The National chief veterinarian at Kangzhen said the H7N9 avian flu virus was low virulence in poultry can infect chickens, pigeons and other birds, and no clinical symptoms of infection.
In Kangzhen in an interview with reporters, the detection of the H7N9 avian influenza virus in chickens, pigeons in live bird markets in Shanghai is a new virus and human virus isolated highly homologous after in the country never isolated. The detection rate of the virus in live bird markets the highest in the poultry farms has not been detected, mainly in Shanghai, but does not rule out the possibility of detection in a wider range.
The Kangzhen, the Ministry of Agriculture has twice sent to Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang and other key provinces eight working groups, especially in the four provinces and cities to assist human infections have been found a local veterinary departments to carry out the monitoring of investigation work. Live animal markets of the patient's location and the surrounding areas, farm families and wildfowl collection of 11,229 samples, the National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory is detected and analyzed over the submitted sample. The follow-up test results, and will continue to adhere to the principle of "timely and accurate, open and transparent", posted information in accordance with the procedure in accordance with the law, and to inform the international organizations and relevant departments.
At present, the Ministry of Agriculture has issued animal H7N9 avian flu emergency monitoring program "and" animal H7N9 avian flu emergency response guide (Trial) ". The in Kangzhen said, the Ministry of Agriculture will highlight key areas, and strengthen the classified guidance, to carry out a comprehensive guidance throughout the epidemic monitoring, further to find out the virus contamination base. (Reporter Lin Hui, Dong Jun) http://www.qianhuaweb.com/content/2013-04/07/content_3925405.htm |
