[influenza] H5N1 in Hongkong
- From: "Heckler, Rolf" <Rolf.Heckler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:02:36 +0100
DGVI Nachrichten: Neues über Influenza A-H5N1 Fälle bei Geflügel in Hongkong
Quelle:
http://www1.chinadaily.com.cn/news/2002-02-09/56348.html
Hong Kong's chicken markets reopen after bird flu clean up
(02/09/2002) (Agencies)
Business in poultry markets around Hong Kong was brisk on re-opening
Saturday following a one-day government-ordered close down to disinfect
stalls to prevent the spread of the potentially-deadly bird flu.
The current outbreak is the third recurrence in five years of bird flu,
which leapt the species barrier to kill six people in 1997, and has resulted
in the slaughter of around 190,000 chickens in about a week.
Live chickens were on sale again across the territory a day after chicken
sellers in markets across Hong Kong used blowtorches and high-powered water
jets to wipe out all traces of the virus which has killed hundreds of birds
over the past week.
Fears that a fall in supply would lead to extortionate hikes of about 40
percent in chicken prices proved unfounded.
However, chicken buyers scouring the wet markets for bargain poultry in time
for Chinese New Year festivities next week were disappointed to find the
price per catty had risen some 20 percent to HK$24 (US$3.08) per catty from
HK$19,
Hong Kong authorities have voiced confidence they had contained the latest
outbreak of avian flu.
Another two farms were found on Friday to have been infected with the virus
and their 2,800 chickens were slaughtered, Environment and Food Secretary
Lily Yam told legislators. A total of 25 farms have now had cases of the
virus in the current outbreak.
Yam said Hong Kong's remaining 121 chicken farms were "safe."
The latest bird flu cases come eight months after an outbreak at wet markets
led to the culling of 1.2 million birds at a cost to the government of
HK$245 million (US$31.45 million) in compensation.
The first outbreak in 1997 resulted in the culling of 1.4 million birds.
The current epidemic is expected to cost at least HK$5 million in
compensation for the slaughter of about 180,000 chickens on farms and 6,000
in markets.
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