Mexico animal health emergency #BIRDFLU #H7N3

Mexico animal health emergency

Tepatitlan de Morelos, Jalisco., June 26, 2012 The National Health Service, Food Safety and Food Quality (SENASICA) confirmed, following a series of molecular diagnostic tests, the presence of avian influenza type A, subtype H7N3, in poultry farms and municipalities Tepatitlán Acatic, which does not affects humans, only birds, according to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE). In this situation, the SENASICA reported that in order to diagnose, prevent, control and eradicate the virus activated the National Emergency Animal Health covering, home, review of farms in the region where the first cases of this type of highly pathogenic influenza, exotic to Mexico. The H7N3 avian influenza virus poses no risk to the consumption of poultry and containment measures to be applied are intended to protect the production of this area. The health measures provide for the control of the movement, to prevent the affected birds, poultry, offal and manure are transferred to regions without the presence of the virus. Para ello, se dispondrá de cordones zoosanitarios. For this purpose, beads have animal health. It is also considered immunization prior permission from the SENASICA, to protect and prevent the spread of the disease and quarantine and isolation of affected farms. Even be eradicated poultry products and byproducts in the terms determined by the body. Other health measures are the practices of sanitation, disinfection, sterilization, using germicides and pesticides in animals, premises and transport to prevent transmission to farms and uninfected birds. This process is expected to attend technical and reference laboratories of the National Diagnostic Services in Animal Health (CENASA) and the National Service Center for Animal Health Certification (CENAPA) SENASICA. It also asked the producers increase biosecurity measures and report to health authorities when they detect suspected cases of infection by the virus. This will help control and eradication of the disease and protect the poultry industry. Symptoms that may have chickens, turkeys and other birds, are: sudden drop in egg production, soft shelled egg, depression and decay, reduction in consumption of food, overcrowding of birds and ruffled feathers; bloody nasal discharge, blue and purple chin crest swollen head, eyelids, comb, wattles and legs, and diarrhea and death. SENASICA certify, through laboratory tests, that the farms that sell eggs and poultry meat for human consumption are healthy as marking the international animal health standards. Finally, it was reported that, based on international protocols followed in these cases, the SENASICA notified the OIE of the presence of this disease and the measures taken to eradicate it. For further information or reports, contact the Mexico-United States for the Prevention of Foot and Mouth Disease and Other Exotic Diseases of Animals: Toll free, 01 800 75 1210 0; Phone: (55) 52593035, 52591441 and 36180821 to 30 ; (55) 59051000 Ext. 51234, 51236, 51241 and 51242. También vía correo electrónico a: iromero@senasica.gob.mx; julio.garcia@senasica.gob.mx; juan.acevedo@senasica.gob.mx , informó SENASICA.http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sagarpa.gob.mx%2Fsaladeprensa%2Fboletines2%2FPaginas%2Fdefault.aspx