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H5N2 Avian Influenza was detected in the farm and nearly 36,000 chickens were culled and destroyed
December 29 (Wednesday) 21:30
Taiwan’s Animal and Plant Inspection and Quarantine Bureau said on Wednesday (29th) that the Animal Health Laboratory had received a voluntary notification from a white broiler breeder farm in Douliu City, Yunlin County, that chickens on the farm were diagnosed with a new H5N2 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. . After receiving the report, the authorities have followed standard operating procedures to culling and destroying a total of 35,983 chickens that have reached 33 weeks of age.
The Bureau of Inspection and Quarantine stated that South Korea and Japan, the upstream countries of Taiwan’s migratory bird routes, have reoccurred highly pathogenic poultry influenza since November this year. Among them, 17 poultry farms in South Korea have confirmed the H5N1 subtype highly pathogenic avian influenza virus and culled them. There are nearly 1.75 million poultry. In addition, 9 poultry farms in Japan have confirmed H5N1 or H5N8 avian influenza viruses, and nearly 470,000 poultry have been culled.
The authorities continued that Kaohsiung City and Tainan City respectively died of black-faced spoonbills in wetlands on the 12th and 15th of this month. H5N1 avian influenza was also detected. It is obvious that the risk of foreign avian influenza viruses entering Taiwan through migratory birds has increased. high. So far in Taiwan from 2021, there have been 23 confirmed and culled cases of bird flu in poultry farms. The authorities have called on poultry farmers to independently implement various biosafety tasks to prevent the invasion or occurrence of avian flu epidemics.
H5N2 Avian Influenza was detected in the farm and nearly 36,000 chickens were culled and destroyed
December 29 (Wednesday) 21:30
Taiwan’s Animal and Plant Inspection and Quarantine Bureau said on Wednesday (29th) that the Animal Health Laboratory had received a voluntary notification from a white broiler breeder farm in Douliu City, Yunlin County, that chickens on the farm were diagnosed with a new H5N2 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus. . After receiving the report, the authorities have followed standard operating procedures to culling and destroying a total of 35,983 chickens that have reached 33 weeks of age.
The Bureau of Inspection and Quarantine stated that South Korea and Japan, the upstream countries of Taiwan’s migratory bird routes, have reoccurred highly pathogenic poultry influenza since November this year. Among them, 17 poultry farms in South Korea have confirmed the H5N1 subtype highly pathogenic avian influenza virus and culled them. There are nearly 1.75 million poultry. In addition, 9 poultry farms in Japan have confirmed H5N1 or H5N8 avian influenza viruses, and nearly 470,000 poultry have been culled.
The authorities continued that Kaohsiung City and Tainan City respectively died of black-faced spoonbills in wetlands on the 12th and 15th of this month. H5N1 avian influenza was also detected. It is obvious that the risk of foreign avian influenza viruses entering Taiwan through migratory birds has increased. high. So far in Taiwan from 2021, there have been 23 confirmed and culled cases of bird flu in poultry farms. The authorities have called on poultry farmers to independently implement various biosafety tasks to prevent the invasion or occurrence of avian flu epidemics.
