Shenzhen - live poultry market - specimens checked out positive H7N9 avian influenza virus

[tetano]

On 10 December, and the Shenzhen prevention and control of infection 7 H N 9 avian flu Joint Working Group in Shenzhen's live poultry market environment bird flu virus pollution monitoring, acquired a total of 13 live poultry market 70 environmental samples, in which the Longgang District two live Bird Market check out 3 H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive ( 1 from Longgang District Henggang market poultry stalls chopping board; 2 from Longgang District South Bay Street Bridge and meat and vegetable market bird 3 the chicken and the port of the epilator.

On 11 December. Department of Health and organizations to convene, prevention and control of infection H N 7 9 Bird Flu Will Work Association, the Group of Experts considered that assessment. I province, which were disseminated infection H N 7 9 avian flu cases, risk is extremely high, and at any time there may be cases, experts remind public enhanced awareness and do a good job in prevention and control. public on the Prevention of Avian Influenza Knowledge Link: 3: to wash their hands: contact with poultry and birds, before meals, after going to the toilet; you want to have the hospital, such as a fever, cough, Headache, general discomfort, respiratory symptoms, to early to a nearby medical and health institutions for treatment; you want to cook: Birds of eggs and meat to cook to eat. 3 do not: Do not eat sick or dead poultry meat; don't buy unidentified sources of birds such products; try not to come into contact with birds.

http://news.southcn.com/gdnews/wzxc/zd/content/2013-12/11/content_86999753.htm

 

[Giuseppe]

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


Environmental samples from Shenzhen Live Poultry Market tested positive for H7N9

2013-12-11 HKT 19:13


Guangdong Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission, said live poultry markets in Longgang District Environmental samples detected positive for H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid.

Administration, the Joint Working Group and Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, the prevention and control of human infection with H7N9 avian flu yesterday collected 13 samples of live poultry markets 70 parts of the environment, of which two live bird markets in Longgang District detected positive for H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid. A market in which samples from poultry Henggang chopping boards, two came from a chicken and vegetable market.


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[Biological]

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Longgang District, Shenzhen live bird markets nucleic acid detection of H7N9 avian influenza virus positive

Xinhua News Agency, Guangzhou, December 11 (Reporter Xiao Sisi) - The 11th Guangdong Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission announced that the live bird markets, Longgang District Environmental samples detected positive for H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid. Experts assessed that occurred in Guangdong Province sporadic human infection with H7N9 avian influenza cases of high risk.

December 10, the Joint Working Group, Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, and the prevention and control of human infection of H7N9 avian influenza in live bird markets in Shenzhen environment pollution monitoring avian influenza virus in live bird markets were collected 13 specimens of 70 parts of the environment, which, Longgang District, two live bird markets detected three H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive (1 Longgang District, Shenzhen market from poultry cutting board; 2 parts manure from Longgang District, South Bay Street, Cambridge Meat Market stalls and the three birds stall epilator).

December 11, the Guangdong Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission organized the prevention and control of human infection with the H7N9 avian flu epidemic will work associations, the group assessed that the high risk of occurrence of sporadic human infection in Guangdong Province H7N9 bird flu cases, there may be cases occur at any time Experts remind the public to enhance awareness, prevention and control work well together.

Experts suggest that the public should be the prevention of bird flu, "three to", should wash their hands: after contact with poultry, wash hands before meals and after; to early treatment: If fever occurs, cough, headache, general malaise and other respiratory symptoms, To early to the nearest health institutions for treatment; to cook: meat, eggs and poultry should be cooked before eating classes. Moreover, to achieve the "three not": Do not eat the meat of dead birds, birds of unknown origin do not buy products, try not to contact with birds.


