Organización Editorial Mexicana
June 29,
2012
AFP
Mexico. - Mexico has identified 1.7 million birds infected with the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian flu now
affecting 10 farms in the
state of Jalisco,
which have been isolated,
said Friday the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural
Development, fisheries and Food (SAGARPA).
"The medical
device applied in farms
and backyards includes a flock of 6 million 120
thousand 500 birds, which was detected 1
million 700 thousand affected," the agency said in a statement,
adding that the animals had 870 000 died
from the disease or were slaughtered.
The ministry
announced that it had activated a
national emergency device in the region of Jalisco called Los Altos, where the farms affected by the
virus, subtype H7N3.
In this device have been checked 111 farms and 15
domestic manufacturing facilities
and had detected the virus in 10 of the farms.
Mexico said it has already reported the situation to the international animal health organizations, including United Nations Organization for Food and Agriculture
(FA0), which indicated that the outbreak was highly pathogenic.
The
measures outlined in the
statement, have been taken to protect poultry production in
the area, Jalisco is the largest egg producer in Mexico, as the "H7N3 influenza virus does not pose a
risk to the consumption of poultry ".http://www.oem.com.mx/laprensa/notas/n2599428.htm