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| Hong Kong Bird Flu |
Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale Poultry Market last night, there is still a large number of loaded cages of live chickens, the earlier work have been sent to the scene for disinfection, sterilization can be seen with the ground powder. Industry will also have an emergency meeting today to discuss countermeasures.
Hong Kong, "Wen Wei Po" reported late last night in the Government Secretariat, Dr York Chow told the media on the latest case, a dead chicken is temporarily unable to determine from local or imported from the Mainland, laboratory reports received last night immediately after the Steering Committee meeting held avian flu, decided to severity level contingency plan to take a series of measures to prevent the spread of virus to protect public health. AFCD announced the Cheung Sha Wan poultry wholesale market for the epidemic, the Department will destroy the venue this morning all over 17,000 live poultry wholesale market will be closed for 21 days, until January 12, 2012. All live poultry retail outlets to carry out cleansing and disinfection has been implemented since 2008 chickens on Nissin measures after 8 pm last night, has no supply of live chickens at retail level.
Dr Chow said Hong Kong to suspend all chicken farms played 21 days, during the AFCD staff would inspect all farms, collect samples for testing will increase, and closely monitor the farm is infected, and the Department has visited Hong Kong yesterday, 30 chicken farm, initially did not find abnormalities. In addition, the spring will suspend all live poultry, including day-old chicks enter 21 days, the Government has informed the Mainland authorities to require vigilance on immigration and quarantine bureau, while the Mainland registered farms in the Mainland authorities said no abnormalities. Hong Kong Wetland Park will enhance cleaning and bio-security measures, in addition, also requires strengthening the WWF Hong Kong Mai Po Nature Reserve Branch of biosecurity measures for prevention. The HA has also prepared contingency plans accordingly.
New Territories Chicken Breeders Association, vice chairman Li Liangji said dead chickens confirmed with bird flu virus, Cheung Sha Wan wholesale market closed 21 to a massive purge, during which the sale can not be done, and live chickens available at the venue will be slaughtered tomorrow, there would be no winter market and the supply of live chickens, "Cheung Sha Wan wholesale market closure 21 will, no anomaly, as usual, will be open, while 22 of the winter solstice, the public section should not do chickens eat . "he also said that it is difficult to estimate losses.Hong Kong, "Wen Wei Po" reported late last night in the Government Secretariat, Dr York Chow told the media on the latest case, a dead chicken is temporarily unable to determine from local or imported from the Mainland, laboratory reports received last night immediately after the Steering Committee meeting held avian flu, decided to severity level contingency plan to take a series of measures to prevent the spread of virus to protect public health. AFCD announced the Cheung Sha Wan poultry wholesale market for the epidemic, the Department will destroy the venue this morning all over 17,000 live poultry wholesale market will be closed for 21 days, until January 12, 2012. All live poultry retail outlets to carry out cleansing and disinfection has been implemented since 2008 chickens on Nissin measures after 8 pm last night, has no supply of live chickens at retail level.
Dr Chow said Hong Kong to suspend all chicken farms played 21 days, during the AFCD staff would inspect all farms, collect samples for testing will increase, and closely monitor the farm is infected, and the Department has visited Hong Kong yesterday, 30 chicken farm, initially did not find abnormalities. In addition, the spring will suspend all live poultry, including day-old chicks enter 21 days, the Government has informed the Mainland authorities to require vigilance on immigration and quarantine bureau, while the Mainland registered farms in the Mainland authorities said no abnormalities. Hong Kong Wetland Park will enhance cleaning and bio-security measures, in addition, also requires strengthening the WWF Hong Kong Mai Po Nature Reserve Branch of biosecurity measures for prevention. The HA has also prepared contingency plans accordingly.
New Territories Chicken Breeders Association, vice chairman Li Liangji said dead chickens confirmed with bird flu virus, Cheung Sha Wan wholesale market closed 21 to a massive purge, during which the sale can not be done, and live chickens available at the venue will be slaughtered tomorrow, there would be no winter market and the supply of live chickens, "Cheung Sha Wan wholesale market closure 21 will, no anomaly, as usual, will be open, while 22 of the winter solstice, the public section should not do chickens eat . "he also said that it is difficult to estimate losses.
