China finds suspected H5N1 outbreak among ducks

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Source: http://news.qq.com/a/20070917/000288.htm

The Guangdong Provincial Health Department said found no human cases of avian influenza http://news.QQ.com September 17, 2007 04:46 comments - 0 - (Yan Yan Wang Haijun Raodehong Nanfang Daily reporter Feng Chen Sui correspondent Xuan) Guangzhou Panyu nearly 10,000 ducks suspected infected birds the death of influenza has drawn widespread attention. Last night reporters from the Provincial Health Office was informed that at present our province who have been found infected with avian flu.

According to the provincial health department responsible person said, the Office has issued an emergency circular calling for monitoring of the epidemic across the province to strengthen prevention and control, in particular, to strengthen influenza-like cases, unidentified pneumonia cases Monitor. Guangzhou has also launched a bird flu emergency plan, Panyu contact with dead duck staff for blood testing, isolation and observation, in keeping livestock slaughtered practitioners in health education.

Cheese experts said it has not found avian flu "person-to-person" more precise evidence, the public need not worry too much.

Yesterday afternoon, the Guangzhou municipal government held city of highly pathogenic avian influenza and other major animal disease prevention and control work meeting requirements to prevent the spread of the epidemic and the emergence of new disease, preventing transmission of the disease to humans. All levels of major animal disease control headquarters now established a 24-hour duty system.

The responsible person said that in view of the Panyu District of suspected highly pathogenic bird flu, Guangzhou City has taken emergency measures, and the disease has been effectively contained. However, we should further implement various prevention and control measures to prevent the spread of the epidemic to prevent a new epidemic, preventing disease transmission to humans. The major animal disease control headquarters Requirements: Relevant departments at all levels should attach great importance to and strengthen leadership to strictly enforce the "Guangzhou City of highly pathogenic avian flu epidemic contingency work program." District (county-level city) the principal leaders must personally intervene and set up a working group to rapidly implement various prevention measures. As a result of inadequate measures to deal with misconduct, resulting in a significant adverse impact to accountability responsibilities.

In addition, the immediate strengthening of the city's animal immunization and immune effect monitoring. District (county-level city) more than once a month for the monitoring system, all localities should ensure that the September 25 poultry highly pathogenic avian influenza immunization density reaches 100%, results meet the state immunization requirements.

At the same time, the epidemic reporting system. All levels of major animal disease control headquarters now established a 24-hour duty system and found suspicious epidemic, timely reporting in accordance with the regulations. Guangzhou major animal disease control headquarters on duty at silver-86394865.

In addition, the meeting called for stepping up inspections, livestock farms in the city be closed management, strengthening disinfection, livestock farms generally require disinfection 2-3 times weekly.

At present, Guangzhou City and found no new animal epidemic. Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Agriculture established a steering group of six will be dispatched to various districts from today (county-level city) inspect and guide the implementation of prevention and control measures.

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Source: http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/09/17/YO0709170009.htm

Duck farmers suspected skin by saving a number of vaccine
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S Si-xian village duck farms still covered in play.

The village of ducks infected with avian flu, the villagers said, the village regularly on farms usually ducks explains, the "atypical pneumonia" after the government requirements are higher, the villagers were more conscious of the ducks vaccinated. But with the passage of time, some duck farmers began somewhat lax in order to save costs, reduce the injection volume and frequency of injection, and even the introduction of ducks from a duck to the listing, only played a vaccine, ducks resistance weakened, with no ground cleaning sheds, a virus, they will breed and spread.

Farms across the river stench

"Individual attention ATV own health, and the sake of cost savings caused everyone affected", the villagers complained to reporters this. More villagers said, a stream through the village duck farms, this river very bad odor greeted peacetime issued, the villagers have no irrigation water, but usually there are ducks swim to the river, from the initial estimate of river water reached the ears of them. Reporters went to check health of the river, by unidentified villagers and the staff of the obstruction.

Duck farmers have said the outbreak of the larger farms are keeping shape "Muscovy", the other dependent "white" not affected farms, they have to strengthen prevention work, but not because of current poultry shipped from the outskirts of the village, so that livelihoods are affected.

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Source: http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/09/17/YO0709170007.htm

Si-xian village in areas suspected to have bird varieties
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■ Panyu new Si-xian Village in the town areas, the local government adopted a strict blockade. This reporter Zhao Pengfei]

【- - Guangdong Panyu duck farms suspected outbreak of avian flu, ducks have allegedly injected vaccine, but also died. Hong Kong microbiology experts, this shows the use of bird flu vaccine may not apply to ducks, "these ducks death, it is very likely the virus variant." Experts suggest that for the farm to the strengthening of security.

