A government order was issued today to lift the blockade in the bird flu epidemic area of Jingshan County, Hubei Province

Introduction: Beijing, Nov 30, China News Agency (Yan Zebo, Li Junhua) according to relevant national regulations, the people's Government of Jingshan County, Hubei Province today issued a government order to lift the blockade of Shutai branch of the county's original seed farm and Qibaoshan village, Qianchang town Poultry died in Shutai branch of the original seed farm and group 7, Qibaoshan village, Qianchang Town, Hubei Province on Tuesday On the evening of the 8th, the animal medical department of Hubei Province preliminarily diagnosed as suspected highly pathogenic avian influenza The national avian influenza reference laboratory confirmed H5NI subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza Monday The outbreak involved two natural villages, with a total of 325 dead poultry After the outbreak, Jingshan County, Hubei Province immediately launched the emergency plan for prevention and control, emergency deployment, procurement of protective equipment and disinfection drugs Six special teams composed of more than 400 people, including technical guidance, blockade and isolation, and compulsory immunization, entered the epidemic area immediately, slaughtered and harmlessly disposed of all 3113 poultry within three kilometers around the epidemic area More than 160000 poultry within five kilometers of the epidemic area were given compulsory immunization, and nine poultry trading markets within ten kilometers of the epidemic area were closed Through 21 days of monitoring, no new cases and new infectious sources of avian influenza have been found in two epidemic areas of Jingshan County, and no spread of the epidemic has been caused Through the inspection and evaluation of the expert group formed by the animal epidemic prevention supervision and disease control center of Hubei Province and Jingmen City, the acceptance is qualified According to the acceptance results of the expert group and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state, the blockade of Shutai branch of the original seed farm and Qibaoshan village of Qianchang town were lifted, but the two epidemic areas of avian influenza shall not be allowed to raise poultry in the next six months, and the operation and trading of poultry and its products in the epidemic area returned to normal After the closure of the avian influenza epidemic area is lifted, the county will continue to strengthen the surveillance of the epidemic situation around the epidemic area in accordance with the relevant technical requirements After the announcement of the lifting of the epidemic, residents of Jingshan County, who had not eaten poultry food for more than 20 days, came to buy live chickens and ducks After strict inspection and quarantine, fresh eggs in Qianchang, yanmenkou, Xinshi and other laying areas of the county began to be shipped.