Almoguera

Guadalajara, 12 oct (EFE) .- The approximately 400,000 chickens at the farm Segura, located in Almoguera (Guadalajara), have been culled after 2,000 of them were found dead in recent days "unexpectedly", as confirmed Efe the provincial delegate of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sergio Cabello.

The Castilla-La Mancha decided to put the remaining birds on the farm following the protocol provided for these cases and as a "precautionary measure".

They have been sent to a laboratory for investigating the causes of death of the chickens and the results will be known within 48 hours, has explained hair.

The remaining birds in the area has not taken any concrete steps at the moment, unless the restriction of access to farm Segura.

Almoguera municipal sources have pointed to Efe that the area had a million chickens on farms, including nearly 400,000 in Segura.

From the Provincial Delegation of Health and Welfare Efe reported that, because that could be a virus outbreak in chickens, has made a short speech for veterinarians and farm workers as a precaution.

Preventive treatment involves the application of antiviral Tamiflu to people who had contact with chickens, who will also be vaccinated against the seasonal flu and have been recommended to stay home and they have been given several tips personal hygiene.

http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=138082
 
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[Source: El Pais, http://www.elpais.com/articulo/soci...Guadalajara/elpepusoc/20091012elpepusoc_7/Tes )

It seems that this epizootics has beed caused by an A/H5N1 HPAI avian influenza virus.

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Alerta de gripe aviar en una granja de Guadalajara

400.000 gallinas est?n siendo sacrificadas y veterinarios y empleados toman Tamiflu

EFE - Guadalajara - 12/10/2009


Las cerca de 400.000 gallinas de la granja Segura, ubicada en Almoguera (Guadalajara), est?n siendo sacrificadas despu?s de que 2.000 de ellas aparecieran muertas en los ?ltimos d?as "de manera inesperada", ha confirmado el delegado provincial de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, Sergio Cabellos.

La Junta de Castilla-La Mancha determin? el sacrificio del resto de las aves de la granja siguiendo el protocolo previsto para estos casos y como "medida preventiva" ante un posible brote de gripe aviar, que ser?a el primero del virus H5N1 en una granja espa?ola y uno de los muy escasos en Europa. Han sido enviadas muestras a un laboratorio para la investigaci?n de las causas de la muerte de las gallinas y los resultados se conocer?n en uno o dos d?as, ha explicado Cabellos.

Fuentes municipales de Almoguera han se?alado que en la zona hab?a un mill?n de gallinas en granjas, incluidas las casi 400.000 de Segura.

Desde la Delegaci?n Provincial de Salud y Bienestar Social han informado de que, debido a que pudiera tratarse de un brote de gripe aviar, altamente contagiosa entre las aves y muy poco contagiosa para los humanos y entre los humanos, se ha realizado una peque?a intervenci?n para los veterinarios y trabajadores de la granja como medida preventiva.

El tratamiento preventivo consiste en la aplicaci?n de Tamiflu antiviral a las personas que estuvieron en contacto con las gallinas, a quienes adem?s se las ha vacunado contra la gripe estacional y se las ha recomendado permanecer en casa.

Hasta ahora en todo el mundo se han producido 442 casos humanos de gripe aviar, causada por el virus H5N1, la mayor parte en Asia, de los cuales 262 han fallecido.

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Translation of Ironorehopper's article

Warning of bird flu at a farm in Guadalajara

400,000 chickens are being culled and veterinarians and employees make Tamiflu

EFE - Guadalajara - 12/10/2009


The nearly 400,000 chickens in the farm Segura, located in Almoguera (Guadalajara), are being culled after 2,000 of them were found dead in recent days "unexpectedly", has confirmed the provincial delegate of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sergio Hair.

The Castilla-La Mancha decided to put the remaining birds on the farm following the protocol provided for these cases and as a "precautionary measure" against a possible outbreak of bird flu, which would be the first of H5N1 on a farm in Spanish and one of very few in Europe. They have been sent to a laboratory for investigating the causes of death of the chickens and will be available in one or two days, has explained hair.

