A breeding duck farm in Wujie Township, Yixian County was found to be the first case of H5N1 avian influenza in domestic poultry, and personnel from the epidemic prevention center destroyed 5010 breeding ducks.

(Photographed by reporter Jiang Zhixiong)

[Reporter Jiang Zhixiong/Yilan Report] A duck breeding farm in Wujie Township, Yilan County, was found to be the first case of the new type of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry in China. The Yilan County Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention Office culled and destroyed 5,010 breeding ducks today, and completed the farm. Cleaning and disinfection work.

The Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention Office of Yi County received a notification from the duck breeding farm in Wujie Township on the 17th that the ducks in the farm had been sick and died since the 14th. A confirmed case of pathogenic bird flu, the Epidemic Prevention Institute started culling and destroying operations today.

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According to the Yixian Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention Institute, South Korea and Japan, the upstream countries of Taiwan's migratory bird route, have experienced high-pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks since October. Since October 17 in South Korea, 12 poultry farms have been diagnosed with H5N1 subtype highly pathogenic avian influenza and have been culled. The number of poultry is 839,000. Since October 28, nine poultry farms in Japan have confirmed H5N1 and H5 subtypes of highly pathogenic avian influenza, and culled 2.15 million poultry. Foreign avian influenza viruses are easily introduced into my country through migratory birds.

Taiwan is located on the migratory path of migratory birds, and the recent temperature difference is large, and it is the season of migratory bird migration, which is a season of avian flu. The Yixian Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention Office calls on poultry farmers to pay attention to the insulation and ventilation of poultry houses, implement the control of people and vehicles, strengthen disinfection, and observe independently every day If there are abnormal warning signs in the health status of poultry, please notify the local animal epidemic prevention agency, and cooperate with sampling and monitoring to prevent the occurrence and spread of the epidemic.

After the winter, many migratory birds fly to Taiwan to inhabit for the winter. The Yixian Epidemic Prevention Office reminds everyone to keep a distance when watching birds and not to touch wild birds. If any birds are found to die abnormally, please report to the epidemic prevention agency for sampling.

Yilan County Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention Office culled and destroyed breeding ducks today.

(Photographed by reporter Jiang Zhixiong)

The venue is fully disinfected.

(Photographed by reporter Jiang Zhixiong)