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Poultry industry request to stop every case notification

At 00:59 on February 5, 2014 Beijing Times

According to Xinhua News Agency February 4 electric Recently, Guangdong, Guangxi and even the National Poultry Industry Association and companies have jointly submitted an open letter to the government at all levels, the demands of letters, a clear request "to stop the implementation of each notification H7N9 cases, to avoid the outbreak of super-density reports. " The health department, said no legal basis, does not help.
National Health and Family Planning Commission October 28, 2013 on the adjustment part of the statutory management of infectious disease, the inclusion of human infection with H7N9 avian influenza B infectious legal. Poultry Industry Association, the companies believe that the H7N9 downgrade, should not be unduly released epidemic, driven by excessive media coverage.
Guangdong, the largest agricultural enterprises in Guangdong Wen's Food Group Co., Ltd. Wen Pengcheng said, according to the National Planning Commission released guard in December 2013 of notifiable infectious diseases nationwide overview shows ranking of viral hepatitis, tuberculosis, and its infectious and the risk of dying than the H7N9 flu virus is high, but then H7N9 adopt unconventional measures involving practitioners and industry is not fair.
Guangdong health department official said in an interview responses, H7N9 although B infectious diseases in our country has been included in the management, but WHO (World Health Organization) regulations have clear provisions for emerging infectious diseases, each case must be informed of subtype . Since China joined WHO, must comply with the appropriate rules. Health sector insiders who asked not to be named, said: "For the loss suffered by the poultry industry, and no one worried, but not informed of sympathy and new cases, no legal basis, does not help, open and transparent with the government emergency information. contrary. "
Health sector expert who requested anonymity suggested that the poultry industry to reduce its exposure of the epidemic, as some idea of updating, such as the promotion of "centralized breeding, slaughtering concentrate, chilled listed" mode, reducing the opportunity for direct contact with live poultry .
The industry believes that, in the event of a public health and safety, government responsibility should also be clear. Jianfeng and other CDC experts believe that other measures in live bird markets closed, the aquaculture industry to public health and safety made a great contribution to the Government's responsibility thanked aquaculture and compensation, but we can not simply allow farmers to bear the loss. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&u=http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2014-02-05/005929398176.shtml&usg=ALkJrhiLqQ-xaaCn8ME3YWao-y92-qcHxA

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Disease outbreak news

4 February 2014 - On 2 February 2014, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China notified WHO of five additional laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus including one death.

Details of the cases are as follows:

Four cases are male. The age range is 8 to 63 years old. Cases have been reported from Guangdong (2), Hunan (1), Fujian (1) and Zhejiang (1). Three cases are currently in serious condition, one in critical condition. All cases are reported to have had exposure to poultry or a live poultry market.

A 44 year-old man from Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, who became ill on 28 January and was admitted to hospital on 31 January. He is currently in a serious condition. The patient has a history of exposure to live poultry.
A 8 year-old girl from Yongzhou City, Hunan Province, who became ill on 30 January and was admitted to hospital on 31 January. She is currently in a serious condition. The patient has a history of exposure to a live poultry market.
A 35 year-old man from Xiamen City, Fujian Province, who became ill on 27 January and was admitted to hospital on 1 February. He is currently in serious condition. The patient has a history of exposure to live poultry.
A 37 year-old man from Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, who became ill on 26 January and was admitted to hospital on 29 January and then transferred to the another hospital on 30 January. He is in a critical condition. He has a history of exposure to a live poultry market.
A 63 year-old man from Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, who became ill on 27 January and was admitted to hospital on 1 February and died on the same day. The patient had a history of exposure to a live poultry market.

So far, there is no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission.
The Chinese Government continues to take the following surveillance and control measures:

strengthen surveillance and situation analysis;
reinforce case management and treatment;
conduct risk communication with the public and release information;
strengthen international collaboration and communication; and
conduct scientific studies.

Sporadic human cases

While the recent report of avian influenza A(H7N9) virus being detected in live poultry imported from the mainland to Hong Kong SAR, shows the potential for the virus to spread through live poultry, at this time there is no indication that international spread of avian influenza A(H7N9) has occurred through humans or animals.
Further sporadic human cases of A(H7N9) infection are expected in affected and possibly neighbouring areas, especially given expected increases in the trade and transport of poultry associated with the Lunar New Year.

WHO advice

WHO advises that travellers to countries with known outbreaks of avian influenza should avoid poultry farms, or contact with animals in live bird markets, or entering areas where poultry may be slaughtered, or contact with any surfaces that appear to be contaminated with faeces from poultry or other animals. Travellers should also wash their hands often with soap and water. Travellers should follow good food safety and good food hygiene practices.
WHO does not advise special screening at points of entry with regard to this event, nor does it currently recommend any travel or trade restrictions.
As always, a diagnosis of infection with an avian influenza virus should be considered in individuals who develop severe acute respiratory symptoms while travelling or soon after returning from an area where avian influenza is a concern.
WHO encourages countries to continue strengthening influenza surveillance, including surveillance for severe acute respiratory infections (SARI) and to carefully review any unusual patterns, in order to ensure reporting of human infections under the IHR (2005), and continue national health preparedness actions.

Current technical information as well as guidance related to avian influenza A(H7N9) can be found at the WHO web site:

http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_02_04/en/index.html

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Tuesday, February 4th, 2014 14:29

Mona Mina

Started - Faten Khedive and Mayada Ashraf

Said Dr. Mona Mina: There is a phenomenon which is the spread of pneumonia as a result of the virus do not know the number of deaths among young doctors, pointing out that the pneumonia leading cause of death among newborn children or elderly people or from taking certain treatments affect immunity, but what we are seeing now is a virus pneumonia kills an extraordinary young doctors in a short period and this is unusual, noting that this phenomenon deserves attention.
She noted during her conference journalist held now the House of Wisdom, about a repeat of deaths among doctors pneumonia in recent times, the need to follow the procedures for surveillance and vaccination of doctors and outreach to citizens and to deal seriously with an important phenomenon, saying: We do not overdramatize of the case, but we deal with it seriously.
She explained that the past years have not Atov four doctors claim the Ministry of Health to deal seriously with injuries pneumonia and availability of information and infection control procedures.
And demanded that the Ministry of Health, regardless of compensation and pensions exceptional physicians deceased as a result of injury at work, as a result of failure to implement programs to combat infection, pointing out that the ministry is now cooperating in transforming doctors in need of care, and claim the issuance of a ministerial decision to treat doctors to hospitals that provide good care.