Almoguera municipal sources have indicated that the area had a million chickens on farms, including nearly 400,000 in Segura.

From the Provincial Delegation of Health and Welfare reported that, because it could be an outbreak of avian influenza, highly contagious among birds and little contagious to humans and among humans, has made a short speech to veterinarians and farm workers as a precaution.

Preventive treatment involves the application of antiviral Tamiflu to people who had contact with chickens, who will also be vaccinated against the seasonal flu and have been recommended to stay at home.

So far, worldwide there have been 442 human cases of avian influenza caused by H5N1 virus, mostly in Asia, comprising 262 have died.
 
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Slaughtered 400,000 chickens in Guadalajara for a possible bird flu outbreak

Enlarge Fotogrupo of chickens on a farm. (FILE) (Image: FILE) The Board has activated the corresponding protocol after 2,000 birds found dead on a farm.
The grounds staff has been medicated with Tamiflu. Samples were taken to determine whether or not H5N1, it would be the first outbreak on a farm in Spain.

AGENCIES. 12.10.2009 - 17:35 hCasi 400,000 chickens from a farm in Guadalajara have been culled as a precautionary measure after 2,000 dead animals appeared suddenly. The Castilla-La Mancha has enabled this protocol in order to address or rule out a possible outbreak of bird flu.

"We anticipated all possible to any kind of expectation," he assured Sergio Hair, Provincial Delegate of Agriculture and Rural Development. Access to the premises of the farm Segura has been closed and people who had contact with animals have been treated with Tamiflu and the seasonal flu vaccine.

Also, samples were taken for laboratory analysis, the result will be known within 48 hours. If tested positive to H5N1, this would be the first outbreak of the virus on a farm in Spanish. In the area of the Almoguera, besides fowls culled, had another 600,000 birds on farms, subject to contagion.

So the warning of a possible outbreak has spread to several towns near the Almoguera, some quite close to Madrid, as Mond?jar and Yebra, demomento although it has not taken any concrete measures.

http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/539693/0/guadalajara/gripe/aviar/
 
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Around 400 thousand chickens were culled to prevent future outbreaks. Ten people are isolated


Some 400 thousand chickens were culled at a farm in Guadalajara, Spain, as a precaution after two thousand animals died suddenly of a mysterious disease, as confirmed by the provincial delegate of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sergio Cabello.

"The results of the tests to determine the cause of poultry disease in farm Segura, Almoguera, near Guadalajara, and should be available within 48 hours," he said.

"It is important that the protocols have been activated as a precaution. We have made every effort to advance any kind of expectation," said Cabello told RNE.

Meanwhile, access to livestock facility was closed and the ten people who had contact with the animals received the anti-flu drug.

From the Provincial Delegation of Spanish Health and Welfare reported a minor operation was performed for veterinarians and farm workers as a precaution.

The treatment involves the application of antiviral Tamiflu to people who had contact with chickens, who also were vaccinated against seasonal influenza and were encouraged to remain isolated in their homes.

http://www.infobae.com/contenidos/477336-100891-0-Matan-400-mil-gallinas-Espa%C3%B1a-evitar-un-brote-gripe-aviar
 
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Alert for possible bird flu at a farm Castilian
The possible outbreak of avian influenza is a serious blow to the poultry industry in the province of Guadalajara, which accounts for much of egg production throughout the country

400,000 chickens have been culled at a farm in Almoguera (Guadalajara) after having detected a virus that could be bird flu, which will be confirmed in the coming days the analysis performed by the health authorities of Castilla-La Mancha . The first symptoms of this disease appeared a week ago when poultry farm owners, farm S. A. were caught with hundreds of dead chickens. Veterinarians installation then tried to tackle the problem through treatment but when that failed they began the mass incineration of poultry. Dead animals and eggs that had made been deposited in trenches that have been subsequently covered with quicklime.
Although this problem has only been detected in Almoguera, has also spread the alarm to poultry farms and nearby villages like Mond?jar Yebra, municipalities in close proximity to the Community of Madrid, which has been quarantined as a precautionary measure and "have set up all necessary protocols,"
according to the provincial delegate of Agriculture and Rural Development in Guadalajara, Sergio Francisco Hair.
Also pursuant to these protocols, veterinarians who have worked on the farm and employees have undergone antiviral therapy and workers who have been in closer contact with animals also have been vaccinated against seasonal influenza and were has recommended to stay in their homes.
The possible outbreak of avian influenza is a serious blow to the poultry industry in the province of Guadalajara, which accounts for much of egg production throughout the country.:tiphat:http://www.elcomerciodigital.com/20...l/alerta-gripe-aviar-granja-200910121715.html
 
