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Posted: May 20 2006 at 3:43pm |
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Posted: 21-May-2006 04:03 hrs Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu, seen here in April 2006. China warned that it was "not optimistic" about the bird flu situation both within the country and globally, and urged officials to step up monitoring and reporting of the virus. China warned that it was "not optimistic" about the bird flu situation both within the country and globally, and urged officials to step up monitoring and reporting of the virus. Vice premier Hui Liangyu called on officials across China to be vigilant for possible outbreaks and to strengthen the monitoring, reporting and handling of the virus, the People's Daily reported. "Summing up and analysing the epidemic's current development both inside and outside the country, the... situation is not optimistic," Hui said at a national meeting on the prevention and control of avian flu. His warning came as the agriculture ministry reported Saturday that a total of 308 wild migratory birds have died since a bird flu case was reported in the northwest province of Qinghai on April 23. As of Friday, 300 bar-headed geese and eight birds of other species had been found dead in the remote province, a statement on the ministry's website said. It said the Qinghai authorities had taken disinfection and quarantine measures in the area to prevent contact with humans and poultry. It said no outbreak among poultry had been found. Qinghai is along one of Asia's main bird migratory routes and a series of avian flu outbreaks have been recorded there since May last year. China has reported 18 human cases of bird flu, 12 of which were fatal. More than 120 people worldwide have died from bird flu since it re-emerged as a threat in 2003 -- most of them in Asia. Scientists fear a global pandemic if the virus mutates and becomes easily transmissible between humans. — AFP China warned that it was "not optimistic" about the bird flu situation both within the country and globally, and urged officials to step up monitoring and reporting of the virus. Vice premier Hui Liangyu called on officials across China to be vigilant for possible outbreaks and to strengthen the monitoring, reporting and handling of the virus, the People's Daily reported. "Summing up and analysing the epidemic's current development both inside and outside the country, the... situation is not optimistic," Hui said at a national meeting on the prevention and control of avian flu. His warning came as the agriculture ministry reported Saturday that a total of 308 wild migratory birds have died since a bird flu case was reported in the northwest province of Qinghai on April 23. As of Friday, 300 bar-headed geese and eight birds of other species had been found dead in the remote province, a statement on the ministry's website said. It said the Qinghai authorities had taken disinfection and quarantine measures in the area to prevent contact with humans and poultry. It said no outbreak among poultry had been found. Qinghai is along one of Asia's main bird migratory routes and a series of avian flu outbreaks have been recorded there since May last year. China has reported 18 human cases of bird flu, 12 of which were fatal. More than 120 people worldwide have died from bird flu since it re-emerged as a threat in 2003 -- most of them in Asia. Scientists fear a global pandemic if the virus mutates and becomes easily transmissible between humans. — AFP link |
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Over 300 migratory birds die in bird flu case of NW China Province
The Ministry of Agriculture confirmed Friday that 308 migratory birds have died since April 23 when a migratory bird flu case was reported in northwest China's Qinghai Province. Yushu County of Qinghai Province reported an outbreak of bird flu among migratory birds on April 23. The Ministry of Agriculture held special meetings to come up with effective control measures. The local veterinary department has recently collected 2,891 samples from the migratory birds in Qinghai, all of which tested negative for the bird flu virus, said the ministry. A reporting network has been launched in 39 counties of Qinghai Province. More than 4,800 observers in 4,133 villages are to immediately report to veterinary stations if any suspicious illness in birds is discovered. This spring Qinghai quarantined 2.15 million domestic fowl and there have been no reports of any contracting the virus. Source: Xinhua link |
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