Birds suspected of death "hit the floor" yet to be determined related to avian influenza
8:00 yesterday, more than the front of Wangjing Futong East Avenue, sweet angel Children's Hospital, the process is more than ten birds fell dead. This scene is a crossing on the microblogging users exposed, immediately aroused everyone's concern and hot, many have speculated that it is related to avian influenza. In this regard, the hospital said that the birds died or mistakenly hit the glass, bird carcasses for inspection.
Reporters rushed to the incident, the bird carcasses has been the quarantine department staff away for inspection. Morning sudden bird deaths, the hospital explained that, as early as 8:40 or so, we found ten birdies down the hospital side door on the ground, most of which have died, and the remaining few are still struggling , thump. The discovery of this situation, the hospital closed the side door, and the local isolation, to prevent passers-by near the Chaoyang District Center for Disease Control and Beijing Animal Health Authority subsequently informed.
Before they arrive, we send employees to the top-level view, and found no other bird deaths, but a residual Torike see the glass wall of the hospital appearance, and later transferred surveillance video and found that the group of small birds suddenly falling from the hospital two-story exterior wall of reflective glass, so we conclude the bird mistakenly hit hospital reflective glass and fall, death. "Dean Lee said.
"Later, the Animal Health Authority personnel to the scene to view, explained that the death of the small birds warbler, commonly known as 'Liu string of children', in Beijing recently there have been similar phenomenon, but this bird. Analysis of the main reason may be birds during spring migration on the way due to fatigue or starvation and other reasons, mistakenly hit the building and drop dead. "Reporters on the scene also noted that the external walls of the hospital by the reflective glass, a reflective effect.
After the matter was exposed by the users, causing a lot of friends concern, some people can not help but speculate whether this is related to avian influenza. Yesterday afternoon, the reporter learned from the Chaoyang District Headquarters Office learned that prevention and control of major animal diseases, bird carcasses have been censorship, two or three days before the test results to determine the specific cause of death. The staff said, "before the test results came out, the bird real cause of death can not be determined, but Beijing has not yet appeared in wild birds carrying avian influenza virus. http://news.qq.com/a/20130425/000042.htm