Three measures of Sino US cooperation to strengthen the prevention and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza

Introduction: China News Agency, Beijing, November 1, by wire (reporter Liu Changzhong) AQSIQ disclosed this evening that AQSIQ, the Ministry of agriculture and the U.S Department of agriculture jointly said in Beijing today that in order to further promote the prevention and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza and comprehensive cooperation between China and the United States, first, under the existing SPS cooperation framework, we should continue to carry out in-depth cooperation in the prevention and control of avian influenza between the two sides, timely inform information, and carry out relevant technical exchange activities; second, we should focus on avian influenza The third is to strengthen the exchange of professional and technical personnel and management personnel The two countries should strengthen communication and coordination in adopting international standards to properly solve quarantine problems, not only ensure the quality and safety of poultry and its products, but also promote the development of poultry and its products trade between the two countries China's General Administration of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine, the Ministry of agriculture and the U.S Department of agriculture jointly held a Sino US avian influenza prevention and Control Seminar in Beijing today Representatives of governments, industry associations and enterprises from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and the United States made active suggestions on the prevention, control and cooperation of HPAI Since the beginning of this year, the global highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic has shown new features such as multiple virus subtypes, rapid recombination and variation, wide spread area, and migratory bird transmission, especially the number of confirmed cases and deaths of human avian influenza has increased significantly The severe situation has attracted the attention of the international community Ge Zhirong, deputy director of AQSIQ, pointed out in his speech that the Chinese government attaches great importance to the prevention and control of avian influenza and has always advocated active international cooperation in the prevention and control of avian influenza In 2004, the Chinese government set up the national headquarters for the prevention and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza, with unified leadership and deployment for the national prevention and control work Up to now, no highly pathogenic avian influenza has occurred in all poultry farms registered and managed by AQSIQ for supply to Hong Kong, Macao and other countries and regions, ensuring the safe supply of poultry products to Hong Kong, Macao and other countries and regions China's cooked poultry meat has been exported to South Korea, Japan, Singapore and the Middle East safely and with high quality We have strengthened the research on the detection technology of avian influenza, successfully developed the rapid diagnosis technology and efficient disinfection technology of avian influenza, and applied them to the prevention and control of avian influenza The representatives of China and the United States said that the cooperation between China and the United States in the prevention and control of avian influenza will not only benefit both countries, but also provide valuable experience and reference for cooperation between other countries The representative of the world organization for animal health also introduced the international standards and latest developments of avian influenza prevention and control, and conducted in-depth discussions on the policies, regulations, standards, measures and experience of scientific, timely and effective prevention and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza between China and the United States.