HKU infection and infectious disease center deputy director Dr Tom said, in the past, even if the infected duck, it would only be ill and die, but in recent years, the neighboring Southeast Asian region have ducks died after infection with the H5N1 virus, "the death of these ducks, it is very likely the virus variant." He said, Panyu suspected outbreak of bird flu farms, water may be contaminated, the proposal for the farms to take biological security measures to ensure the virus will not spread.

Waterfowl low immunization rates than chickens

Hong Kong University Assistant Professor of the Department of Microbiology, WWF pointed out, ducks and other water birds after receiving vaccination needle immunization rate has been lower than the chicken, more vulnerable to infection. He said that past studies indicated that the ducks and geese and other water birds even injected vaccine to produce antibodies ratio and the quality of the chickens are not always as satisfactory, while the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, toxic than 10 years ago strengthened poultry increase the possibility of infection or death.

Hong Kong infectious disease doctor Lo Wing-lok, the Panyu suspected outbreak of bird flu, an epidemic or sporadic cases before the outbreak of a prelude to the time yet to be observed. "Although not duck Panyu transported to Hong Kong, but the possible impact on the vicinity, or through the affected regions in the vicinity of Hong Kong not surprised."

[Theresa42]

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Hat-tip, UK - Bird!

Mutation fears in bird-flu outbreak
Carol Chung
Monday, September 17, 2007

Nearly 10,000 ducks that died of bird flu at farms near Guangzhou's Panyu district had been vaccinated against the disease, sparking fears the deadly H5N1 virus may have mutated.

According to Guangdong Animal Epidemic Prevention Center director Yu Yedong, the 9,800 ducks that died at Sixian village had been vaccinated. But he added the first vaccination could only be 65 percent effective, while a second shot would have made it 90 percent.

He believed the birds were infected after the first shot. The deaths led to a mass culling of 32,600 ducks on Friday in an attempt to contain the outbreak.

Health workers have been spraying disinfectant on every passing vehicle and duck farms around the village.

Panyu health official Yang Bingyou said all poultry within five kilometers of Sixian village had been registered and quarantined and disinfection measures enforced.

Initial tests on the ducks were positive for a strain similar to the H5N1 virus. Samples were sent to the National Avian Influenza Reference Laboratory for further tests.

The outbreak has triggered fears in Hong Kong that the virus may have mutated. Dr Ho Pak-leung, an infectious diseases expert at Hong Kong University, said there were worries the virus had mutated or the vaccine had not been effective.

Lo Wing-lok, another infectious diseases expert, called for a ban on the import of ducks from areas around Panyu.

Hong Kong Bird Watching Society chairman Cheung Ho-fai said migratory birds from Panyu are likely to carry the virus to the territory, although previous H5N1 cases in Hong Kong had been found to be unrelated to migratory birds.

The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said it will monitor the situation and step up inspections at local poultry farms.

Hong Kong New Territories Poultry-Culture (geese and ducks) Mutual Aid Association chairman Kwok Chi-yau said the outbreak has led to a 20 to 30 percent drop in poultry sales.

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=12&art_id=53586&sid=15407483&con_type=1

[AlaskaDenise]

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location of Panyu (aka Shiqiao) ....

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Emergency jabs planned to halt suspected H5N1

Ting Shi

Sep 17, 2007

Guangdong will embark on an emergency poultry vaccination programme following a suspected outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in a Guangzhou village that prompted a massive duck cull.

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=84dfba42c2f05110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=teaser&ss=China&s=News

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[HenryN]

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China confirms H5N1 strain of bird flu among ducks

The Associated Press
Monday, September 17, 2007


HONG KONG: China's Agriculture Ministry has confirmed a suspected outbreak of H5N1 bird flu among ducks in southern China, Hong Kong's health secretary said Monday.
Deaths were reported on five farms in the Panyu district near Hong Kong starting Sept. 5. At least 9,830 ducks have since been reported dead, with tests on tissue samples at a provincial government lab showing the presence of the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, the Agriculture Ministry said Sunday.
Hong Kong health secretary York Chow said late Monday the Agriculture Ministry has confirmed the cases as H5N1 bird flu.
As of Sept. 14, about 32,630 ducks had been slaughtered in an attempt to contain the outbreak.
China, which raises more poultry than any other country in the world, has vowed an aggressive fight against H5N1, which has sickened at least 328 people worldwide, killing 200 of them, according to the World Health Organization.
China has reported 25 human cases of bird flu since 2003, 16 of them fatal.
Experts have warned that if poultry outbreaks are not controlled, the virus may mutate into a form more easily passed between people, potentially resulting in millions of deaths.
Chow said Hong Kong will suspend chilled and frozen duck and geese from southern Guangdong province, where Panyu is located, for a week.
He said Hong Kong and Guangdong officials will also jointly inspect local farms that supply live chicken to Hong Kong and that Hong Kong will suspend live poultry and bird imports from farms located within a 20-kilometer (12.4-mile) radius of the site of the outbreak for three weeks.

