In 2011, 27 cases of avian influenza have been confirmed and culled, including 21 land poultry farms, 4 duck farms, and 2 geese farms.

The picture shows that H5N1 avian influenza was detected in a duck breeding farm in Yixian County, and 5,010 ducks were culled by the staff of the epidemic prevention station.

(Provided by Yixian Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention Institute)　

[Reporter Chen Jiayi/Taipei Report] The Bureau of Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention and Quarantine said today (20) that H5N1 subtype highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in duck breeding farms in Wujie Township, Yilan County and wild ducks in Sicao Wetland, Tainan. The Yilan County Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention Institute carried out the culling and destruction operation of 5,010 breeding ducks aged 3 to 104 weeks. Xu Rongbin, deputy director of the Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, also confirmed that this is the first time that H5N1 has been detected in poultry in China; The Municipal Animal Epidemic Prevention and Protection Office performs regional environmental disinfection and monitoring of surrounding poultry farms.

The Bureau of Defense Inspection stated that the viruses of the two cases are different from the H6N1 subtype of the Taiwan poultry farm, the H5N2 subtype of the Mexican strain, and the H5N2 subtype of 2.3.4.4b, and are emerging avian influenza viruses.

It was preliminarily determined that the detection of H5N1 virus in Yilan ducks and Tainan Sicao ducks were two independent events, and there was no molecular epidemiological relationship.

In 2011, a total of 27 cases of avian influenza were diagnosed and culled in poultry farms, including 21 land poultry farms, 4 duck farms, and 2 geese farms.

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The Bureau of Defense Inspection pointed out that in response to the detection of H5N1 subtype HPAI emerging avian influenza virus in domestic duck farms and wild ducks, in order to effectively prevent the spread of the pathogen, it has started to expand the surveillance of poultry farms around the duck farms (from 3 kilometers to 5 kilometers in radius), In addition, we will continue to strengthen the monitoring of wild migratory bird discharge in important wetlands across the country. If a positive case is found, the local animal epidemic prevention agency will immediately take necessary measures.

The Bureau of Prevention and Inspection once again appeals to poultry farmers to strengthen bird-proof facilities in poultry houses to avoid contact between poultry and migratory (wild) birds, and at the same time implement access control. When entering and leaving the poultry farm, all personnel must change clothes and shoes and disinfect hands, and All kinds of vehicles, cages, appliances, etc. must be thoroughly disinfected when entering and exiting, so as to improve the self-epidemic function of the venue, effectively prevent the spread of bird flu through different media, and reduce the risk of new virus invasion and spread.