浙江省通报:新增1例人感染H7N9禽流感病例
http://www.gov.cn/jrzg/2013-11/28/content_2537418.htm

Longgang District, live bird market environment specimens detected positive for H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid - Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province
http://www.gdwst.gov.cn/a/zwxw/2013121111128.html

 

[Biological]

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Longgang District, live bird market environment specimens detected positive for H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid - Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province

December 10, provincial and Shenzhen joint working group of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza prevention and control in live bird markets in Shenzhen environment pollution monitoring avian influenza virus in live bird markets were collected 13 specimens of 70 parts of the environment, which, Longgang District two live bird markets detected three H7N9 avian influenza virus nucleic acid positive (1 Longgang District, Shenzhen market from poultry cutting board; 2 parts manure from Longgang District, South Bay Street, Cambridge Meat Market stalls and three birds that file mouth epilator).
December 11, the Ministry of Health and Family Planning Commission organized provincial people infected with H7N9 bird flu prevention and control of epidemic Chamber of Commerce will work, the group assessed that the high risk of occurrence of sporadic human infection with the H7N9 province bird flu cases, there may be cases occur at any time, Experts advise the public to enhance awareness, prevention and control work well together. Public knowledge of human avian influenza prevention links: Three To: To wash their hands: after contact with poultry, wash hands before meals and after; to early treatment: If fever occurs, cough, headache, general malaise and other respiratory symptoms, to early to the nearest medical health institutions for treatment; to cook: meat, eggs and poultry should be cooked before eating classes. C Do not: Do not eat the meat of dead birds; Do not buy birds of unknown origin products; Try not to contact with birds.

http://www.gdwst.gov.cn/a/zwxw/2013121111128.html

 

[Biological]

Re: Shenzhen - live poultry market - specimens checked out positive H7N9 avian influenza virus

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[Giuseppe]

Re: Shenzhen - live poultry market - specimens checked out positive H7N9 avian influenza virus

[Source: Centre for Health Protection, Hong Kong PRC SAR, full page: (LINK).]


CHP's response to media enquiries on notification from Guangdong HFPC


In response to media enquiries on the notification from the Health and Family Planning Commission (HFPC) of Guangdong Province, a spokesman for the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health today (December 11) gave the following reply:

The CHP received notification this evening from the Guangdong HFPC that among the 70 environmental samples collected from 13 live poultry markets in Shenzhen, three samples collected from two live poultry markets in Longgang tested positive for the avian influenza A(H7N9) virus.

The CHP will continue to maintain liaison with the Mainland health authorities to monitor the latest developments.


Ends/Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Issued at HKT 19:45
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[Shiloh]

Re: Shenzhen - live poultry market - specimens checked out positive H7N9 avian influenza virus

Source: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...wet-markets-test-positive-h7n9-bird-flu-virus


H7N9 virus detected at two Shenzhen wet markets after Hong Kong cases
Test findings relating to H7N9 cases in HK come after border city said infection not confirmed
PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 11 December, 2013, 8:08pm
UPDATED : Thursday, 12 December, 2013, 5:37am
He Huifeng and Emily Tsang

Samples from two Shenzhen wet markets have tested positive for the H7N9 bird flu virus that has infected two people in Hong Kong.

Confirmation of the test findings came two days after the municipal government said the border city could not be confirmed as the source of the outbreak...

...The infected samples were among 70 collected on Tuesday from 13 wet markets across the city. An infected blood sample came from a chopping board at a stall selling live poultry at the Henggang market. The other two were found in chicken excrement and a plucking machine from a stall at the Kangqiao market in the Nanwan neighbourhood...

 

[Giuseppe]

Re: Shenzhen - live poultry market - specimens checked out positive H7N9 avian influenza virus

[Source: Government of Hong Kong PRC SAR, full page: (LINK).]


Hong Kong, Secretary for Food and Health on avian influenza A(H7N9)


Following is the transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, after attending a public function this morning (December 12):


Secretary for Food and Health:

??The Centre for Health Protection has received notification that (three) specimens from two live poultry markets in Shenzhen were tested positive for the avian influenza A(H7N9) virus.

??I think this is an evidence further supporting experts' opinion that part of the live poultry in Shenzhen has already been infected with the virus.

??But up to this stage, there is no concrete evidence to substantiate the direct relationship between these positive specimens and the source of infection of the two human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Hong Kong.

??Therefore, we will maintain the arrangement to suspend live poultry import from Shenzhen farms for the time being.

??Serology test is a more sensitive test (used to) detect the antibodies of the poultry, which gives us an idea of how wide the virus is spreading among the poultry population.

??The test, however, has its own limitation as well. Because even there are specimens tested positive (for the virus) in the serology (test), we cannot draw a direct conclusion that the live poultry (in question) would be infectious.??


Reporter:

(On avian influenza A(H7N9).)