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I believe HPAI H5N1 is a possibility, because 2000 chickens died. That would be quite alot for a low path flu.
 
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Early analysis ruled that chickens slaughtered bird flu tuviesen Laboratory tests detected no traces of H5N1 in 2,000 birds died suddenly on a farm manchega
GUADALAJARAActualizado monday, 12-10-09 at 18:33

The nearly 400,000 chickens in the farm Segura, located in Almoguera (Guadalajara), have been culled after 2,000 of them were found dead in recent days "unexpectedly", as confirmed by the provincial delegate of Agriculture and Rural Development Sergio Cabello. The Castilla-La Mancha decided to put the remaining birds on the farm following the protocol provided for these cases and as a "precautionary measure".
Early laboratory tests have proved negative for avian influenza virus type H5N1. As reported by the Provincial Delegate of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sergio Hair, have accelerated laboratory tests and first results of some made in Castilla-La Mancha have been negative for the type of bird flu that caused human deaths in 2005 An outbreak originated in Asia.
"At the moment we can not even confirm that it is bird flu," added the charge of Agriculture in Guadalajara, who has indicated that evidence-negative for H5N1 strain of bird flu is transmitted from birds to humans, make the situation is "less worrying
." Hair has indicated that "to be confirmed which pathogen has caused these deaths," but prefers to transfer a message of calm to the population.
Without additional measures

The remaining birds in the area has not taken any concrete steps at the moment, unless the restriction of access to farm Segura. Almoguera municipal sources have indicated that the area had a million chickens on farms, including nearly 400,000 in Segura.
From the Provincial Delegation of Health and Welfare reported that, because it could be a virus outbreak in chickens, has made a short speech for veterinarians and farm workers as a precaution.
Preventive treatment involves the application of antiviral Tamiflu to people who had contact with chickens, who will also be vaccinated against the seasonal flu and have been recommended to stay home and they have been given several tips personal hygiene. There are twelve people (ten farm workers and two veterinarians) who are being treated with Tamiflu have been in contact with animals.:tiphat:http://www.abc.es/20091012/nacional-sociedad/posible-brote-gripe-aviar-200910121738.html
 
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Negative for H5N1 avian influenza early analysis of dead hens
CBC - 12/10/2009 17: 25


Guadalajara, 12 oct (EFE) .- The first laboratory tests on some of the 2,000 dead chickens that have appeared on a farm in Almoguera (Guadalajara), after which he has culled the whole farm, about 400,000 poultry layers-have been negative for avian influenza virus type H5N1.

According to Efe reported the provincial delegate of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sergio Hair, have accelerated laboratory tests and first results of some made in Castilla-La Mancha have been negative for the type of bird flu that caused human deaths in 2005 in an outbreak originated in Asia.

"At the moment we can not even confirm that it is bird flu," added the charge of Agriculture in Guadalajara, who has indicated that evidence-negative for H5N1 strain of bird flu is transmitted from birds to humans, make the situation is "less worrying."

Hair has indicated that "to be confirmed which pathogen has caused these deaths," but prefers to transfer a message of calm to the population.

It has noted that nearly 400,000 chickens slaughtered on the farm Segura were laying eggs, and that no product has left the poultry farm.

