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Taiwan's first pigeons highly pathogenic avian influenza tested positive
Press time: 2016/01/12 18:40 Latest update: 2016/01/12 19:00
(CNA reporter YANG Shu Min Taipei 12 (Xinhua)) Council of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine Bureau announced last week a new type of experience Taichung dead sparrow H5 subtype highly pathogenic bird flu, this evening and then released, Taipei and found a dead pigeons, found to the same result for the first case of domestic pigeons, migratory birds first five cases, the epidemic warming.
She said that bird flu cases detected in pigeons rarely, the case should belong to a single case, and this new subtype of avian influenza H5 avian-human transmission is no evidence, not panic; pigeons body surrounding radius no poultry farms within three kilometers, Taipei Animal Protection Office will strengthen epidemic prevention in accordance with the program finds a region disinfection.
Prevention and Quarantine Bureau deputy director Shi Taihua supplement, only pigeons tested positive H5 subtype highly pathogenic bird flu, is the first test of the pigeons, is the first five cases of resident birds.
Pigeons, sparrows are often in urban areas, and in the past had not tested positive staining bird flu death. Kar Wai, director Duwen Zhen said, but also with the people now have more awareness, will take the initiative to send notifications related to inspection, but the past is not never seen pigeons and sparrows deaths, for failing to send mortem, the cause of death could not be confirmed.
She said that at least Taiwan has banned the traditional slaughter of live poultry markets, the virus mutates to become less important place zoonotic, and the electric field are legitimate health slaughter operations, there are currently no specific trigger possibility of the virus into a zoonotic.
Prevention and Quarantine Bureau statistics, January 15, 2015 until this year, January 12, wild birds (migratory and resident birds) total found to 17 cases of dyed different types of avian influenza; contains resident birds infected with five cases, migratory birds infected with nine cases, there are three cases Unable to confirm that migratory birds or resident birds. 1050112
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Epidemic alert Taipei dyed pigeons avian influenza does not rule out avian successor
At 04:10 on January 13, 2016 Tang Yawen / Taipei
Following last week's Taichung sparrow highly pathogenic avian influenza infection, anti-seizure COA Bureau announced yesterday, Taipei Wenshan District 1 pigeons also experience a new type of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5. Birds and epidemic prevention experts are warning that this is a big warning, on behalf of avian influenza has been "cross-species of birds," the spread of the virus fear recombination mutation, spread to the whole station.
Prevention and Quarantine Bureau of the Council of Agriculture said last week the public informed of its Taipei Wenshan District home roof pigeons bodies for examination after yesterday confirmed the new H5 subtype highly pathogenic bird flu. Prevention and Quarantine Bureau confirmed that "the first case," at home and abroad due to bird flu case detected in pigeons rarely, Taipei pigeons body within a radius of three kilometers no poultry farms, animal protection office has stepped up disinfection, and stressed there is no avian influenza H5 avian successor Evidence, please people do not panic.
Urban also fall can not be ignored
However, National Taiwan University Department of Veterinary Medicine professor emeritus Lai Sui show, said even urban pigeons also dart, on behalf of the epidemic is serious, and angry bird flu virus last year, and stronger than last year and the route of transmission, even in Taipei City are occupied, it is terrible!
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 dangers, including chickens, ducks and other waterfowl, birds, poultry industry also has great destructive power. Sui Sau Lai said that although the virus does not infect humans, but may be a recombinant variation in Bulgaria poison ducks and geese and other waterfowl host body, infections variety of birds, spread to the whole of Taiwan, increase the threat to humans, does not exclude birds successor.
H5 series of H5N1 flu virus has been shown to cross-species spread by poultry to humans, resulting in severe human flu-like symptoms of fever, sore throat, fatigue, and even pneumonia death.
Wild Bird Society of Taipei where a first Director-General pointed out that, according to the long-term study, pigeons are less susceptible to the highly pathogenic avian influenza, the last wild bird avian influenza surveillance focus on waterfowl, wild ducks again dominated, if not even land birds, migratory birds and pigeons are dyed bird flu died suddenly, this represents a serious epidemic, probably viral mutations, infections from the past into a specific universality, the future can infect more species of birds, there "inter-species' spread.
Do not touch the birds do not feed
He said a first, Taiwan wild bird avian influenza surveillance 3,4000 annually pen, but never checked out the new high pathogenic avian influenza in ducks, ducks and other waterfowl who only test the old low-pathogenic avian influenza virus, so the new Taiwan last year bird flu outbreak, with the original person who was, is still a mystery.
Prevention and Quarantine Bureau Zhang Shuxian appeal, people should avoid contact with birds, if inadvertently touch or clothing stained with bird droppings, immediately wash thoroughly with soap. If it is found not to pick up dead birds, call the epidemic prevention unit disposed of. He also reminded the public a first comply prevention advocacy, not touching, feeding pigeons, officials also should pay attention to urban wild pigeons, stray pigeon problem, to avoid becoming a breeding ground for the spread of bird flu.
(China Times)
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