Council confirms H5N2 avian flu outbreak

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   Seems like H5N2 is popping up everywhere.   Only a matter of time before a human case is announced, is my guess.  

Council confirms H5N2 avian flu outbreak

MONITORING THE SITUATION:Although some eggs had been shipped from the farm before the discovery, an official said that once cooked they posed no threat
By Chen Wei-han  /  Staff writer, with CNA

  An official from the Council of 
Agriculture speaks during a news conference in Taipei yesterday, 
confirming an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian flu at a chicken 
farm in Pingtung County.
Photo: Wu Liang-yi, Taipei Times

All 120,000 chickens at a farm in Pingtung County were culled after 
some had been confirmed to have become infected with the highly 
pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza, according to the Pingtung County 
Agriculture Department.
The farm in southern Taiwan reported 
sporadic deaths of chickens early last month, with deaths continuing to 
climb despite vaccinations. Officials took samples again on Monday and 
confirmed the infection as H5N2.
The farm and two or three others nearby have never reported avian flu virus infections before, a county official said.
Bureau
 of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine Director-General 
Chang Su-san (張淑賢) said that the farm could resume raising chickens, 
adding that it must wait 42 days after disinfection and monitoring.
The
 department also demanded that 50 employees and 10 frequent visitors to 
the farm have their health monitored for a 10-day period.
To 
prevent another outbreak, the bureau plans to reinforce monitoring of 
farms within a 3km radius, and regularly take samples for testing from 
farms within a 1km radius of the affected farm.
Chang said that 
the death rate in poultry has decreased to 40 per day, falling below the
 total considered abnormal, adding that egg production was also back to 
normal.
Pingtung County Agriculture Department Deputy 
Director-General Yao Chih-wang (姚志旺) said his department and the Animal 
Disease Control Center have put a ban on the movement of chickens and 
begun to disinfect the farm, and would continue to monitor the 
situation.
Yao said that some eggs were shipped from the farm 
before the discovery, but added that there was no need for concern 
because eggs pose no threat if they are cooked.

The department said while farms nearby have no confirmed infections, 
farms in Sinyuan Township (新園) and Wandan Township (萬丹) have reported 
irregular deaths of ducks and geese, and samples have been taken for 
testing.
H5N2 is often reported in poultry, but no human infections of the virus have been confirmed so far.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/01/10/2003608907

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	Seems like H5N2 is popping up everywhere. Only a matter of time before a human case is announced, is my guess. Council confirms H5N2 avian flu outbreak MONITORING THE SITUATION:Although some eggs had been shipped from the farm before the discovery, an official said that once cooked they posed no threat By Chen Wei-han / Staff writer, with CNA An official from the Council of Agriculture speaks during a news conference in Taipei yesterday, confirming an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian flu at a chicken farm in Pingtung County. Photo: Wu Liang-yi, Taipei Times All 120,000 chickens at a farm in Pingtung County were culled after some had been confirmed to have become infected with the highly pathogenic H5N2 avian influenza, according to the Pingtung County Agriculture Department. The farm in southern Taiwan reported sporadic deaths of chickens early last month, with deaths continuing to climb despite vaccinations. Officials took samples again on Monday and confirmed the infection as H5N2. The farm and two or three others nearby have never reported avian flu virus infections before, a county official said. Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine Director-General Chang Su-san (張淑賢) said that the farm could resume raising chickens, adding that it must wait 42 days after disinfection and monitoring. The department also demanded that 50 employees and 10 frequent visitors to the farm have their health monitored for a 10-day period. To prevent another outbreak, the bureau plans to reinforce monitoring of farms within a 3km radius, and regularly take samples for testing from farms within a 1km radius of the affected farm. Chang said that the death rate in poultry has decreased to 40 per day, falling below the total considered abnormal, adding that egg production was also back to normal. Pingtung County Agriculture Department Deputy Director-General Yao Chih-wang (姚志旺) said his department and the Animal Disease Control Center have put a ban on the movement of chickens and begun to disinfect the farm, and would continue to monitor the situation. Yao said that some eggs were shipped from the farm before the discovery, but added that there was no need for concern because eggs pose no threat if they are cooked. The department said while farms nearby have no confirmed infections, farms in Sinyuan Township (新園) and Wandan Township (萬丹) have reported irregular deaths of ducks and geese, and samples have been taken for testing. H5N2 is often reported in poultry, but no human infections of the virus have been confirmed so far. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/01/10/2003608907
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Council confirms H5N2 avian flu outbreak

Council confirms H5N2 avian flu outbreak

MONITORING THE SITUATION:Although some eggs had been shipped from the farm before the discovery, an official said that once cooked they posed no threat

An official from the Council of Agriculture speaks during a news conference in Taipei yesterday, confirming an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N2 avian flu at a chicken farm in Pingtung County.

Photo: Wu Liang-yi, Taipei Times