Spanish to Eng. translation
Health fence installed by farm virus outbreak
Juan de Dios Olivas
The Journal | 16.02.2011 | 21:05
After detecting an outbreak of Newcastle virus in a poultry farm located in Ciudad Ju?rez, the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food (SAGARPA), the Municipality and the Autonomous University of Ciudad Ju?rez, as well as veterinary students of this same school, implemented a health fence in the region to eliminate the appearance of this viral disease, which is one of the most contagious in the world that affects poultry, federal and municipal officials said.
The virus was detected in a fighting cock in a farm
The disease whose recurrence is linked to low temperatures, does not affect humans but kills the bird after affect the nervous and digestive system.
However, not controlled the outbreak, its spread threatens the largest producer of turkey in northern Mexico, located in the town of Nuevo Casas Grandes, northwestern state of Chihuahua.
Therefore, the authorities implemented a first stage about 3 thousand shots in birds and dead specimens analyzed to determine the cause, said Ricardo Espinoza Leyva, head of the Municipal Coordinator of Zaragoza.
This disease can have a mortality rate of 100 percent, affects the nervous and digestive system, the main symptoms are tremors and twisted neck.
The detection of this evil is done through the leadership of Sustainable Forestry and Rural Development, on a farm southeast of the city, added the official.
He immediately organized an intensive vaccination brigade staff and students UACJ, veterinarians who disposed of animal husbandry, and SAGARPA staff, he said.
Humans are not at risk with this disease, but the birds themselves and therefore encourages people who have poultry to communicate to the Coordinator of Zaragoza to the phones 207-36-94 and 203-33-82 85 for attending the brigades to vaccinate.
Leyva Espinoza said there are four squads of eight veterinarians and animal scientists some auxiliary Zaragoza so far been vaccinated more than 550 birds. Even on Tuesday visited about 20 stores and continue to work to meet all such animals.
The committee is to implement integrated health fence has at least 3 thousand shots and more may be necessary.
Authorities made the commitment to prevent birds from becoming infected and should be killed, he said.
According to experts, Newcastle disease is a highly contagious bird disease affecting many species of wild and domestic birds, but most notably for poultry due to its high sensitivity and the potential impact that an epidemic causing severe in the poultry industry.
It is endemic in many countries. Newcastle disease was discovered in Newcastle's Tyne, England in 1926 (Doyle). The exposure of humans to infected birds (for example in poultry processing plants) can cause mild symptoms like conjunctivitis and flu, but other than that the virus does not mean human health risks.


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