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Hay: 6 injuries among doctors pneumonia

Dr. Osama Abdel Hay, secretary of the Medical Association, the doctors increased acute respiratory infections in the recent period, pointing out that the first death was Dr. Ahmed Abdul Latif in 12/21/2013.
According to Abdel Hay, - during a conference of the Medical Association to discuss the recurrence and mortality doctors pneumonia - that the union demanded that the ministry of trying to move the doctor to the hospital with special attention to the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome, and the work of the necessary tests, but they did not respond, but declared that the tests did not prove the existence of a particular disease of death.

Abdel Hay confirmed that cases of the disease in the growing and reached'm not cases of them died of the disease four cases and one case of swine flu virus has.
He explained Abdel Hay, the main issue as the transparency of the information provided to the responsibility of the Ministry of Health how to deal with the disease, and expressed his dismay at the charge of the union ministry exaggerating the situation, which is unacceptable.

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The Ministry of Health (MoH) of the Kingdom of Cambodia wishes to advise members of the public that one new human case of avian influenza has been confirmed for the H5N1 virus. This is the 1st case of this year and the 48th people to become infected with the H5N1 virus in Cambodia. Case is from Kampong Thom province and he is currently in a stable condition. Of the 48 confirmed cases, 36 were children under 14, and 27 of the 48 were female. In addition, since the first case happened in Cambodia in 2005 there were only 16 cases survived.

The 1st case this year, a 5-year-old boy from Chongda village, Tbaung Kropeur commune, Santuk district, Kampong Thom province, was confirmed positive for H5N1 human avian influenza on 1st February 2014 by Institut Pasteur du Cambodge. The boy had onset fever and headache on 24th January 2014, his parents sought treatment at a private clinic on 27th January with symptoms of high fever and cough, but his condition worsened. The boy was admitted to Jayavarman VII Hospital, Siem Reap, on 30th January 2014. Tamiflu was administered on 31st January.

Investigations in the village by the Ministry of Health’s Rapid Response Teams (RRT) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery’s (MAFF) Animal Health Task Force revealed that around 200 chickens died suddenly mid-January. The boy’s parents and relatives prepared the dead chickens for food while the boy stayed around the area..........

http://www.cdcmoh.gov.kh/PressReleas...5N1_Eng_v1.pdf

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3 suspected cases of bird flu and queens

Today prevailed severe case of panic among the local people in Minia Governorate after widespread reports of the emergence of 3 cases of bird flu, Matay center north of the province.
The request said Jamal Mahmoud, a resident of Center Matay they were surprised yesterday emergence of 3 cases of bird flu, and a lot of people's slaughter of large numbers of infected birds, and queues lined up in front of the veterinary unit.

The official confirmed the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine in Minia Governorate was injured in suspected cases of three bird flu samples were taken from infected birds, was to make sure they are free of the virus, but people's condition were very dismayed by the emphasis on them that the result is negative.

Rushed a lot of parents to pharmacies to search for drug Altamflo anti-virus for fear of moving to the people and turn into an epidemic.

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Tuesday, February 4th, 2014 12:04

Beni Suef - Muhammad Hassan

I discovered the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine, the presence of 4 spots for bird flu in the province of Beni Suef, in which follow-up to map the spread of the virus in the governorate.
The teams from the Directorate of Veterinary Medicine, to go to places foci of bird flu have been culled nearly 4,000 birds in the infected areas.
As the medical teams work on a comprehensive survey of the four spots, which were discovered inside the bird flu, were sprayed more than 3,000 homes around the infected areas with bird flu.
The chancellor said Majdi Alaptata, Governor of Beni Suef, the focus is first discovered in the city, "Papa", samples were taken from birds infected with bird flu and send the samples to the central laboratory.
"The Alaptata": that analyzes the samples proved to be a carrier of the disease Vtm executed on the spot, pointing out that he was discovered in the village of bifocal Aelchentor and village Dshtoot subsidiaries of Sumusta been culling them.
And focus on maintaining Albraah discovered, he said, "was discovered in the village of focus Albraah turnpike Solomon built," he said, adding that there is a safe landfills in eastern Nile are buried birds infected under medical supervision.
The three medical teams of Veterinary Medicine, headed by Dr. Tariq agent, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Veterinary Medicine, the execution of the birds in them and cleanse the entire village houses that are breeding birds.

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Announced that public hospitals and the central province of Beni Suef, a state of emergency after the emergence of cases of suspected avian influenza virus and evidence of other cases, some provinces.

And the Department of Health stressed the need to follow the quality standards in infection control, and the provision of a dedicated isolation rooms in anticipation of the emergence of any cases.

Dr Tariq agent, general manager of Veterinary Medicine in Beni Suef, to maintain completely free of bird flu, and swine, and added that suspected cases results were negative, and did not prove any case of HIV infection in Beni Suef yet.

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The death of two suspicions «avian flu» in Beni Suef .. And «Health»: samples negative

Medical sources said Beni Suef if a student and a housewife who died Tuesday, Asaptehma suspected bird flu virus.

The sources said that the medical emigrated Atef Hosseini, 15 years old, female, entered the hospital in the village of Ohmant health insurance infected with pneumonia-like symptoms of bird flu, died on impact.
The sources added that the hospital admitted Beni Suef received housewife called, Hanan F Smith, 30 years old, in Semsta, suspected of being infected with the virus, was transported by ambulance to a hospital Abbasid in Cairo, but she died on the way, and was returned to Beni Suef again.

For its part, said Dr E Samira Ibrahim, director of the Department of Preventive hospital health insurance, if the cases of «migrated» and «tenderness» were detained on suspicion of bird flu, two samples were taken and sent to the laboratories of the ministry in Cairo, and that the samples were negative, and the cause of death is a hardware failure breathing and blood poisoning, according to Wafa my testimony, which is what Dr Anwar Ahmad, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health.

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Statements of the Ministry of Health

Yesterday I listened to the interventions of the officials in the Ministry of Health about the swine flu or bird, the first agent Health eastern province, and the second for the ministry spokesperson, and, alas, each said information completely counter to the other.

Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health, Eastern Province, Dr. Essam Abdullah Amer, denied the rumors about the deaths or injuries virus «swine flu», asserting the invalidity of what was published on some websites about the death of 5 people of the province and injuring eight others. Amer said that the East is free from any injuries bird flu or swine since 2009, did not prove the results of the analysis, which was carried out in the central laboratory of the Ministry of Health and the presence of any injuries, and affirmed that the country in general from injuries swine flu or bird, and attributed the deaths, which reported names on the sites to the complications of multiple diseases, including kidney failure and liver and pre-eclampsia, and that some cases frequency swine flu is not unfounded, and that some of them infected with normal seasonal influenza information for all.
On the same day, a Sunday as I recall, said Dr. Ahmed Kamel, spokesman for the Ministry of Health for the channel «CBC» Contrary to what he said his colleague, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health eastern region, said: We already have the swine flu virus, was diagnosed about 166 cases in Egypt during the winter current, confirmed the death of 15 cases because of swine flu, and denied the existence of doctors including, also said he was closing the hospital teachers Benha pending a review of infection control procedures, and ended his statement by stressing that the ministry had sufficient quantities of Tamiflu wizard to swine influenza virus.
Of course, this contradiction put our hands on the lack of transparency in the Ministry of Health, and confirms that the ministry still managed logic and style of the pre-revolution on January 25, which is hiding information and lying to citizens, presumably with the virus, the seriousness of the swine flu or bird to hold Secretary of Health conference and Tsarah where people with all the information , and also supposed to lift the state of emergency in the country, and the announcement of how to prevent these viruses, and broadcast prevention methods in satellite television, radio and newspapers, the car, and send instructions to all hospitals and health centers and units how to deal with the virus, and how his diagnosis, and symptoms associated with the disease, should be the ordinary citizen knows everything about this disease in order not to be neglected and transmitted the infection from one person to another, as it should send a warning to schools, universities, factories, bodies, companies and ministries.
Supposed to know us as well as Madame Secretary Is the virus spread in Egypt swine flu or bird flu or types together?.
Correction: I think that the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health in the Eastern province should be referred for investigation because he said false information and concealed information about a serious illness such as this, which helps to spread the disease and the death of many citizens.

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Egyptian Health acknowledged the death of 15 cases of swine flu after two months of silence ( the island )
Abdul Rahman Abu Gheit - Cairo
" He died so far four doctors working in intensive care , after that moved them from infection in patients with HIV 1 The 1 known as swine flu , and there are daily deaths from the disease , but the Ministry of Health quite secretive ."
With these words across Mustafa al-Banna doctor Dakahlia governorate doctors for fear of contracting the disease due to poor medical capabilities at government hospitals .
He said al-Banna in a statement to the island revealed that there is a mutation in the swine flu virus began in Dakahlia province that led to the high mortality rate , asking the ministry to take all precautionary measures competent epidemics , and the reduction of statements that underestimate him , and reveal the real results of the samples analyzes doctors deceased .
For his part, the World Health Organization adviser of Preventive Medicine , Dr. Nasr in Cairo Tantawi 's death after 14 cases of swine flu , including four doctors , and that the number of cases of HIV infection in Egypt amounted to 45 cases since January last year.

Tantawi explained in an official statement that the total suspected cases last month, 107 cases , and the results proved positive analysis of 45 of them , and was awaiting the results of the rest of the samples conducted in reference laboratories U.S. research unit " NAMRU " to ensure the integrity of the results.
He said doctors had died because of exposure to infection next to other illnesses , where there was a doctor infected poisoning pregnancy, as a doctor for the injury suffered from the outpatient clinic ."Ahmed Kamel denied the death of any of the doctors because of swine flu , pointing to the existence of only two cases among doctors"
Belated recognitionAfter a two-month silence confessed spokesman of the Ministry of Health and Population , Dr. Ahmed Kamel , for the first time the death of 16 cases , and injuring another 172 cases since December / December 2013 , because of being infected with swine flu .
He denied in a press statement the death of any of the doctors because of swine flu , pointing to the existence of two cases only among doctors , the first female doctor called Najla Fathi and recovered from the disease , and the second for Ahmad Ahawadvy is still undergoing treatment at a hospital Palace -kind downtown Cairo .
Kamel said that " all employees of hospitals fevers , chest and intensive care at the level of the Republic received the vaccination against swine flu ," stressing that the ministry to provide all hospitals vaccine " Tamiflu for treating swine flu " , as well as to take all precautionary measures to prevent infection , and the emphasis on hospital administrators separation of infected cases and sound .
ShorteningTreasurer of the Medical Association , Dr. Khaled Samir confirmed that nine doctors were exposed to the disease , of whom four died , pointing out that the Ministry of Health and deal with cases not objective , and most of it is the release of data accuses doctors of negligence of the deceased before their death .

Samir revealed in a press statement that the union has warned the Ministry of Health , and demanded to announce the presence of the disease three weeks ago , but ignored this warning without logical reasons .
As a member of the movement of Physicians for Egypt Osama Abdul Aziz has warned of the spread of the swine flu virus , appealing to health departments and all hospitals to take all safety measures and infection control and providing the tools necessary to preserve the lives of doctors and their health and the protection of Egyptian society, the whole of the outbreak of the epidemic .
He asked in a statement about the reasons for the island's discretion and the Ministry of Health on the spread of the disease two months , despite the fall of the victims , stressing the need for the establishment of a specialized center for the study of viruses that attack the Egyptians in particular new virus mutations pigs and birds

http://www.aljazeera.net/news/pages/45079135-b941-4271-9ae3-deed08f7276d

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A press conference tomorrow, The WHO will be there.. story says the dr was death number7

Monday February 3, 2014 17:28:09 pm

The complexity of the General Association of Physicians, a press conference, on Tuesday, the House of Wisdom, about a repeat of deaths among doctors pneumonia recently.
The union called the General of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization and the Bootleg "intensive care unit" to attend the conference.
The doctor died on Sunday in Dakahlia Governorate, which is the seventh case that die due to pneumonia epidemic.

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Monday February 3, 2014 17:28:09 pm

The complexity of the General Association of Physicians, a press conference, on Tuesday, the House of Wisdom, about a repeat of deaths among doctors pneumonia recently.