There are twelve people (ten farm workers and two veterinarians) who are being treated with Tamiflu have been in contact with animals. 1010118 EFE jmm / flc / jrr

http://www.elconfidencial.com/ultima-hora/negativo-gripe-aviar-primeros-analisis-gallinas-20091012.html
 
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About 400,000 chickens will be culled at a farm in Almoguera (Guadalajara) after 3,000 of them appear dead
Nearly 400,000 chickens owned by Segura farm, located in the town of Almoguera (Guadalajara), will be sacrificed in the hours after about 3,000 were found dead "so unusual" on Friday, according to Europa Press the delegate of Agriculture and Rural Development in Guadalajara, Sergio Cabello.
Hair says that once known high mortality of chickens were informed of Livestock Services who presented themselves at the farm and took appropriate samples to determine what happened, "starting off the protocol that provides both the Government and the ministries "he added.

It detailed that has been called also to all farmers in the area to take precautions that have been found in the holdings of the place has not been any kind of violation. "In contrast, type of farming is a very highly trained and unfortunately this happens," he said.

The Provincial Delegate of Agriculture and Rural Development said that right now are trying to determine what was the pathogen that caused the death of these chickens and ruled that it is the H1N1 virus, the cause of Influenza A. :confused::oops:

According to Caballero, it is "something unusual" in a holding of this kind that 3000 chickens die "suddenly" and added that the four ships that have the farm, only one has produced this fact, which described "as something worthy of study."

Also congratulated the farmer from exploitation by contact with health authorities regarding the knowledge of what had happened, and regretted that such protocols "the only possible action" to slaughter all poultry of the farm and " leave everything cleared of any type of pathogen, whatever, to try to control the maximum and not affect other nearby herds, "he added

Finally, he noted that obtaining the relevant samples to try to determine the causes of what happened and to be certified laboratories that the study in order to determine what was the cause, which will be known in two or three days. "What we've done has been anticipating the most for any type of impact," he concluded. :tiphat:http://es.noticias.yahoo.com/5/20091012/tes-unas-400-000-gallinas-sern-sacrifica-c5455be.html
 
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Sounds like some people are trying to jump the gun. Speculating that it is H5N1 and now H1N1. It says results will be known in two days. We have to wait until then.
 
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:tiphat:completely confusing story



Agriculture ruled out bird flu at a farm in Guadalajara
A H7 virus causing the slaughter of 400,000 chickens
COUNTRY - Madrid - 12/10/2009




Agriculture has ruled that the disease that affects poultry farm Segura, in Almoguera (Guadalajara) is the H5N1 avian influenza. This is an H7 virus, although their study has not been completed yet, sources with the department, who analyzed the samples sent by the authorities of Castilla-La Mancha.


Despite this denial, the nearly 400,000 chickens on the farm are being culled after 2,000 of them were found dead in recent days "unexpectedly", as confirmed by the provincial delegate of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sergio Cabello. It is a measure to contain a possible epidemic that could cause high mortality in other farms.

The Castilla-La Mancha decided late last week to put the remaining birds on the farm following the protocol provided for these cases and as a "precautionary measure" against a possible outbreak of bird flu, which would be the first H5N1 virus on a farm in Spanish and one of very few in Europe.

Almoguera municipal sources have pointed to the agency Efe that the area had a million chickens on farms, including nearly 400,000 in Segura.

From the Provincial Delegation of Health and Welfare reported that, while it ruled that it could be an outbreak of avian influenza, highly contagious among birds and little contagious to humans and among humans, has made a short speech for veterinarians and farm workers as a precaution.

Preventive treatment involves the application of antiviral Tamiflu to people who had contact with chickens, who will also be vaccinated against the seasonal flu and have been recommended to stay at home.

So far, worldwide there have been 442 human cases of avian influenza caused by H5N1 virus, mostly in Asia, comprising 262 have died.
:tiphat:http://www.elpais.com/articulo/soci...Guadalajara/elpepusoc/20091012elpepusoc_7/Tes
 
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Ok so lets see here, we have H5N1 and H1N1 and a H7 virus here. :D:smartass:
 
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The Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs reported this afternoon that tests on dead chickens have confirmed that they were not infected with avian influenza virus type H5N1, but the H7 type. :tiphat:
http://www.libertaddigital.com/soci...inas-en-una-granja-de-guadalajara-1276372938/
 
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If they don't have the actual test results then saying "H7" may just be a default answer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H7N2

H7N2 is a subtype of the species Influenza A virus (sometimes called bird flu virus).

