The H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic spread across Taiwan, and the Changhua County Animal Defense Office confirmed that 5 poultry farms in the county also fell.

(Provided by Changhua County Animal Epidemic Prevention Office)

[Reporter Zhang Congqiu/Changhua Report] The H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic spread throughout Taiwan. The Animal Epidemic Prevention Office of Changhua County received a report a few days ago that three native chicken farms in Zhutang and Erlin died abnormally, and were confirmed to be infected with the new type of H5N1. The subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was actively monitored by the Animal Defense Institute, and a duck farm in Zhutang and a goose farm in Puxin were also found to have fallen. Euthanasia and environmental disinfection were initiated, and more than 30,000 birds were culled humanely. Chicken, Duck and Goose.

Dong Mengzhi, director of the Changhua County Animal Epidemic Prevention Institute, said that on December 16, the Animal Prevention Institute received active notification from the owners of two chicken farms in Zhutang Township and one chicken farm in Erlin Township that there were abnormal deaths of chickens in the farms, and immediately dispatched staff. Movement control was carried out, and sick chickens were collected and sent to the Animal Health Office for inspection. On the 20th, it was confirmed that they were infected with the new H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus; in addition, a duck farm in Zhutang Township and a goose farm in Puxin Township were moved The National Defense Institute took the initiative to conduct sampling and monitoring. On the 21st, the National Health Office confirmed that it was a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of the H5N1 subtype. The environmental disinfection and culling work was completed as soon as the outbreak was reported in the poultry farm.

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He pointed out that the global H5N1 subtype HPAI epidemic situation is very serious since the beginning of winter. Countries upstream of Taiwan’s migratory bird route include South Korea and Japan. Recently, H5N1 subtype highly pathogenic poultry influenza outbreaks have continued. Domestic poultry farms have also successively occurred H5N1 since late November. The subtype highly pathogenic avian influenza epidemic is currently the main season for migratory birds to spend the winter in Taiwan. The risk of emerging avian influenza viruses being introduced into domestic poultry farms through migratory bird migration has increased.

Dong Mengzhi reminded that this time the H5N1 virus strain threatened chickens, ducks, geese, and water and land birds. The industry should not take it lightly. The temperature has dropped sharply recently, and the temperature difference between morning and evening has changed greatly. Do a good job of biological security measures for soft and hard bodies in the field, strengthen disinfection, and prevent bird prevention measures must be indispensable to avoid contact between poultry and migratory birds to introduce pathogens into the poultry farm.

Epidemic prevention personnel put the poultry culled with drugs into bags and sent them to legal disposal sites for disposal.

(Provided by Changhua County Animal Epidemic Prevention Office)