It was reported again in Yunlin that Yuanchang and Taixi chicken farms were diagnosed with highly pathogenic avian influenza of H5N1 subtype (branch b).

(Photo provided by Yunlin County Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention Institute)

[Reporter Huang Shuli/Yunlin Report] Yunlin Zaichuan Poultry Farm was diagnosed with highly pathogenic avian influenza of H5N1 subtype (branch b). Yuanchang and Taixi each had a native chicken farm. The Yunlin County Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention Institute culled nearly 16,000 chickens; cumulatively, Yunlin has been infected with H5N1 in 5 farms since December last year, and has culled more than 70,000 chickens and ducks.

The Yunlin County Animal and Plant Epidemic Prevention Institute pointed out that this wave of H5N1 bird flu epidemic is raging all over the world. The first case was reported in Taiwan at the end of November last year. So far, 25 poultry farms have been infected. In addition to the original localized H5N2 bird flu epidemic, And cold snaps are coming one after another, and the epidemic situation is severe. We call on poultry farmers not to be careless in their epidemic prevention work.

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Liao Peizhi, director of the Epidemic Prevention Institute, said that the emergency disinfection work will gradually expand from the area where the epidemic occurred to all breeding areas in the county to effectively reduce the concentration of viruses in the environment and prevent the continued expansion of the epidemic. Poultry farms must also implement access control management. And strengthen the cleaning and disinfection of personnel, vehicles, transportation vehicles, etc. in and out. If you find abnormal deaths of poultry, you should call the hotline 0932-690674 immediately.