The union called the General of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization and the Bootleg "intensive care unit" to attend the conference.

The doctor died on Sunday in Dakahlia Governorate, which is the seventh case that die due to pneumonia epidemic.

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Monday February 3, 2014 17:28:09 pm

The complexity of the General Association of Physicians, a press conference, on Tuesday, the House of Wisdom, about a repeat of deaths among doctors pneumonia recently.

The union called the General of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization and the Bootleg "intensive care unit" to attend the conference.

The doctor died on Sunday in Dakahlia Governorate, which is the seventh case that die due to pneumonia epidemic.

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omorrow .. A conference of doctors about recurrence and mortality pneumonia House of Wisdom

Doctors Syndicate

News people of Egypt

Wrote: Arrows Yahya

Monday February 3, 2014 17:28:09 pm

The complexity of the General Association of Physicians, a press conference, on Tuesday, the House of Wisdom, about a repeat of deaths among doctors pneumonia recently.

The union called the General of the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization and the Bootleg "intensive care unit" to attend the conference.

The doctor died on Sunday in Dakahlia Governorate, which is the seventh case that die due to pneumonia epidemic.

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Surprise .. The new swine flu virus is not responding to treatment
Monday, February 3, 2014 22:06

Ahmed wrote clear

Said Dr. Khaled Samir treasurer of the Medical Association, said the union sounded the alarm over a month ago the emergence of strange symptoms of pneumonia affects citizens in the age of the average between 20 to 40 years old, and kills their lives within a few days along with it "does not respond to treatment."

Samir explained, that the Medical Association and the Ministry of Health, addressed the need to detect the virus that causes these symptoms and take all measures to treat patients and be honest with the citizens to take care of the disease, pointing out that he has been infected 9 of Aloataba Belvirs new 4 of them died.

He noted a member doctors during his speech telephony program "in the field", which offer media Rania Badawi via satellite "liberation" it was given to all doctors serum private "of bird pigs" and known as "Tammivlon" that there were no "response to the vaccine," said the Symptoms diagnosis under the new name of "non-typical pneumonia."

Samir explained, that the Medical Association has launched awareness campaigns to warn citizens from being crowded public places, saying: people crowding contributes to the transmission of the disease to others living with him, pointing out that the Ministry of Health lifted a state of emergency with a number of provinces. http://translate.google.com/translat...25A7%25D8%25AC

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January 26, 2014

Pig virus is back in the U.S. and swine veterinarians warn the authorities that the fatal disease expands during snowfall. The cold, wet weather helps the virus spread and 23 states have already been affected. After the first snowfall, new cases appeared and the current weather is speeding up the disease’s pace. So far, over 2,000 cases have been reported and the number is increasing.
The U.S. hog industry concluded that the number of deaths among pigs already exceeded one million, and could be as high as four million. The current weather represents a major setback in specialists’ attempt to eradicate the disease, which is destroying farmers’ businesses. According to Rodney Baker, a swine veterinarian at Iowa State University, the virus thrives during wet and cold days.
Pig virus has been spreading since April 2013 in the U.S., but the number of new cases expands uncontrollably during snowfall. Because the weather allows the microbe to stick to clothes and shoes, it can spread quickly and easily. Baker estimates that before the winter is over, the number of affected young pigs could be “maybe three, four times that.” The prognostic given by Robert Friendship, professor at the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph, is discouraging when it comes to the virus’ attack.
“Pigs start to have diarrhea and they dehydrate very quickly and they will die within a day or two,” Friendship said.
The cold weather favors the virus’ spread which survives in these conditions and clothing, equipment, boots and trucks are seen as a means of transmission. Although the pig virus poses no threat to human health, it kills all the infected young pigs and the number could expand during current snowfall.
Disease Could Be Deactivated
Farmers feel helpless as the vaccines created to combat the virus have been ineffective , but authorities mention that the pig microbe can be stopped if trucks in which young pigs are carried are washed, disinfected and heated. However, a sprayed disinfectant must be given time to activate before the truck carries the next load of pigs. If not, the virus can survive and the truck will infect more animals.
In order to make sure that the pig virus will not expand, especially during current snowfall, trucks should be washed and heated. Although this process is both time-consuming and expensive, it will prevent farmers from losing their businesses.
“It can take at least two hours and costs of upwards of $500 to wash, disinfect and dry a truck properly,” Baker said.
While the pig virus expands during snowfall, meat consumers fear that prices will soar. Hormel Foods Corp., the maker of Spam estimates that the company’s earnings for 2014 might be influenced by the “potentially volatile hog costs” which appeared in light of the microbe.
The pig virus, which is transmitted orally, expands during current snowfall and puts farmers’ businesses in danger as the number of new cases increases. Plenty of states are affected by the disease, but recent reports show that Iowa has the largest outbreak. Ontario, Canada’s province which has been recently declared infected, exports to five U.S. states, including Iowa. Authorities have no further news with regard to how to stop the epidemic.
http://guardianlv.com/2014/01/pig-virus-expands-during-snowfall/

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30 January 2014

THE humble budgie has become an unexpected menace in the latest H7N9 bird flu outbreak.

H7N9 emerged in south-east China last March, infecting 136 people. It returned in October, infecting 116 more. Nearly a third of those infected have died.

The virus cannot spread readily between people, and most cases are linked to live poultry markets. But now Jeremy Jones at St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Tennessee and colleagues in China report that budgies, finches and sparrows can contract H7N9. They can shed enough virus from their beaks into drinking water to infect other birds (Emerging Infectious Diseases, doi.org/q8d).

These species are popular pets in China, especially for older men, who have disproportionately contracted H7N9. They also figure in Buddhist ceremonies in which birds are kissed then released... http://www.newscientist.com/article/...s#.UupYOvlSiAg

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19 H7N9 deaths in China

Jan 27,2014

BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- H7N9 bird flu has killed 19 in China this year already, and the total number of human infections has reached 96, according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Shu Yuelong, director of the Chinese National Influenza Center (CNIC), said on Monday that a large-scale H7N9 epidemic is unlikely during the Spring Festival holiday, as no H7N9 virus mutation that could affect public health has been identified so far.
"There is no evidence of constant inter-human transmission, and the risk assessment of H7N9 epidemic outbreak is unchanged," said Shu.
Shu reiterated that H7N9 is more prone to human infection than H5N1, with H7N9 case fatality rate reaching 20 to 30 percent.
The virus is more difficult to be prevented as there is no obvious symptom for H7N9 infected poultry, and at present the CNIC is not able to precisely predict the direction of the mutation of the H7N9 virus.
"We will continue to strengthen monitoring and carry out research," said Shu.
On Sunday, the National Health and Family Planning Commission issued a paper on H7N9 diagnosis and treatment, noting that early report, diagnosis and treatment are the best ways to prevent and control the virus.

