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Pingtung Wandan meat duck farm was diagnosed with a new type of H5N2 avian influenza.
Central News Agency (2022-02-18 17:21)
(Central News Service 20220218 17:21:59) The Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention and Quarantine Bureau (Prevention and Quarantine Bureau) said today (18) that the Animal Health Laboratory notified that the meat duck farm in Wandan Township, Pingtung County (reported by the public) was diagnosed with a new type of H5N2 subtype. Type (b branch) highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, according to standard operating procedures, Pingtung County Animal and Epidemic Prevention Institute carried out the culling and destruction of 889 47-day-old meat ducks (Muscovy ducks) in the field, and supervised the operators to complete the field cleaning. and disinfection work. Since 2011, there have been 12 confirmed and culled cases of avian influenza in poultry farms (9 farms of land birds, 1 farm of ducks, and 2 farms of geese).
According to the Bureau of Prevention and Inspection, the high-pathogen poultry influenza epidemic has occurred again in the upstream countries of my country's migratory bird route (South Korea and Japan) since November last year. Among them, 43 poultry farms in South Korea (from November 8 to today) have been diagnosed with H5N1 subtype high pathogen Avian influenza virus (B branch), the number of culled poultry exceeded 4.17 million, and 22 poultry farms in Japan (November 10 to today) have confirmed H5N1 or H5N8 subtype highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (both branch b), More than 1.05 million poultry were culled.
Pingtung Wandan meat duck farm was diagnosed with a new type of H5N2 avian influenza.
Central News Agency (2022-02-18 17:21)
(Central News Service 20220218 17:21:59) The Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention and Quarantine Bureau (Prevention and Quarantine Bureau) said today (18) that the Animal Health Laboratory notified that the meat duck farm in Wandan Township, Pingtung County (reported by the public) was diagnosed with a new type of H5N2 subtype. Type (b branch) highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, according to standard operating procedures, Pingtung County Animal and Epidemic Prevention Institute carried out the culling and destruction of 889 47-day-old meat ducks (Muscovy ducks) in the field, and supervised the operators to complete the field cleaning. and disinfection work. Since 2011, there have been 12 confirmed and culled cases of avian influenza in poultry farms (9 farms of land birds, 1 farm of ducks, and 2 farms of geese).
According to the Bureau of Prevention and Inspection, the high-pathogen poultry influenza epidemic has occurred again in the upstream countries of my country's migratory bird route (South Korea and Japan) since November last year. Among them, 43 poultry farms in South Korea (from November 8 to today) have been diagnosed with H5N1 subtype high pathogen Avian influenza virus (B branch), the number of culled poultry exceeded 4.17 million, and 22 poultry farms in Japan (November 10 to today) have confirmed H5N1 or H5N8 subtype highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (both branch b), More than 1.05 million poultry were culled.
