Ministry of agriculture, FAO: bird flu is unlikely to spread

Introduction: with regard to the newly confirmed avian influenza epidemic, relevant officials from the Ministry of agriculture and the food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations said that at present, the possibility of a large-scale avian influenza epidemic in China is very small Shen Zhenzhao, director of the animal husbandry and Veterinary Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture: we don't think it's possible to have such a large-scale proliferation as at the beginning of the year From this epidemic point of view, it is still a case Shen Zhenzhao said that according to the law of the occurrence of avian influenza, it is currently summer with relatively high temperature, which is the low incidence season of avian influenza In addition, we now have the experience of prevention and control of avian influenza and the ability to cope with large-scale avian influenza epidemic Wagner, an animal health official at the food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, made the same judgment in a telephone interview with reporters At present, he is learning about the local bird flu situation in Vietnam Hans Wagner, animal health official of FAO Asia Pacific region: I don't think the epidemic will spread as it did in January, February and March, because these countries are very alert now, and the emergency mechanism has been established Once the new epidemic is confirmed, it can be controlled in time Wagner also stressed that although the possibility of the spread of avian influenza in China is very small, because the virus causing avian influenza has not been exterminated, and there is still a threat to birds and human beings, the governments of relevant countries should not take it lightly