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=196638

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2014-01-27 22:36 Xiamen

Recently, some regions of China have been found in people infected with H7N9 bird flu confirmed cases, the epidemic is growing rapidly. In this regard, AQSIQ released today "strengthen the prevention and control of human infection with H7N9 avian port flu emergency notice",
requiring personnel to exit from the H7N9 cases have occurred region, temperature over 38 ℃, and a history of close contact with poultry within seven days of must be sampled pathogen detection, it is recommended to postpone their travel, transfer the designated hospital for treatment.

"Notice" requirement focus on strengthening the monitoring team and outbound personnel, for discovery of a temperature over 38 ℃, and has a history of close contact with poultry workers seven days, if the refusal to postpone the trip, asking them to give reasons in writing, inform precautions to provide and request Its wear N95 masks, informing transport operators to take protective measures; other circumstances can not be excluded people infected with H7N9 bird flu, and refused to postpone the trip, sampling carried pathogen detection, detailed register their personal information and contact details abroad, inform precautions, provide and require to wear N95 masks.
When outbreaks occur outside of this country from those who have symptoms of infectious disease investigation by Port disposal technologies program implementation, and conduct pathogen detection.

"Notice" requirement to strengthen joint prevention and control mechanism, in close communication and cooperation with local health, port management, customs, immigration, civil aviation, transport, railways and other departments to ensure intersectoral epidemic reporting channels,
improve the transfer of suspected cases, diagnosis and treatment process determine the testing laboratory, transfer cases and close contacts of the designated hospital for examination isolated place running.
Cooperation agreements with relevant countries and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, to strengthen communication and timely exit of the suspected cases briefing each other.

Of infected or transport, cargo, containers, luggage, parcels and patients suspected infected excreta shall be disinfected and safe disposal in accordance with the relevant technical specifications; disposal in the investigation of suspected cases, according to the provisions of each well entry personnel protection against staff infection. http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.xmnn.cn%2Fa%2Fgnxw%2F201401%2Ft20140127_3697001.htm

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27 January 2014 - The National Health and Family Planning Commission of China has notified WHO of nine additional laboratory-confirmed cases of human infection with avian influenza A(H7N9) virus.
Details of the cases notified on 26 January 2014 are as follows:

A 49 year old man from Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, who became ill on 16 January. He was admitted to hospital on 20 January and transferred to other hospital on 23 January. He is currently in a serious condition. The patient has a history of exposure to poultry.
A 60 year old woman farmer from Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, who became ill on 19 January. She was admitted to hospital on 23 January. She is currently in a serious condition.
A 48 year old woman farmer from Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province, who became ill on 20 January. She was admitted to hospital on 23 January and is currently in a serious condition. The patient has a history of exposure to poultry.
A 57 year old farmer from Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, who became ill on 16 January. He was admitted to hospital on 19 January and transferred to other hospital on 22 January. He is currently in a serious condition. The patient has a history of exposure to live poultry market.
A 46 year old woman farmer from Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, who became ill on 18 January. She was admitted to hospital on 22 January and is currently in a critical condition. The patient has a history of exposure to poultry.
A 82 year old man from Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, who became ill on 11 January. He was admitted to hospital on 21 January and is currently in a critical condition. The patient has a history of exposure to live poultry market.

Details of the cases notified on 27 January 2014 are as follows:

A 76 year-old farmer from Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, who became ill on 18 January. He was admitted to hospital on 21 January and is currently in a serious condition.
A 40 year-old man from Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, who became ill on 19 January. He was admitted to hospital on 23 January and was transferred to another hospital on 25 January. He is currently in a critical condition. The patient has a history of exposure to poultry.
A 65 year-old, man from Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, who became ill on 16 January. He was admitted to hospital on 22 January and was transferred to another hospital on 23 January. He is currently in a serious condition. The patient has a history of exposure to a live poultry market.

The source of infection is still under investigation. So far, there is no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission.
The Chinese government continues to take the following measures:

strengthen surveillance and situation analysis;
reinforce case management and treatment;
conduct risk communication with the public and release information;
strengthen international collaboration and communication; and
conduct scientific studies.

WHO does not advise special screening at points of entry with regard to this event, nor does it currently recommend any travel or trade restrictions. http://www.who.int/csr/don/2014_01_27/en/index.html

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Officials test poultry in Hong Kong at the border near mainland China as authorities step up measures against the spread of the deadly H7N9 bird flu. (AFP/Philippe Lopez)

HONG KONG: Hong Kong has suspended its live chicken imports from the mainland for the next three weeks.

The suspension comes after one incoming batch had been infected with the H7N9 bird flu virus.

The government will also cull its current stock of 20,000 chickens at the Cheung Sha Wan wholesale poultry market on Tuesday.
It had found samples from one batch of chickens from Foshan in Guangdong to be infected with the H7N9 virus.
The Cheung Sha Wan wholesale poultry market will be closed for 21 days for cleaning, after the culling takes place.

The health secretary stressed that imports will only resume after the poultry is found to be free from the virus.
There have been two deaths in the city from the virus, and both victims were believed to have contracted the disease in Shenzhen.

There has not been a human-to-human case of transmission in Hong Kong yet.

- CNA/gn

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hong-kong-suspends-live/969848.html

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A new bird flu-suspected case was reported Monday in North Chungcheong Province despite the South Korean government’s strengthened efforts to contain the further spread of the virus.

A large number of ducks in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province, showed common symptoms of the bird flu, with a sharp drop in the spawning rate and deaths of more than 100,000 ducks over the last two days.

The quarantine officials immediately limited the access to surrounding areas and took disinfection measures. A probe is underway to confirm the infection.