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[HenryN]

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<TABLE borderColor=#cccccc cellSpacing=5 borderColorDark=#cccccc cellPadding=3 width=600 align=center borderColorLight=#cccccc border=1><TBODY><TR><TD>HONG KONG: China's agricultural ministry has confirmed an outbreak of bird flu among ducks in the south of the country, Hong Kong's health secretary announced Monday.

The ministry said Saturday that 9,830 ducks had died in a village outside the southern city of Guangzhou, not far from the border with Hong Kong, between September 5 and 13.

Hong Kong Health Secretary York Chow told reporters late Monday, citing the Chinese ministry, that the ducks had tested positive for the H5N1 strain of the virus.

Chow said the former British colony had immediately slapped a 21-day ban on imports of all live poultry, eggs and chilled or frozen meat from farms near the affected area on the mainland.

A ban on the import of such products from Guangdong province will remain in effect for a week, Chow said.

About 100,000 ducks were culled by local officials on Monday in a bid to keep the outbreak from spreading to other districts, Hong Kong media reported.

Bird flu has so far infected at least 25 people in China, including 16 who later died.

China conducted a huge campaign last year to contain the disease, slaughtering tens of thousands of poultry and stepping up public education efforts.

Yu Yedong, director of the Guangdong Animal Epidemic Prevention Centre, told the Standard, a Hong Kong newspaper, that the ducks had been vaccinated against the virus.

He added a first vaccination was only 65 per cent effective and the birds needed a second to make it 90 per cent effective. Yu told the paper he believed the birds were infected after the first vaccination.

Ho Pak-leung, an expert in infectious diseases at Hong Kong University, told the Standard there were fears the virus had now mutated.

H5N1 has killed 200 people and ravaged poultry flocks worldwide since 2003, according to the World Health Organisation.

Scientists fear the virus could mutate into a form easily spread among humans, leading to a global pandemic with the potential to kill millions. - AFP/ac

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[HenryN]

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Emergency jabs planned to halt suspected H5N1

Ting Shi

Sep 17, 2007

Guangdong will embark on an emergency poultry vaccination programme following a suspected outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu in a Guangzhou village that prompted a massive duck cull.

http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2c913216495213d5df646910cba0a0a0/?vgnextoid=84dfba42c2f05110VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=teaser&ss=China&s=News

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9/17/07 South China Post--Water birds have long been seen by scientists as important indicators of the nature of the H5N1 bird flu virus, considered capable of causing the next global pandemic if the virus mutates to spread easily among humans. The deaths of thousands of ducks in mysterious circumstances in neighbouring Guangdong province has therefore to be a matter of serious concern for Hong Kong.
Ducks have been determined to be the "trojan horse" of H5N1 in Asia. In 2005, experts concluded that they were responsible for the spread of the virus because they do not succumb to it as readily as other birds. Vaccination programmes have been adopted. But ensuring every bird is treated is difficult when, next to chickens, they are the most popular backyard fowl in the region.
Vietnam has learned this to its cost. After no cases being reported for 17 months, the virus returned in May and has since been declared endemic in the country. Unvaccinated ducks have been pinpointed as the cause. The latest outbreak in Guangdong is therefore a cause for serious concern, as the mainland has adopted vaccination programmes similar to those in Vietnam.
By contrast, soon after the first human deaths from H5N1 occurred in Hong Kong in 1997, the city adopted central slaughtering of ducks and geese. It also introduced stringent bio-security measures, surveillance and monitoring from farms to markets. After the last outbreak in 2003, vaccination of chickens with appropriate testing and use of sentinel birds was adopted.
Hong Kong is small in size and therefore easy to police; the same is not true of the mainland. With many households in Guangdong raising a few chickens and ducks, vaccinating every bird is a gargantuan task. The job is made even more difficult in that each bird needs to be vaccinated twice to ensure it is properly protected. Equally as challenging is storing the vaccines at the right temperature so that they do not spoil or preventing them from being contaminated through mishandling.
Since 2003, H5N1 has re-emerged in Asia with a vengeance, claiming dozens of lives and spreading to Europe, the Middle East and Africa through migrating birds and the poultry trade. Prevention and rapid response when outbreaks occur are therefore extremely important. But no matter how stringent the efforts or affluent the society, the risks of an ever-evolving virus such as H5N1 remain, as has been shown by the several outbreaks among chickens in Japan.
Tests on several wild birds found dead in Hong Kong this year determined that they were carrying H5N1. With initial tests on the ducks in Guangdong pointing to them also having the virus, it is clear that there is a need for defences to be strengthened. The warnings from scientists and health officials that millions of people could die if it can more readily jump the species from birds to humans must be heeded.
While Hong Kong has taken the warnings to heart, it is clear that more has to be done. For one, a long called-for central slaughtering house for poultry has still not eventuated. Building this facility must be a priority. In the meantime, there is a far more pressing need - immediately stopping all imports of frozen ducks and geese from the mainland.
Several days will lapse before the tests on the dead ducks can be confirmed. But Hong Kong cannot afford to risk the infection spreading through the food chain. Only by maintaining the highest vigilance can we hope to keep the virus at bay.