Secretary for Food and Health:

??I think experts have pointed out that the positive finding of the (avian influenza A)H7N9 virus in the environmental specimens from two Shenzhen markets actually highlighted the possibility that sporadic human cases (of infection) after contacting poultry will continue.

??However, up to this moment, there is no evidence showing that the virus is being transformed into a shape that it can be sustainably transmitted among humans.??

(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)


Ends/Thursday, December 12, 2013
Issued at HKT 14:42
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[Giuseppe]

Re: Shenzhen - live poultry market - specimens checked out positive H7N9 avian influenza virus

At this point, a silly reader and I together may ask to some of these Shenzhen authorities a small, idiot question:

''How many live chickens worths a human life?''

Because, at the end of this infinite media fanfare about the three environmental samples tested positive for the H7N9 virus at the live poultry market, the only reasonable action - if the purpose is to save as many humans as possible - is to close (at least for some weeks, if not permanently) these wet markets until the source of the virus has been cleared.

This, obviously, if the human life is weighed as even little more important than poultry producers economic interests.

I think it is completely insane to keep wet markets open at this joint, since the risk of H7N9 human infections is too high, with the major seasonal influenza outbreaks incoming and plentyful opportunity for the novel avian virus to reassort during dual infections in human and in animals.

GM

 

[tetano]

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Shenzhen epidemic prevention personnel started disinfecting the H7N9 avian influenza


On December 12, Nanwan Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen epidemic prevention staff at Cambridge meat market started disinfecting the H7N9 avian influenza outbreak. According to the prevention and control of human infection in Guangdong Province and Shenzhen City joint working group on Shenzhen H7N9 avian influenza ...

http://www.chinanews.com/tp/hd2011/2013/12-12/276660.shtml

 

[Vibrant62]

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Giuseppe - whilst I agree with you on the one hand, on the other we have to recognise that food supply infrastructure in many regions of China is simply not geared to providing ready killed and prepared poultry and there would be major issues and impacts on food security in a very short timeframe following widespread wet market closures.

Most individuals do not have refridgeration, and nor do vendors - so it would be nigh on impossible to ensure an adequate 'cold chain' to avoid widespread outbreaks of salmonella and similar health issues, which are equally life threatening in the short term. It has not been part of their culture and cannot be changed, literally, overnight.

It is a problem that needs addressing, but even if a western style cold chain and refridgeration system is adopted it will require both cultural change and adequate finance to put into place. A fridge may well be beyond the means of the majority in many areas.

 

[Biological]

Re: Shenzhen - live poultry market - specimens checked out positive H7N9 avian influenza virus

Secretary for Food and Health downplays connection of recent Shenzhen live poultry market specimens and the connection to recent positive Human H7N9 avian influenza virus in Hong Kong

SFH on avian influenza A(H7N9)
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Following is the transcript of remarks made by the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, after attending a public function this morning (December 12):

Secretary for Food and Health: The Centre for Health Protection has received notification that (three) specimens from two live poultry markets in Shenzhen were tested positive for the avian influenza A(H7N9) virus. I think this is an evidence further supporting experts' opinion that part of the live poultry in Shenzhen has already been infected with the virus. But up to this stage, there is no concrete evidence to substantiate the direct relationship between these positive specimens and the source of infection of the two human cases of avian influenza A(H7N9) in Hong Kong. Therefore, we will maintain the arrangement to suspend live poultry import from Shenzhen farms for the time being.

Serology test is a more sensitive test (used to) detect the antibodies of the poultry, which gives us an idea of how wide the virus is spreading among the poultry population. The test, however, has its own limitation as well. Because even there are specimens tested positive (for the virus) in the serology (test), we cannot draw a direct conclusion that the live poultry (in question) would be infectious.

Reporter: (On avian influenza A(H7N9).)

Secretary for Food and Health: I think experts have pointed out that the positive finding of the (avian influenza A)H7N9 virus in the environmental specimens from two Shenzhen markets actually highlighted the possibility that sporadic human cases (of infection) after contacting poultry will continue. However, up to this moment, there is no evidence showing that the virus is being transformed into a shape that it can be sustainably transmitted among humans.

