Check carrier this year, the dead bird virus variants Ko Wing-man intends to use the new vaccine for anti-avian

 Sing Tao Daily - 3 hours ago

 。 (Roundup) (Sing Tao Daily reported) in the seizure of the carcasses of dead birds infected with avian flu virus than in the past and more. 。 Food and Health Bureau, Ko Wing-man said the bird flu vaccine is being used is not ideal, the Government will actively introduce closer to the prevailing type of avian influenza vaccine. 。

 Refers to an infectious disease expert, bird flu virus has evolved to the fourth generation, is still used in Hong Kong the first generation of avian flu vaccine, and promoting to accelerate the introduction of new vaccines to reduce the risk of human infection.

 。 So far this year, Hong Kong, a total of eighteen birds or bird carcasses infected with the H5N1 avian influenza, the number of eight higher than the same period last year.。 Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and earlier also the H5N1 avian flu virus found in the Bird Garden in Mong Kok, Kowloon Tong, Yau Yat Chuen, Osmanthus Road seized confirmed with the H5N1 avian influenza virus of House Crows.
 。 Food and Health Bureau yesterday Ko Wing-man, to the Legislative Council, said after the peak period of influenza this winter has yet to be seized with the carcasses of dead birds of the avian influenza virus than in the past, the authorities will closely monitor this winter influenza situation will deteriorate .
 The first generation of vaccine effectiveness of lowering
 。 Ko Wing-man added that, for some experts noted that the current vaccine is not ideal, so the authorities actively introduce two new bird flu vaccine for chickens injected.
 "Some experts noted that at present, we use the vaccine because influenza is generally slow to change is the evolution, in fact, is not the best, we are actively seeking to introduce another two closer to the now popular type of avian influenza (for chicken only injection) vaccine. "he added, the Department of Health will strengthen monitoring at ports to detect body temperature to return to Hong Kong residents and other visitors.
 。 Infectious Disease Director of the Centre of Hong Kong, Ho Pak-leung said the bird flu virus has evolved to the fourth generation, but we still follow the first-generation avian influenza vaccine so that vaccine effectiveness decreased.  Ho also pointed out, Asia-Pacific human cases of avian influenza, have also picked up a year ago, authorities on the introduction of new avian influenza vaccines to reduce the risk of human infection.  http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=zh-CN&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fhk.news.yahoo.com%2F%25E4%25BB%258A%25E5%25B9%25B4%25E6%25AA%25A2%25E5%25B8%25B6%25E8%258F%258C%25E9%259B%2580%25E5%25B1%258D-%25E7%2597%2585%25E6%25AF%2592%25E5%25B7%25B2%25E8%25AE%258A%25E7%25A8%25AE-%25E9%25AB%2598%25E6%25B0%25B8%25E6%2596%2587%25E6%2593%25AC%25E7%2594%25A8%25E9%2598%25B2%25E7%25A6%25BD%25E6%25B5%2581%25E6%2596%25B0%25E7%2596%25AB%25E8%258B%2597-223000416.html