[HenryN]

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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=490 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>September 17, 2007</TD></TR><TR><TD>Bird flu
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=496>Anti-bird flu measures imposed as outbreak verified


</TD></TR><TR><TD class=theme_text vAlign=top align=left>The Government has imposed precautionary measures after the confirmation of an avian influenza outbreak at a Panyu farm in Guangdong. They include the 21-day import suspension of live poultry, birds, day-old chicks, poultry eggs, and chilled and frozen meat from farms within 24 kilometres of the outbreak location.

As the case involves waterfowl, the Government will also suspend duck, goose and goose egg imports from Guangdong for one week.

Secretary for Food & Health Dr York Chow said tonight no human bird flu infection has been reported, adding that the outbreak is an isolated case. He said the Government will liaise closely with Mainland authorities and both sides have agreed to hold daily exchanges on the latest situation.

The Food & Environmental Hygiene Department, in conjunction with Mainland authorities, will inspect registered farms supplying live chickens to Hong Kong. Other government departments and Mainland authorities will enhance inspections to detect any illegal importation of poultry. Inspection and surveillance of hygiene conditions at poultry farms, and wholesale and retail markets will also be enhanced.

The arrangement announced last week to lift the chicken supply ceiling will be withdrawn.

Dr Chow said as Hong Kong and Guangdong are very close people should remain vigilant to reduce the risk of avian influenza.

http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/070917/txt/070917en05005.htm

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[HenryN]

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Commentary at

http://www.recombinomics.com/News/09170702/H5N1_Guangdong_Ducks.html

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Follow-up report No.: 7

Report reference: , OIE Ref: 6213, Report Date: 15/09/2007, Country: China (People's Rep. of)

Report Summary

Disease

Highly pathogenic avian influenza Animal type Terrestrial

Causal Agent

Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus Serotype(s) H5N1

Clinical Signs

Yes Reason Reoccurrence of a listed disease

Date of confirmation of Event

19/04/2006 Date of Start of Event 13/04/2006

Date of report

15/09/2007 Date Submitted To OIE 17/09/2007

Diagnosis

Suspicion, Clinical, Laboratory (basic), Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy Date Of Last Occurrence 03/2006

Number of reported outbreaks

Submitted= 10, Draft= 0 Name of Sender of the report Mr Jia Youling

Address

Ministry of Agriculture BEIJING Position National Chief Veterinary Officer

Telephone

(86-10) 641 928 33 / 641 928 28 Fax (86-10) 641 924 68 ou 928 69

Email

xmjwjch@agri.gov.cn Entered by Mme Margarita Alonso

Outbreak (this report - submitted)

Province Prefecture County Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End

GUANGDONG Panyu Village Sixian 23,05 113,42 05/09/2007

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered

Birds Animals 32630 9830 9830 22800 0

Affected Population

ducks

Outbreak (other report - submitted)

Province Prefecture County Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End

HUNAN Tuojiang Village Shijiping 28,02 109,54 12/05/2007

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered

Birds Animals 20800 12480 11172 9628 0

Affected Population

ducklings

Outbreak (other report - submitted)

Province Prefecture County Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End

TIBET Lhassa Village Chengguan 29,75 91 01/03/2007

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered

Birds Animals 7670 680 680 6990 0
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Affected Population

chickens

Outbreak (other report - submitted)

Province Prefecture County Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End

