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Tibet: Bird flu in poultry- OIE

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China reports bird flu outbreak in poultry in Tibet
29 Jan 2008 11:14:20 GMT
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</SPAN> BEIJING, Jan 29 (Reuters) - China has detected an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of bird flu in poultry in Tibet, a government Web site said on Tuesday.
A total of 1,000 poultry have died of the disease in Gonggan county since Jan. 25, while another 13,080 have been culled, the Ministry of Agriculture said on its Web site (http://www.agri.gov.cn).
"The National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory confirmed the virus as a subtype of the H5N1 strain," it said.
With the world's biggest poultry population and hundreds of millions of farmers raising birds in their backyards, China is seen as crucial in the global fight against bird flu.
Epidemiologists fear the H5N1 strain, which remains mainly an animal disease but has infected humans, could mutate to a form that it spreads easily among people.
State media reported earlier this month that a total of 4,850 poultry had died of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in Turpan, in Xinjiang, since Dec. 29, prompting authorities there to cull another 29,383 birds.
Bird flu spreads fastest in chilly weather. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Lucy Hornby and Alex Richardson)

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BEIJING -- China's agricultural authorities Tuesday reported an outbreak of bird flu in Tibet near the regional capital of Lhasa, state media said. The outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza occurred in Tibet's Gongga county, Xinhua news agency said, citing the China National Bird Flu Reference Laboratory.
The outbreak had been suspected as of January 25, but only confirmed by the laboratory on Tuesday, it said.
Experts have been dispatched to the county, which lies about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Lhasa.
Local health officials have been ordered to take measures to stop the outbreak from spreading, the report said.
No details of the outbreak, such as how many birds and farms were affected, were given.
China remains on alert for frequent occurrences of bird flu which has so far infected at least 27 people in the country, 17 of whom died.
Last week, health authorities warned of an increased risk of animal-related health epidemics during the Lunar New Year holiday that begins on February 7, saying many local governments were not prepared.
The heightened risk in a country prone to animal diseases stems from the massive numbers of travellers and livestock expected to be transported around the country for China's biggest holiday, press reports said.
H5N1 has killed more than 200 people and ravaged poultry flocks worldwide since 2003, according to the World Health Organization.

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OIE - report: http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/public.php?page=single_report&pop=1&reportid=6732

Some snips:

WAHID Interface - OIE World Animal Health Information DatabaseHighly
pathogenic avian influenza,
China (People's Rep. of)


Information received on 29/01/2008 from Mr Jia Youling, National Chief
Veterinary Officer, Veterinary Bureau, Director General, BEIJING, China
(People's Rep. of)

Report typeFollow-up report No. 9


Report date 29/01/2008

Date submitted to OIE 29/01/2008

Reason for notificationReoccurrence of a listed disease

Date of previous occurrence 03/2006

Related reportsImmediate notification (20/04/2006)
Follow-up report No. 1 (26/05/2006)
Follow-up report No. 2 (09/06/2006)
Follow-up report No. 3 (26/06/2006)
Follow-up report No. 4 (28/06/2006)
Follow-up report No. 5 (06/03/2007)
Follow-up report No. 6 (19/05/2007)
Follow-up report No. 7 (15/09/2007)
Follow-up report No. 8 (04/01/2008)
Follow-up report No. 9 (29/01/2008)



Outbreak 1 Gongga, Gongga, TIBET

Date of start of the outbreak 21/01/2008


Epidemiological unit Village
Affected animals

Species Birds

Susceptible 14 080

Cases 1 000

Deaths 1 000

Destroyed 13 080


Affected population 10080 broilers and 400 ducks


Total outbreaks: 1
 
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Bird flu case kills 1000 birds
Created: 2008-1-30


THE Ministry of Agriculture has confirmed a new bird flu case among poultry in southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region.

The National Bird Flu Reference Laboratory confirmed yesterday that the case that had affected Jiedexiu Town, Gongga County, was caused by the highly pathogenic H5N1 subtype avian influenza virus, the MOA said.

The outbreak killed 1,000 birds and led to the culling of another 13,080. No human infections were reported.
 
