Japan-Kooriyama bird flu

Dead ducks "positive"

。 It was found that tested positive for bird flu came from birds ducks was found dead in the water treatment plant in the city reservoir Kooriyama. Whether the virulent under investigation, expected to take several days. The bird flu virus was confirmed in the province is the first time, 18 county, to hold a meeting gathered representatives, and discuss a response. Currently, poultry farms and other abnormalities that are seen around. At the meeting, it was highly virulent case was confirmed based on the manual response.

According to the Nature Conservation Division, the county water treatment plants in the reservoir Toyodachō Koriyama City, was examined at the National Institute for Environmental tufted birds had died between 7 to 10 days of this month 4, 17, out of four birds tested positive for or. We investigate whether virulent at Hokkaido University.

At the meeting, according to the manual, the alert level to a normal level, when the alert level raised to 2, reported having enhanced preparedness and surveillance. According to reports from each section, rather than impact on the water, place in interviews with 14 poultry farms located within 10 km radius of the reservoir, it was confirmed that there are no abnormalities in chicken stock.

If you find that highly virulent, set up a task force chief and the governor, to further strengthen cooperation with the Ministry of alert. In this case, within 10 km radius of the reservoir every day, studied for abnormalities in wild birds and other animals. The inspections carried out on poultry farms within a radius of 10 kilometers, it has to check for abnormalities.

County Wildlife Center Mizoguti Toshio participation of the field survey after the meeting, the press, "intended to occur in the province have already poised. Risk of infection to humans is quite low," he said. On the other hand, Koriyama, 18, also held an emergency meeting <1> and safe drinking water chlorination done <2> not touch dead birds you find, and immediately contacted the city and county - 2 Make sure that you ensure that citizens know the point.

17 the night of the city water company, supplies water to change the method of bypassing the reservoir. 。 The Waterworks is "infectious problems are lost in the chlorination, but the security measures taken in the form of easy to understand" that this. The water treatment plant water supply equivalent to approximately 20% of the city, with 22,000 households in the city center.

The same day in the County Regional Development Authority, municipalities and agricultural cooperatives in the tube, held a meeting to gather interested parties such as police, explained the progress and future support.

Plant City man Kooriyama poultry farms (55) is "out to people in the prefecture of Korea and China there is the airport, and a thorough disinfection from the usual, just do as before. We in wild birds only come out positive for the same trade, is not particularly worried, "he said.