TIBET Not applicable Dangxiong 31,7338 87,2254 26/05/2006

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered

Wild species Animals ... 57 57 0 0

Affected Population

Migratory birds

Outbreak (other report - submitted)

Province Prefecture County Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End

TIBET Not applicable Lhasa 31,6319 88,3465 26/05/2006

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered

Wild species Animals ... 28 28 0 0

Affected Population

Migratory birds

Outbreak (other report - submitted)

Province Prefecture County Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End

TIBET Not applicable Naqu (district) 31,9376 89,2637 21/05/2006

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered

Wild species Animals ... 2579 2579 0 0

Affected Population

300 bar-headed geese, 65 widgeons, 6 crows, 6 hawks, 1 black-necked crane and 82 other wild birds.

Outbreak (other report - submitted)

Province Prefecture County Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End

QINGHAI Not applicable Guolou (district) 35,3008 96,4995 21/05/2006

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered

Wild species Animals ... 451 451 0 0

Affected Population

235 bar-headed geese, 5 brown-headed gulls, 23 ruddy shelducks, 9 grebes, 3 owls, 1 black-neck crane, 6 common cormorants, 1 grassland vulture and 2 condors.

Outbreak (other report - submitted)

Province Prefecture County Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End

QINGHAI Not applicable Yushu (county) 35,6065 95,8881 23/04/2006

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered

Wild species Animals ... 533 533 0 0

Affected Population

404 bar-headed geese, 3 brown-headed gulls, 4 ruddy shelducks, 1 tern, 6 grebes, 1 egret, 2 goosanders, 2 Casmerodius.
Follow-up report No.: 7. Report reference: , OIE Ref: 6213, Report Date: 15/09/2007, Country: China (People's Rep. of)
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Outbreak (other report - submitted)

Province Prefecture County Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End

LIAONING Not applicable Panjin 39 121 13/04/2006

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered

Wild species Animals ... 1 1 0 0

Affected Population

A magpie and a wild duck found dead.

Outbreak (other report - submitted)

Province Prefecture County Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End

LIAONING Not applicable Jinzhou 39,1 121,7 13/04/2006

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered

Wild species Animals ... 1 1 0 0

Affected Population

A magpie and a wild duck found dead.

Outbreak summary: Total outbreaks = 10 (Submitted)

Species Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered

Birds 61100 22990 21682 39418 0
Wild species 3650 3650 0 0

Epidemiology

Epidemiological comments Source of Infection

? Unknown or inconclusive

Control Measures

? Movement control inside the country
? Screening
? Vaccination in response to the outbreak (s)

Applied

? Disinfection of infected premises/establishment(s)
? Quarantine
? Stamping out
? Control of wildlife reservoirs
? Zoning

To be applied

? No Planned Control Measures

Animals treated

No

Vaccination Prohibited

No

Country / Zone

Country or zone

the whole country
Follow-up report No.: 7. Report reference: , OIE Ref: 6213, Report Date: 15/09/2007, Country: China (People's Rep. of)
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Diagnostic test results

Laboratory Type Name of Laboratory Species Test Type Date Results Provided Result

National laboratory Laboratory for Animal Disease Prevention and Control (Guangdong) Birds reverse transcription ? polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) 14/09/2007 Positive

Future Reporting

What further reports will be submitted in relation to this event?

There are 10outbreaks that are still recorded as unresolved. It is not possible to declare this event resolved until these individual outbreaks are resolved.
Follow-up report No.: 7. Report reference: , OIE Ref: 6213, Report Date: 15/09/2007, Country: China (People's Rep. of)

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http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/reports/en_fup_0000006213_20070917_155704.pdf

[HenryN]

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H5N1 in China (link corrected)

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=q&h...14e3a&z=4&om=0

[Niko]

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Follow-up report No.: 7

Outbreak (this report - submitted)

Province Prefecture County Unit Type Location Latitude Longitude Start End

GUANGDONG Panyu Village Sixian 23,05 113,42 05/09/2007

Species Measuring units Susceptible Cases Deaths Destroyed Slaughtered

Birds Animals 32630 9830 9830 22800 0

Affected Population

ducks

http://www.oie.int/wahid-prod/reports/en_fup_0000006213_20070917_155704.pdf

map of this current outbreak:

23,05 113,42

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...wloc=addr&om=0

[newore]

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H5N1 in China (link corrected)

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?f=q&h...14e3a&z=4&om=0

Dr. Niman do you know of a map with pins that includes, perhaps,
Viet Nam, or possibly more of SE Asia?

It might emphasize the scope of the regional distribution.

regards