Avian influenza in Beining City, Liaoning Province
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Last Update: 2008-11-03
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Introduction: Xinhua news agency, Beijing, Nov 10 - the Ministry of Agriculture announced on Nov 10 that a highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic occurred in Beining City, Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province On November 6, the death of chickens raised by farmers in Beining City, Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province was reported to the animal health supervision and Administration Bureau of Liaoning Province On November 8, Liaoning Province initially diagnosed as suspected highly pathogenic avian influenza, and immediately collected disease materials and sent them to the national reference laboratory for diagnosis On November 10, the national avian influenza reference laboratory confirmed the H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza The outbreak involved four townships and 300 chickens died After receiving the report of suspected avian influenza in Liaoning Province, the Ministry of agriculture immediately arranged personnel of the emergency reserve team for the prevention and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza to guide the local prevention and control work According to the relevant regulations of the state, the local government organized the departments of agriculture and health to take a series of prevention and control measures such as emergency immunization, blockade, killing and disinfection 2.506 million poultry were killed within 3 kilometers around the epidemic area.
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