One person in Virginia, US in 2002 and one person in New York, US, in 2003 were found to have serologic evidence of infection from H7N2; both fully recovered.

In February 2004, an outbreak of low pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) A (H7N2) was reported on 2 chicken farms in Delaware and in four live bird markets in New Jersey supplied by the same farms. In March 2004, surveillance samples from a flock of chickens in Maryland tested positive for LPAI H7N2. It is likely that this was the same strain. [1]

A CDC study following the 2002 outbreaks of H7N2 in commercial poultry farms in western Virginia concluded:

An important factor contributing to rapid early spread of AI virus infection among commercial poultry farms during this outbreak was disposal of dead birds via rendering off-farm. Because of the highly infectious nature of AI virus and the devastating economic impact of outbreaks, poultry farmers should consider carcass disposal techniques that do not require off-farm movement, such as burial, composting, or incineration. [2]

On 24 May 2007, an outbreak of H7N2 was confirmed at a poultry farm near Corwen, in Wales from tests on chickens that died from H7N2. The owners of the Conwy farm bought 15 Rhode Island Red chickens two weeks prior but all died from H7N2. The 32 other poultry at the site were slaughtered. A one kilometer exclusion zone was put in force around the property in which birds and bird products cannot be moved and bird gathering can only take place under licence. Nine people who were associated with the infected or dead poultry and reported flu-like symptoms were tested. Four tested positive for evidence of infection from H7N2 and were successfully treated for mild flu.[3] In early June it was discovered that the virus had spread to a poultry farm 70 miles (113 km) away near St. Helens in north-west England. All the poultry at the farm were slaughtered and a 1 km exclusion zone imposed.[4]

A 2008 analysis of the New York 2003 case concluded that the H7N2 virus responsible could be evolving toward the same strong sugar-binding properties of the three worldwide viral pandemics in 1918, 1957 and 1968. (Human flus and bird flus differ in the molecules they are good at binding with because mammals and birds differ in the molecules on the cell surface to be bound with. Humans have very few cells with the bird sugar on its cell surface.) A study with ferrets showed that this H7N2 strain could be passed from mammal to mammal.[5][6]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H7N3

H7N3 is a subtype of the species Influenza A virus (sometimes called bird flu virus).

In North America, the presence of H7N3 was confirmed at several poultry farms in British Columbia in February 2004. As of April 2004, 18 farms had been quarantined to halt the spread of the virus. Two cases of humans infected with it have been confirmed in that region. Symptoms included conjunctivitis and mild influenza-like illness. Both fully recovered.

"The H7N3 strain was first detected in turkeys in Britain in 1963 and made one of its last known appearances in poultry in Canada in April and May 2004, according to the WHO and World Organisation for Animal Health. An outbreak of the less virulent H5N2 strain of bird flu in Taiwan in 2004 led to the culling of hundreds of thousands of fowl." [1]

"Taiwan found a highly pathogenic strain of avian flu, H7N3, in droppings left by a migratory bird and is carrying out tests to see whether the virus has spread to nearby poultry farms, the agriculture department said 14 November 2005." [2]

For the first time since 1979, H7N3 was found in the UK in April 2006. It infected birds and one poultry worker (whose only symptom was conjunctivitis) in a Norfolk, England Witford Lodge Farm. "Antiviral Tamiflu was administered to poultry workers on the farm as a precautionary measure. [...] 35,000 chickens will be culled in the infected farm and a 1 kilometre exclusion zone has been placed."[3]

In September 27, 2007 another outbreak of H7N3 was detected in a poultry operation in Saskatchewan, Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has requested the euthanization of the flock, and the disinfection of all building, materials and equipment in contact with the birds or their droppings.
 