(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)


Ends/Thursday, December 12, 2013
Issued at HKT 14:42

SFH on avian influenza A(H7N9)
http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/201312/12/P201312120373.htm


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An earlier media report posted by SCMP
H7N9 virus detected at two Shenzhen wet markets after Hong Kong cases | South China Morning Post
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...wet-markets-test-positive-h7n9-bird-flu-virus

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University of Hong Kong microbiologist Ho Pak-leung said he believed the deadly virus was already spreading in Guangdong and the surrounding areas.

He urged Hong Kong to halt live poultry imports from the mainland. At present, only imports from three Shenzhen farms are suspended. Ho said the Longgang markets may have been responsible for the infection of 36-year-old Indonesian domestic helper Tri Mawarti, who may have handled a live chicken at a flat in Nanwan Street, near one of the infected markets.

The second Hong Kong patient is an 80-year-old who was recently in Shenzhen. The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection said he had not handled live chickens. His family bought a slaughtered chicken near Fuyong in Baoan district, far from where the positive samples were found.


http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...wet-markets-test-positive-h7n9-bird-flu-virus

H/T Shiloh

 

[tetano]

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Shenzhen poultry markets shut down amid H7N9 bird flu fears


Health authorities ordered the closure yesterday of two Shenzhen wet markets where the deadly H7N9 strain of bird flu was detected.

The wet markets are located in Longgang, a district of Shenzhen. Today all poultry markets in Longgang will be closed for disinfecting.

The two poultry markets were closed for seven days from yesterday in order to cull all birds in stock and to carry out sterilisation, according to the Longgang authorities.

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http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/...ry-markets-shut-down-amid-h7n9-bird-flu-fears

 

[tetano]

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Guangdong warns people there was a high risk of infection from avian influenza



According to the information released Health Planning Commission of Guangdong Province, after the Group's assessment that Guangdong distributed people H7N9 avian flu cases there was a high risk of infection, advised the public to avoid contact with birds.


According to the Guangdong Provincial Planning Commission news release Wei, expert group assessed that the risk of dissemination of human infection H7N9 avian influenza cases in Guangdong is very high, reminded members of the public try to avoid contact with birds. Medical Planning Commission recently in Longgang District of Shenzhen City in Guangdong Province environmental specimens were found in two live bird markets H7N9 avian flu viruses, within 7 days starting from Thursday, these two transactions all live poultry stalls in the market were closed for cleaning and disinfection. All day today, Shenzhen Longgang District, all live poultry markets were closed for the day. Inform health planning Commission of Guangdong Province, 13 live poultry market in Shenzhen Tuesday collected samples of 70 environmental, results in the Longgang District of both domestic and international markets H7N9 virus found three samples were found to be positive. A cutting board from henggang market poultry shop, two from the South Bay Street Cambridge meat market some birds made of chicken manure and Epilator. To ensure that the security of the population, breed of all live poultry market rest day today, and carry out thorough cleansing and disinfection work. And check out the virus from two market stalls all live poultry trading off 7 consecutive days from the 12th of this month, and all live poultry stock for innocent treatment. Street Cambridge only operated three birds in the meat market of sales stall, stall owners said, is more than 10 years since he ran the three birds, sourced from the regular wholesale markets, and inspection and quarantine to prove that.


http://www.s1979.com/news/china/201312/13109326913.shtml

 

[tetano]

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60 percent of confirmed cases have a history of exposure of birds


Central Epidemic Command Center said today that the live bird markets in Shenzhen City of Guangdong found positive for H7N9 bird flu, that the virus is still present. Another 60 percent of confirmed cases have a history of exposure of birds.

H7N9 Central Epidemic Command Center spokesman, Deputy Director of the Department of Disease Control, Zhou Zhihao said the timing of the winter when migratory birds across the border, but also a good season of bird flu, since the autumn in mainland China and Hong Kong have started to add eight cases H7N9 flu confirmed cases.

Zhou Zhihao said Hong Kong had to add two cases are out of Guangdong Province, belongs imported; addition, the Guangdong provincial authorities test environmental samples revealed that some samples of live bird markets, Longgang District, presents H7N9 bird flu positive, indicating H7N9 flu virus persistence.

Zhou Zhihao noted that the determination of the cumulative H7N9 cases, about 60% of identified cases of discrepancies history of exposure to poultry and other live bird markets, reminding people to mainland China, especially in the Zhejiang province and Guangdong province, should avoid live bird markets and birds out Street Bird City.

http://gb.chinatimes.com/gate/gb/new...121500383.html