[influenza] Avian Influenza in Hong Kong_ Promed-News 5
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- Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 08:45:28 +0100
Meldung vom 19.02.2002 vom Promed-Listserver:
AVIAN INFLUENZA - CHINA (HONG KONG) (05)
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[see also:
Avian influenza - China (Hong Kong) (02) 20020206.3492
Avian influenza - China (Hong Kong) (03) 20020209.3516
Avian influenza - China (Hong Kong) (04) 20020210.3527]
Date: Tue 19 Feb 2002
From: Pablo Nart <p.nart@xxxxxxxxxx>
Source: BBC news, 17 Feb 2002 [edited]
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-
pacific/newsid_1825000/1825604.stm>
Hong Kong authorities say they have placed 5 more farms in quarantine
and slaughtered almost 200 000 chickens amid concerns about the
spread of bird flu. The farms -- in the Kam Tin area of the New
Territories -- were found to be infected with the H5-type virus, which
officials fear could spread to humans.
Hong Kong has already killed more than 300 000 young birds in the
past few months, and has placed dozens of poultry farms under
quarantine to prevent the disease spreading. The measures were taken
after scientists warned the virus could mutate in a similar way to one
which killed 6 people in 1997.
But the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said the
disease had been contained. "There is no sign to show that this is a
new outbreak of disease or that the disease is spreading to farms
outside the quarantine area," a statement said. "As the newly confirmed
infected farms have been put under quarantine from 5 Feb [2001], no
chickens have left these farms since then," it added.
The authorities have also ordered the closure of poultry markets for 2
days per month for disinfecting.
Chicken is a popular food in Hong Kong -- residents consume an
average of 100 000 birds a day. But a deadly version of the bird flu
virus crossed the species barrier in 1997 to kill 6 people. Over a million
birds were slaughtered as a result. And last May, another outbreak flu
led to the slaughter of Hong Kong's entire poultry population -- 1.37
million birds including geese, ducks, and quail -- though the strain was
found to be non-fatal to humans.
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