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L..R./BC Monday, October 12th, 2009 12:19

In a couple of days will to sacrifice nearly 400,000 chickens in Almoguera

News - Environment

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Respirators, special suits and the task of extermination of the birds.

Continue the culling of chickens in one of the three farms that exist in Almoguera. As the pace of work, are expected to close on Tuesday or Wednesday of incineration of nearly 400,000 birds counted this poultry farm.

The trench they made to bury and cover with quicklime to the chickens that were infected with influenza virus, which showed massive mortality, and yesterday was sealed and completely closed, so that this task has been completed. In the same place, they also threw eggs that hens have in recent days.

Although only one of the buildings on the farm was affected, health officials have followed the protocol provided in case of Avian Flu (if that is not confirmed) and proceeded to exterminate all animals, including some 70,000 who were dicks breeding and were in a ship apart and away from infected hens.

The clinical signs of avian influenza are variable and depend on the virulence of the virus and the species concerned. None of the clinical signs of disease can be considered specific to it. The incubation period is 2 days, followed by a high mortality that occurs between 3 and 5 days. In most cases, when the death of animals occurs in the early days, you can not find in the examination of corpses visible lesions. The most frequently reported injuries include pulmonary congestion, hemorrhages and fluid retention. The other organs and tissues have a normal appearance.

For now, the rest of chickens from farms that are around this area of Guadalajara are not infected, although it has given notice to the heads of the farms in the nearby towns of Yebra and Mondejar, found within a radius of 10 km .

Almoguera Mayor Luis Godfather, was yesterday afternoon at the premises of the affected farm case report and following him closely. Moreover, from the outset, many residents have approached Almoguera poultry farming to help in the work of extermination of the birds.

The company has handled Tragsega deliver the apes, and face shields to prevent any infection. Moreover, he saw the entrance of the farm that had a decontaminant fluid and specific waste bucket to pull the clothes after use.

The delegate of the Board in Guadalajara, Luis Santiago Tieraseca, noted Sunday morning that there is still no official confirmation on the analytical identification of the virus.

In this part of South Alcarria is about more than a million chickens, constituting one of the largest industries in the area.

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Agriculture ruled out bird flu in farm Almoguera
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The chickens began to be incinerated on Friday.

Agriculture has ruled that the disease that affects poultry farm Segura, in Almoguera is the H5N1 avian influenza. This is an H7 virus, although their study has not been completed yet, sources with the department, who analyzed the samples sent by the authorities of Castilla-La Mancha.

The H7 strain of avian influenza primarily affects birds and does not spread easily to people, so it is considered low risk.

Despite this confirmation, some 400,000 chickens at the farm are being culled after 2,000 of them were found dead in recent days "unexpectedly", as confirmed by the provincial delegate of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sergio Cabello. It is a measure to contain a possible epidemic that could cause high mortality in other farms.

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400,000 chickens culled
The Government ruled out an outbreak of bird flu in Guadalajara


Tests on dead chickens at a farm in Almoguera confirm that they were infected with H5N1 virus




EFE The Ministry of Environment, Rural and Marine Affairs reported Monday that tests on dead chickens at a farm in Almoguera (Guadalajara) have confirmed that they were not infected with avian influenza virus type H5N1, but H7 type.

Ministry sources have explained the results of the analysis in the laboratory of Algete (Madrid) after 2000 were found dead chickens at the farm Almoguera, which was slaughtered all the poultry farm of about 400,000 laying hens .

The H7 strain of avian influenza primarily affects birds and does not spread easily to people, so it is considered low risk.

Also, an official of the Castilla-La Mancha has brought to Efe that the first analytical results from some made in the autonomous region have been negative for the H5N1 strain of avian flu.

The culled about 400,000 chickens on the farm Segura were laying eggs, and that no product has left the poultry farm.

There are twelve people (ten farm workers and two veterinarians) who are being treated with Tamiflu have been in contact with animals. :tiphat:http://www.diariodeibiza.es/socieda...rta-brote-gripe-aviar-guadalajara/365771.html
 
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