The province was among the areas imposed with a half-day lockdown.

Earlier the day, the government enforced the partial “stand-still” order, banning all vehicles, animals and people from moving in and out of poultry farms from 6 a.m. for 12 hours in Sejong, Daejeon, and Gyeonggi and Chungcheong provinces.

"We need to thoroughly sterilize (the affected areas) before the mass human migration begins for the Lunar New Year holiday. We ask for citizens’ cooperation,” President Park Geun-hye said on Monday.

Health authorities already began sterilizing areas suspected to be affected by the virus, such as Sapgyo Lake in Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province, and Sihwa Lake in Anseong, Gyeonggi Province.

"The government is cooperating with local governments to inspect and sterilize infection sources and stop the further spread of the avian flu virus. We will terminate the disease as soon as possible,” Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Lee Joon-won said in a press briefing.

The ministry had warned that a 48-hour nationwide lockdown could be enforced if the H5N8 virus spreads further across the country at the current rate.

On Saturday, the H5N8 strain of avian influenza hit a chicken farm in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province.

This marks the first chicken infection since the first outbreak in Gochang, North Jeolla Province, on Jan. 17.

The ministry on Sunday confirmed the sixth case of infection at a duck farm in Haenam, South Jeolla Province. The town at the southern tip of the peninsula is about 130 kilometers from the first outbreak region.
Ministry officials said migratory birds are suspected to be the cause of the widening infection, with 13 of 82 birds tested proving to be infected with the highly pathogenic strain of AI.

The infected migratory birds were captured in Seocheon, South Chungcheong Province, and Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, they said.

Newly suspected cases continued to stream in, including a duck farm in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province. The area is only 80 kilometers south of the capital city of Seoul.

As the virus is getting nearer to the capital, local authorities began culling a large number of chickens and ducks to rein in the spread.

So far, 664,000 poultry have been slaughtered and 813,000 more are to be culled, the Agriculture Ministry said.

The AI scare is also.. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140127000934

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Jan 27,2014

BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's quality watchdog urged intensified H7N9 bird flu virus monitoring at the country's customs on Monday in a bid to prevent trans-border transmission of the fatal disease.
The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) asked quarantine staff at customs to measure body temperature, conduct medical inspections and report health conditions of passengers.
People with abnormal temperature, cough, or respiratory distress will receive immediate medical examination to confirm whether the symptoms are caused by the H7N9 virus.
The AQSIQ also asked local quarantine authorities to coordinate with hospitals, transportation and other related authorities to make sure emergencies will be properly handled.
China has reported human cases of H7N9 in Shanghai, Zhejiang, Beijing, Jiangsu, Fujian and Guangdong since the outbreak of the epidemic in March 2013. Some of the cases have been fatal. http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=196607

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...Reported that if the South Korean government issued a ban on the line so that the whole of Korea in scope, time will be selected on the eve of the Spring Festival 27-28. Earlier, the South Korean government ordered to prevent spread of the epidemic North Jeolla, South Jeolla Province and Gwangju area of poultry, livestock and vehicles from practitioners begin at 0:00 on the 19th to move within 48 hours is prohibited. In the meantime, the local epidemic prevention departments to take strong preventive measures.
Up to now, been identified as highly pathogenic avian influenza in the Republic of Korea's poultry farms has increased to 18, 39 farms of 531,000 chickens and ducks will be slaughtered. http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://news.qq.com/a/20140126/010617.htm&usg=ALkJrhjin3MqWnTqq4Zc528UYB5e3luVpQ

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26, 2014 Reuters ( Epoch Times reporter Li Xia reported ) Continental H7N9 bird flu continues to heat up , with the exception of Zhejiang , Guangdong and other southern provinces of cases continues to increase , the epidemic has recently invaded Beijing northward , making people panic Beijing , authorities said it would shut down all live poultry markets. Following the death of Jiangxi 's first H10N8 avian flu , the 25th and 1 new confirmed cases , a total of two cases . Beijing recently has been one case of H1N1 bird flu deaths. Professionals believe that the current outbreak has shown diversification.
Zhu Xinxin media people on the mainland before the Epoch Times that the CCP outbreaks reported total lack of national statistics , just scattered all over the reported cases , because of fears of the public's fears over the impact of years of consumption, is causing further dampen economic downturn . CCP is now sitting on the crater .
2014 totaled 99 cases , Zhejiang, Guangdong and Fujian provinces were new cases Su epidemic northward to Beijing
According to Lu media reports , H7N9 bird flu has recently not only continued to increase in Zhejiang, Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangsu and other southern provinces , Beijing on January 23 confirmed cases also appeared in the first case , the epidemic has been northward.
According to official statistics released only in China since 2014 cumulative cases of H7N9 bird flu has reached 99 cases , 10 deaths . Zhejiang 47 cases in which the death one case ; Guangdong 30 cases , 3 patients died ; Shanghai eight cases , 4 deaths ; Fujian eight cases , 1 death ; Guizhou 1 case , 1 death , Jiangsu four cases ; Beijing one case .
Zhejiang Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission on January 25 informed that from January 9 , Zhejiang Province, began a daily cumulative cases have been confirmed in the 17th , 25th and added three cases of H7N9 avian influenza in severe cases , the cumulative number of confirmed cases in 2014 amounted to 47 cases, 1 death , ranking first in the provinces .
Health and Family Planning Commission of Guangdong Province on January 25 informed that Shenzhen has added one case of H7N9 bird flu confirmed cases, the province's total cases reached 30 cases, of which 3 died .
Jiangsu Province Health Department informed that the 25th province of Suzhou evening of 24 new one case of H7N9 bird flu confirmed cases, the cumulative cases of four cases , three cases of Nanjing , Suzhou, one case .
Health and Family Planning Commission of Fujian Province on the 24th that Fujian has added one case of H7N9 bird flu confirmed cases, a total of 80,000 cases of cases, 1 death. Quanzhou seven cases in which Ningde one case .
Beijing 's first official notification to ban live animal
Beijing first case of H7N9 bird flu confirmed on January 23 , the 24th Beijing Municipal Center for Disease Control released a 52 -year-old male patient , usually in good health , the recent days of cold symptoms , high fever followed twenty-three days in a row , cough, fever to a nearby hospital outpatient aging , the evening of 23 detected as infected with H7N9 avian influenza virus , 24 am to Beijing Ditan Hospital ICU ward treated in isolation. The patients before the onset of the purchase and consumption of pigeons .
Beijing health department, said Beijing has now entered the flu season , and the next period of time , the flu will maintain a high level of activity may also occur H7N9 sporadic cases and imported cases . Beijing Municipal Bureau of Agriculture , said the market will be completely banned live poultry trade.
Beijing, China panic do not eat chicken food poisoning worrying haze
Epoch Times reporter called the Beijing Haidian District, a wholesale market of agricultural products , a male staff member said that the market currently has no live poultry sold.
Chaoyang District, Beijing, a restaurant staff reporter for The Epoch Times , said the restaurants and only a chicken -related dishes , saying dish is fried at high temperatures is not dangerous , but the point of the dish very few people , everyone afraid to eat chicken .
Mr. Wang said that the people of Beijing Epoch Times , because the relationship between the current avian flu , myself and my friends and colleagues do not dare to eat chicken poultry . And because of severe haze in Beijing , always wear a mask when you go out . " Air quality has been good for several years , always overcast day , we think it may also increase the velocity of propagation of avian flu ." Mr. Wang said.
Ms Wu also told the people of Beijing Epoch Times , said that Beijing people not to eat poultry , etc. In addition to the live poultry , other food and vegetables are also wary because of the toxic foods and vegetables are currently flooding the market , it is difficult to distinguish , "Everyone panicked and did not eat because of the security ." http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/14/1/26/n4069160.htm%E5%A4%A7%E9%99%86H7N9%E7%97%85%E4%BE%8B%E6%8C%81%E7%BB%AD%E5%A2%9E%E5%8A%A0-%E7%96%AB%E6%83%85%E5%8C%97%E4%B8%8A%E5%85%A5%E4%BA%AC.html

