China: outbreak, female farmer, 26 yrs

New human infection found in Fujian, China

China Daily
Publication Date : 2006-02-09
The Ministry of Health last night(Feb 8) announced another human
infection of the bird flu, bringing the total number of reported cases to
11.

The latest case was a 26-year-old female farmer in Zhangpu County, East
China's Fujian Province. She fell ill on January 10, showing symptoms of
fever and pneumonia. Her samples later tested positive for H5N1 virus at
China Disease Prevention and Control Centre.

The woman is now in stable condition after treatment, according to a
notice on the ministry's website.

The ministry has already reported the case to the World Health
Organization, Hong Kong and Macao health authorities and some
neighbouring countries.

The most recent case before this one was reported on January 23. Six of
the 11 human cases have died.

Health workers did not find any evidence of the bird flu epidemic in the
area where the Fujian woman lived, the ministry said.

Earlier, China confirmed the first outbreak of bird flu in nearly a month,
which killed about 15,000 poultry in North China's Shanxi Province.

The Ministry of Agriculture said late on Tuesday (Feb 7) night that the
virulent H5N1 strain was discovered at a farm in Yijing Town of Yangquan
city on February 2 and 3.

The outbreak has been brought under control after local authorities
implemented contingency plans, the ministry said.

Veterinary workers would have vaccinated all poultry near the site of the
outbreak by today, local officials said yesterday (Feb 8).

"In addition to culling 187,745 poultry within 3 kilometres from the
affected areas, we are giving shots to 230,000 head of poultry mainly
chickens within a 5-kilometre radius," Jin Aiyin, an official with the
Yangquan Agricultural Bureau, said.

Since May 2005, the Chinese mainland has reported more than 30
outbreaks of fatal bird flu among poultry. All but one have been lifted
from quarantine isolation, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.

In Hong Kong, a 20-month-old boy who visited Sichuan Province during
Lunar New Year and showed symptoms of respiratory infection on
February 4 has tested negative for H5N1.

The Hospital Authority said in a statement yesterday (Feb 8) that the boy
was still in isolation at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and was in stable
condition.

Hong Kong's Acting Deputy Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food
Vincent Liu told a radio programme yesterday that the government has
decided to amend laws to ban people from raising backyard poultry.

The risk of cross contamination between wild birds and poultry has risen
because of an increasing number of local birds and poultry testing
positive for the H5N1 virus, he explained.

Bird flu in Africa

On the international front, a "highly pathogenic" strain of the H5N1 bird
flu virus has been found on a large chicken farm in Nigeria the first
reported case of the disease in Africa, the World Organization for Animal
Health said yesterday.

The deadly virus the same strain that has spread from Asia to Europe and
the Middle East infected a farm in northern Kaduna state that has 46,000
birds, Alex Thiermann, an expert for the Paris-based organization, said.

"We are really not dealing with a backyard operation," he said. He
confirmed that it was Africa's first known bird flu case. "We are dealing
with a new continent."

All birds on the farm have been killed and their bodies disposed of, he
said.

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Edited by Rick

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Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: China: outbreak, female farmer, 26 yrs Posted: February 08 2006 at 6:22pm
	"Registration site: China reports bird flu outbreak, new human case " The Straits Times". 02:01 ----- Sorry I don't have more. This just came in, I'll add more as it comes in later. Unfortunately I have no excuse now - not to do the dishes. Edited by Rick

elbows Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List V.I.P. Member Joined: February 06 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 339	Post Options Post Reply Quote elbows Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 08 2006 at 6:34pm
	Possibly a combined story, the human case could be the last one reported, and the bird flu outbreak is probably this one? http://www.news24.com/News24/World/Bird_flu/0,,2-10-1959_187 7366,00.html "China: 200 000 chickens culled 08/02/2006 13:24 - (SA) Beijing - Nearly 200 000 chickens have been culled in northern China after the world's most populous nation reported its first outbreak of bird flu in nearly a month, said the government officials on Wednesday. The agriculture ministry said that the outbreak took place in a large poultry farm in northern China's Shanxi province, with 15 000 chickens dying from the virus in two days last week. The ministry said local authorities immediately started culling poultry within a three-kilometre radius of the affected farm, and had so far destroyed 187 745 fowl." Edited by elbows

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 08 2006 at 6:36pm
	New human infection found in Fujian, China China Daily Publication Date : 2006-02-09 The Ministry of Health last night(Feb 8) announced another human infection of the bird flu, bringing the total number of reported cases to 11. The latest case was a 26-year-old female farmer in Zhangpu County, East China's Fujian Province. She fell ill on January 10, showing symptoms of fever and pneumonia. Her samples later tested positive for H5N1 virus at China Disease Prevention and Control Centre. The woman is now in stable condition after treatment, according to a notice on the ministry's website. The ministry has already reported the case to the World Health Organization, Hong Kong and Macao health authorities and some neighbouring countries. The most recent case before this one was reported on January 23. Six of the 11 human cases have died. Health workers did not find any evidence of the bird flu epidemic in the area where the Fujian woman lived, the ministry said. Earlier, China confirmed the first outbreak of bird flu in nearly a month, which killed about 15,000 poultry in North China's Shanxi Province. The Ministry of Agriculture said late on Tuesday (Feb 7) night that the virulent H5N1 strain was discovered at a farm in Yijing Town of Yangquan city on February 2 and 3. The outbreak has been brought under control after local authorities implemented contingency plans, the ministry said. Veterinary workers would have vaccinated all poultry near the site of the outbreak by today, local officials said yesterday (Feb 8). "In addition to culling 187,745 poultry within 3 kilometres from the affected areas, we are giving shots to 230,000 head of poultry mainly chickens within a 5-kilometre radius," Jin Aiyin, an official with the Yangquan Agricultural Bureau, said. Since May 2005, the Chinese mainland has reported more than 30 outbreaks of fatal bird flu among poultry. All but one have been lifted from quarantine isolation, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. In Hong Kong, a 20-month-old boy who visited Sichuan Province during Lunar New Year and showed symptoms of respiratory infection on February 4 has tested negative for H5N1. The Hospital Authority said in a statement yesterday (Feb 8) that the boy was still in isolation at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and was in stable condition. Hong Kong's Acting Deputy Secretary for Health, Welfare and Food Vincent Liu told a radio programme yesterday that the government has decided to amend laws to ban people from raising backyard poultry. The risk of cross contamination between wild birds and poultry has risen because of an increasing number of local birds and poultry testing positive for the H5N1 virus, he explained. Bird flu in Africa On the international front, a "highly pathogenic" strain of the H5N1 bird flu virus has been found on a large chicken farm in Nigeria the first reported case of the disease in Africa, the World Organization for Animal Health said yesterday. The deadly virus the same strain that has spread from Asia to Europe and the Middle East infected a farm in northern Kaduna state that has 46,000 birds, Alex Thiermann, an expert for the Paris-based organization, said. "We are really not dealing with a backyard operation," he said. He confirmed that it was Africa's first known bird flu case. "We are dealing with a new continent." All birds on the farm have been killed and their bodies disposed of, he said. http://www.asianewsnet.net/level3_template1.php?l3sec=15&new s_id=52226 Edited by Rick

elbows Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List V.I.P. Member Joined: February 06 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 339	Post Options Post Reply Quote elbows Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: February 08 2006 at 6:51pm
	Cheers, so this is the same human case as reported in this thread: http://www.avianflutalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1339&PN= 1