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=645 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=style2 align=middle>China confirms new bird flu case in Tibet </TD></TR><TR><TD bgColor=#cccccc height=1></TD></TR><TR><TD align=right height=25>Adjust font size:<SCRIPT language=javascript><!-- drawline1(); //--></SCRIPT><SCRIPT langage="javascript"> printResizeButton(); </SCRIPT>
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The National Bird Flu Reference Laboratory confirmed on Tuesday that the case that had affected Jiedexiu Town, Gongga County, on Jan. 25 was caused by the highly pathogenic H5N1 subtype avian influenza virus, the MOA said.
The outbreak killed 1,000 birds and led to the culling of another13,080. No human infections were reported.
Bird flu control and prevention efforts were going smoothly, the MOA stated. It said that it had sent experts to coordinate these efforts as the local government blocked off the infected region and stepped up quarantine and oversight to contain the outbreak.
The outbreak came less than a month after another case in Turpan, in northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, killed 4,850 birds and resulted in the culling of another 29,383.
(Xinhua News Agency January 30, 2008)
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niman said:
Commentary at

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Commentary H5N1 Confirmed in Southern Tibet
Recombinomics Commentary 13:34
January 29, 2008

A total of 1,000 poultry have died of the disease in Gonggan county since Jan. 25, while another 13,080 have been culled, the Ministry of Agriculture

The outbreak had been suspected as of January 25, but only confirmed by the laboratory on Tuesday, it said.

Experts have been dispatched to the county, which lies about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Lhasa.

The above comments describe a confirmed H5N1 outbreak in southern Tibet, just north of India and Bangladesh (see satellite map here and here). The movement of wild birds from Siberia, Mongolia, and China into northern India is well documented. Thus, the presence of H5N1 just north of India is not a surprise.

Sequences from the 2006 outbreak in India have been published, and the sequences were the Qinghai strain (clade 2.2.3), which was first reported at Qinghai Lake in central China in the spring of 2005 and in Qinghia province in the spring of 2006. In addition, the Uva Lake strain, a variant of clade 2.2.3 was reported at Uva Lake, the largest lake in Mongolia.

The arrival of these birds in India and Bangladesh is not a surprise.

Sequence data from the recent outbreaks in India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan would be useful.

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Summary
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  • Dipping / Spraying
  • No vaccination
  • No treatment of affected animals
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niman said:
Commentary

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/02190801/H5N1_Tibet_Southern_2.html
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Commentary http://www.recombinomics.com/feed.xml http://www.newsnow.co.uk/nn/Recombinomics

H5N1 Spread in Southern Tibet

Recombinomics Commentary 10:35
February 19, 2008

Chinese authorities have confirmed a new bird flu outbreak among poultry in Tibet, the second case of this year in the southwestern region, the Ministry of Agriculture said.

A ministry statement said that 132 poultry had died in the epidemic in a village outside the regional capital, Lhasa, since it started on Feb. 6, while another 7,698 have been culled.

The above comments describe confirmed H5N1 in Tibet, near Lhasa (see satellite map here and here). These outbreaks are just north of the outbreaks in Bangladesh and West Bengal. Although Bangladesh has been reporting multiple H5N1 outbreaks on a daily basis, India maintains that H5N1 in West Bengal has been controlled by an extensive culling program involving almost 4 million birds in West Bengal and bordering regions. However, these bordering regions, as well as the remainder of India, are said to be H5N1 negative.

In addition to the H5N1 in Tibet and West Bengal, Pakistan has reported H5N1 near Karachi as well as the North West Frontier Province.

The multiple outbreaks in region surround most of India raise serious questions about the reported absence of H5N1 in neighboring districts inside and outside of India.


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BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Agriculture on Monday confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at a fowl farm in a Tibet Autonomous Region village.

The testing of 268 dead fowls at a farm at Zhuba Village of Qamdo County in recent days revealed the H5N1 bird flu killed them, the National Bird Flu Reference Laboratory said. On Friday, Tibet's major animal disease prevention and control headquarter office reported the epidemic to the ministry. Along with the local government, the ministry immediately started emergency plans. The disease has been under control, the ministry said.

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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-04/07/content_7935374.htm
 
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