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You may soon have to cough up a lot more bacon if you want to buy bacon. A mysterious virus has been killing great numbers of piglets since it was first discovered in the U.S. herd in April, cutting into the supply of pork and pushing prices way up

January 25, 2014

The outbreak of the deadly pig virus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv), which was first seen in the United States in April 2013, has now spread to 23 states and areas of Canada, encompassing some 2,400 farms, according to a veterinary expert from Texas A&M University in a radio interview Saturday, Jan. 25.

In an interview on the talk radio program, Outbreak News This Week, Brandon Dominguez, DVM, Clinical Assistant Professor and Veterinarian in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences at Texas A&M University, discussed the current outbreak and clarified what exactly is PEDv.

Dr. Dominguez explained that PEDv is a coronavirus, similar to Transmissable Gastroenteritis virus (TGEv), another pig pathogen, which causes vomiting and diarrhea in pigs of all ages; however, in pigs less than 10 days old, the mortality rate is quite high.

In fact, Dominguez said this easily transmissible virus can have a devastating effect on naive herds affecting nearly 100 percent of the pigs.

This virus reared it ugly head in the Spring of 2013. It is endemic in parts of Europe and Asia. When asked how this virus found it's was into the United States, Dr. Dominguez said, "We don't know exactly how it got into the United States. When it came into the US, multiple farms that were a good distance apart showed up with the disease about the same time, which tend to indicate there's some common point source for the infection to start from, we just haven't figured out exactly what that was.

"And we may never be able to."

Dr. Dominguez said that PEDv is not transmissible to humans, or any other animal for that matter.

When asked about getting the outbreak under control, Dominguez said the "biggest control measure is practicing good biosecurity".

"Making sure everything that comes on to the farm is clean and disinfected prior to getting on the farm and minimizing what need to come on to the farm", he explained.

There is no vaccine for PEDv.

Although PEDv does not effect people clinically, this virus can have an economic impact on pork producers and pork prices.

Dr. Dominguez discussed the issue of biosecurity in some detail. Listen to the audio here for more information about Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus. http://www.examiner.com/article/porcine-epidemic-diarrhea-virus-outbreak-now-23-states-on-some-2-400-farms

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Officials consider nationwide lockdown on poultry farms

First H5N8 infection confirmed in chickens

2014-01-26 22:31

Soldiers walk into a chicken farm in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province, to cull poultry infected with the highly pathogenic H5N8 flu strain Sunday. (Yonhap)

The government is considering ordering a lockdown at all poultry farms in the country to prevent the avian influenza virus spreading further, officials said Sunday.

If the government imposes the order, all poultry, workers and vehicles from farms will be banned from moving for 48 hours. The lockdown procedure can be continued for another two days, officials added.

The move came after the first H5N8 infection in chickens was reported Saturday, adding to concerns of a recent upturn in the disease’s spread in Korea.

“The AI infection broke out in South Jeolla and Chungcheong provinces, followed by North Jeolla Province. If necessary, the government will use all measures, including a nationwide stand-still.” Lee Joon-won, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, said at a press briefing.

“But nothing has been decided yet,” he said.

If issued, it will be the first time the regulation has been imposed nationwide since the system was introduced in February 2012.

The government on Sunday issued a temporary lockdown on the poultry industry in Gyeonggi Province and North and South Chungcheong Province, effective from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday.

The Agriculture Ministry confirmed Saturday that a chicken in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province, had been infected with the H5N8 strain of the virus.

The chicken farm in Buyeo is about 80 kilometers north of where the first outbreak of the bird flu was discovered.

The distance is nearly eight times the 10-kilometer radius quarantine zone designated by the ministry.

Another case of the highly pathogenic bird flu strain was confirmed at a duck farm in Haenam, South Jeolla Province, at the southern tip of the peninsula.
Prime Minister Chung Hong-won on Sunday also ordered officials to take stronger quarantine measures at an emergency meeting.

“All related ministries should deploy manpower to support the AI situation room. The (Agriculture) minister will be directly in charge for a fast decision-making process,” Chung said.

The prime minister reiterated at the meeting that migratory birds such as Baikal teal are presumably the very likely source of the spread.

He called for the restriction of any human activities near reservoirs or lakes where the birds rest during the migratory season.

Health authorities expect complications may occur this week, when the virus ends its 10-day incubation period.

The period also overlaps with Seollal, Lunar New Year, when tens of thousands of Koreans hit the road to meet their families and friends all across the country.

