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The first case of dead goose in Taiwan detected H5N6
Taiwan's Agriculture Commission announced the first case of H5N6 high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in Hualien, near the duck farms, has expanded the search for feeding grounds, presumably from the family of small Goose field. (Provided by the Defense Inspection Bureau)
Taiwan's Agriculture Commission announced the first case of H5N6 high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in Hualien, near the duck farms, has expanded the search for feeding grounds, presumably from the family of small Goose field. (Provided by the Defense Inspection Bureau)
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Update: 2017-02-06 5:24 PM Tags: H5N6, H7N9, Avian Influenza, DCD
H5N6 is the first bird flu virus to be detected in dead goslings in Taiwan, according to Luo Jun, deputy director of the Office of Disease Control and Disease Control, on February 6. H5N6 is very difficult to transfer from birds to humans. Weaker than the H7N9, currently only mainland China poultry transmission case. According to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) published information, since (2016) the second half of the year, adjacent to Japan, South Korea H5N6 highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic, wild birds and poultry farms continue to detect the virus.
The Agriculture and Fisheries Commission on Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine (6th) confirmed that the dead chickens in the Hualien County, Yulin, Taiwan, were found to have been infected with H5N6 high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, the virus from last October so far this short 3 months, has caused 340 poultry outbreaks in South Korea, a total of culling nearly 33 million poultry, poultry industry in the country; Japan has 201 cases of wild birds Out of 10 poultry farm disease, the cumulative culling of poultry close to 1.4 million, in the show, the virus of high infectivity and high pathogenicity.
According to the Central News Agency reported that Taiwan's first detection of H5N6 avian influenza virus in the death of goose, the Health and Welfare Department of the disease control program to take the initiative to implement the epidemic investigation, health education, active contact with the health status of follow-up prevention and control work. CDI Deputy Director Luo Yijun said, H5N6 is not easy to pass from birds to humans, less infectious than the H7N9, currently only mainland China have poultry transmission cases. He said there have been 16 H5N6 flu cases in China since the beginning of 2014, 11 deaths, and more than 80% of poultry and poultry market exposure.
H5N6 influenza is the fifth type of legal infectious disease "new influenza A", Taiwan has not had human cases. Luo Yijun said, H5N6 "very difficult to pass from the birds to the people," although Japan and South Korea have an epidemic, but there was no human infection cases, if unfortunate disease, the consequences are more frightening, lethal rate of about 7 percent.
Luo Yijun said that the world is currently only in mainland China since 2014 so far there were 16 cases of H5N6 influenza cases, 11 cases of death, more than 8 cases of poultry, poultry market exposure history.
The Department of Health (DH) said that it is expected that the health authorities will continue to monitor the health status of the 3-kilometer poultry farms, abattoir workers and contacts with wild bird societies, which are rare but still slightly risky. Monitoring until February 12.
China's Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province, Guangdong Province, Fujian Province, Guizhou Province, Shanghai City, Hubei Province, Hunan Province, Henan Province, Jiangxi Province, and Jiangxi Province for the new type A influenza travel epidemic situation, , Sichuan Province, Hebei Province, Beijing City, Tianjin City, Liaoning Province and Yunnan Province as the second level: warning (Alert), other provinces (excluding Hong Kong and Macao) Level: Watch (Watch).
People should not worry too much about or worry about H5N6, but they should also remind people not to smuggle or contact birds, especially chickens, ducks, geese and eggs, but not poultry or eggs. Clean, and implement personal hygiene measures such as hand washing; poultry farm-related staff to strengthen self-protection, such as influenza-like symptoms, should wear a mask as soon as possible for medical treatment.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DSCD) should be vigilant in asking for information on the history of influenza-like illness, history of bird exposure, occupational and cluster conditions (TOCC), treatment of influenza antiviral drugs if necessary, Risk of complications.
Editor: Chung Yuan
The first case of dead goose in Taiwan detected H5N6
Taiwan's Agriculture Commission announced the first case of H5N6 high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in Hualien, near the duck farms, has expanded the search for feeding grounds, presumably from the family of small Goose field. (Provided by the Defense Inspection Bureau)
Taiwan's Agriculture Commission announced the first case of H5N6 high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus in Hualien, near the duck farms, has expanded the search for feeding grounds, presumably from the family of small Goose field. (Provided by the Defense Inspection Bureau)
【Size】 medium and small
Update: 2017-02-06 5:24 PM Tags: H5N6, H7N9, Avian Influenza, DCD
H5N6 is the first bird flu virus to be detected in dead goslings in Taiwan, according to Luo Jun, deputy director of the Office of Disease Control and Disease Control, on February 6. H5N6 is very difficult to transfer from birds to humans. Weaker than the H7N9, currently only mainland China poultry transmission case. According to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) published information, since (2016) the second half of the year, adjacent to Japan, South Korea H5N6 highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic, wild birds and poultry farms continue to detect the virus.
The Agriculture and Fisheries Commission on Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine (6th) confirmed that the dead chickens in the Hualien County, Yulin, Taiwan, were found to have been infected with H5N6 high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, the virus from last October so far this short 3 months, has caused 340 poultry outbreaks in South Korea, a total of culling nearly 33 million poultry, poultry industry in the country; Japan has 201 cases of wild birds Out of 10 poultry farm disease, the cumulative culling of poultry close to 1.4 million, in the show, the virus of high infectivity and high pathogenicity.
According to the Central News Agency reported that Taiwan's first detection of H5N6 avian influenza virus in the death of goose, the Health and Welfare Department of the disease control program to take the initiative to implement the epidemic investigation, health education, active contact with the health status of follow-up prevention and control work. CDI Deputy Director Luo Yijun said, H5N6 is not easy to pass from birds to humans, less infectious than the H7N9, currently only mainland China have poultry transmission cases. He said there have been 16 H5N6 flu cases in China since the beginning of 2014, 11 deaths, and more than 80% of poultry and poultry market exposure.
H5N6 influenza is the fifth type of legal infectious disease "new influenza A", Taiwan has not had human cases. Luo Yijun said, H5N6 "very difficult to pass from the birds to the people," although Japan and South Korea have an epidemic, but there was no human infection cases, if unfortunate disease, the consequences are more frightening, lethal rate of about 7 percent.
Luo Yijun said that the world is currently only in mainland China since 2014 so far there were 16 cases of H5N6 influenza cases, 11 cases of death, more than 8 cases of poultry, poultry market exposure history.
The Department of Health (DH) said that it is expected that the health authorities will continue to monitor the health status of the 3-kilometer poultry farms, abattoir workers and contacts with wild bird societies, which are rare but still slightly risky. Monitoring until February 12.
China's Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province, Guangdong Province, Fujian Province, Guizhou Province, Shanghai City, Hubei Province, Hunan Province, Henan Province, Jiangxi Province, and Jiangxi Province for the new type A influenza travel epidemic situation, , Sichuan Province, Hebei Province, Beijing City, Tianjin City, Liaoning Province and Yunnan Province as the second level: warning (Alert), other provinces (excluding Hong Kong and Macao) Level: Watch (Watch).
People should not worry too much about or worry about H5N6, but they should also remind people not to smuggle or contact birds, especially chickens, ducks, geese and eggs, but not poultry or eggs. Clean, and implement personal hygiene measures such as hand washing; poultry farm-related staff to strengthen self-protection, such as influenza-like symptoms, should wear a mask as soon as possible for medical treatment.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (DSCD) should be vigilant in asking for information on the history of influenza-like illness, history of bird exposure, occupational and cluster conditions (TOCC), treatment of influenza antiviral drugs if necessary, Risk of complications.
Editor: Chung Yuan
