Mexico, DF.-The Secretary of Agriculture ( SAGARPA ) technicians reported that high-security laboratory of the National Service of Health, Food Safety and Quality (SENASICA ) confirmed the presence of a virus H7 avian influenza in seven farms in the company Bachoco located in two municipalities of Guanajuato , which are kept under restraint by the health authority.
Since last Wednesday night, a report from the SENASICA of increased mortality with clinical suspicion of avian influenza in poultry units of the company located in the towns of Dolores Hidalgo and San Luis de la Paz, in the state of Guanajuato , activated the Emergency Operations and Prevention, said in a statement.
Preliminary data show that the population exposed to the virus stands at 582,000 birds.According to the diagnoses, indicates the number of susceptible poultry slaughter to eradicate the outbreak, he said.
The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA ) handed over to representatives of the company one million 911 thousand doses of vaccine against avian influenza to implement preventive breeder and commercial position, located in surrounding farms and and establish a buffer zone to mitigate the damage and isolate the source of infection.
In a statement, the SENASICA reported that in a period no longer than 48 hours will have the result of the sequencing of the virus located on farms, in order to determine if it is the same that hit the states of Jalisco and Aguascalientes, although said that being a " H7 "is the same strain, and consequently, the corresponding notification will be made to the World Organization for Animal Health.
Based on available information, stated the SENASICA , this outbreak does not affect the national supply of poultry products. http://www.aztecanoticias.com.mx/notas/finanzas/145531/confirman-gripe-aviar-en-granjas-de-guanajuato