A total of 29.2 million people, more than half of the Korean population, visited their hometown during last year’s Seollal, according to the Korea Transport Institute. This year’s New Year holiday begins from Thursday.

So far, there are no known cases of human beings being infected by H5N8.

“We don’t find it necessary to raise the bird flu alert to ‘serious’ from ‘cautious’ at the moment. But we will keep monitoring the progress of the virus and make the decision,” the ministry said in its statement on Sunday.

Four additional cases of suspected infection were reported during the weekend, including those in Naju and Yeongam in South Jeolla Province.

Since the first outbreak, the ministry has culled over 488,000 poultry at 35 farms.

More than 1.47 million more chickens and ducks at 42 farms will be slaughtered, they said.

The latest bird flu epidemic is the fifth outbreak in the country.

South Korea has had a total of four outbreaks of highly pathogenic bird flu since the first in 2003. All outbreaks in 2003, 2006, 2008 and 2010 were caused by the H5N1 type of the virus.

While China and other countries with AI infection experienced human deaths, there were no reports of human infections in Korea. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140126000352

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SEJONG, Jan. 26 (Yonhap) -- The government on Sunday imposed a temporary lockdown at poultry farms in three provinces suspected to have been hit by the latest outbreak of avian influenza (AI).
The lockdown will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday in Gyeonggi Province surrounding Seoul and the central provinces of South and North Chungcheong, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said. http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2014/01/26/0200000000AEN20140126001453320.html?input=www.tweeter.com

January 26, 2014 10:16am

Gov't imposes partial lockdown amid spread of bird flu

...The number of confirmed AI cases has since reached 18 with the highly pathogenic H5N8 strain of the virus confirmed in the latest case at a chicken farm in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province on Saturday.

Tests were under way in an additional 21 suspected cases as of Sunday.
Some 470,000 birds, mostly ducks, have been slaughtered so far.

Over 1.74 million birds other than ducks, including 1.42 million chickens at 22 farms, are set to be culled as the government has decided to also destroy chickens at all farms within 3 kilometers from affected farms after it confirmed the first outbreak of bird flu in chickens Saturday.

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Municipal government officials prepare to cull chickens at a poultry farm in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province, Sunday, after birds there were found to be infected with a highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza. / Yonhap

By Kim Da-ye

Over 1.4 million chickens will be culled after the first cases of deadly avian influenza among chickens were confirmed at a poultry farm in Buyeo, South Chungcheong Province.

The outbreak of bird flu is showing signs of spreading along the west coast with six farms in South and North Jeolla and South Chungcheong provinces reporting suspected cases over the weekend.

The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (QIA) found the H5N8 virus — the cause of the infections — in feces of migratory birds in Lake Sihwa in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, the most northern point to be affected so far.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said that it will enforce tough measures because bird flu tends to spread faster among chickens.

Considering they are more vulnerable than ducks and outnumber the latter five to one, farmers could be devastated.

“The decision is based on our livestock quarantine committee’s view that avian influenza spreads faster among chickens and preventive culls are needed to avoid additional sporadic flare-ups,” the agriculture ministry said.

Due to the severity of the outbreak, Prime Minister Jung Hong-won held an emergency ministerial meeting Sunday to discuss relevant measures.

“Cases of bird flu have been observed along the route of migratory birds, so we will focus our quarantine efforts in these regions in order to prevent the contagion spreading to nearby poultry farms,” Jung said.

“We will also strengthen publicity activities to discourage people from visiting these areas during the Lunar New Year holiday.”

The outbreak seemed to have entered a dormant phase until Saturday morning, as no fresh outbreaks had been reported in North Jeolla Province for four days in a row.

However, on Saturday and Sunday six more suspected cases were reported; while the H5N8 strain of avian influenza was found in feces of migratory birds in Lake Sihwa in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province.

The first case over the weekend came at the chicken farm in Buyeo; and the QIA confirmed dead birds there were infected with H5N8.

The new outbreak prompted the government’s decision to cull all ducks and chickens within three kilometers of the six farms. Some 488,000 birds on 35 farms have been culled so far, and 1.75 million birds at 42 could be slaughtered.

In the second case — at a duck farm in Haenam, South Jeolla Province — the authority confirmed the H5N8 virus as responsible.

Inspections at four other farms — in Buan, North Jeolla Province, Naju and Yeongam in South Jeolla Province and Cheonan in South Chungcheong Province — are ongoing.

In the meantime, 49 different suspected cases of bird flu in migratory birds have been, or are being, examined. The test results on 13 were positive while those on seven were negative.

The migratory birds infected with the virus were found at Dongrim Reservoir in Gochang, North Jeolla Province; the mouth of the Geum River; and Lake Sihwa in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province.

Despite multiple suspected cases of avian influenza, the government decided to keep its warning state at the “alert” level. The ministry judged that the disease is occurring “sporadically” rather than being “transmitted horizontally” because the newly reported cases aren’t related to existing ones.

“The necessity to raise the level to serious is low, but we will continue to monitor the situation and decide,” the ministry said.

In the meantime, the bird flu outbreak in Haenam, South Jeolla Province, posed serious concerns to the poultry industry over a possible shortage of duck meat. Some 8 million ducks — more than 40 percent of the country’s supply — are raised in South Jeolla Province.

Fear of the spread of the disease is heightening as the Lunar New Year holiday begins Thursday. More than half of the population is expected to travel from their residences to visit relatives. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2014/01/116_150523.html

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Korean authorities are grappling with an increasing number of avian influenza cases, as the virus has continued to spread to chickens and migratory birds across the country since the first outbreak in Gochang, North Jeolla Province on Jan. 17. Up to six areas were confirmed to be infected with the pathogenic H5N8 strain. http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140126000204

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Poultry industry request to stop every case notification

Details of the cases are as follows:

Sporadic human cases

WHO advice

Current technical information as well as guidance related to avian influenza A(H7N9) can be found at the WHO web site:

Monday, February 3, 2014

Statements of the Ministry of Health

omorrow .. A conference of doctors about recurrence and mortality pneumonia House of Wisdom

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Monday, January 27, 2014

19 H7N9 deaths in China

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Officials consider nationwide lockdown on poultry farms

First H5N8 infection confirmed in chickens

Gov't imposes partial lockdown amid spread of bird flu