Covid hasn’t healed yet Avian influenza repeats across Asia-Europe
On November 16, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.
Asia-Europe watch for avian influenza outbreak to exacerbate COVID-19 Fear of the virus mutating after China sees more infections
Reuters reported that the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) has warned of an outbreak of bird flu, which is spreading rapidly in countries across Asia and Europe. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 4,122 cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak worldwide.
China, the world’s largest producer of poultry. Twenty-one cases of H5N6 avian influenza have been reported this year, a relatively large increase compared to just five a year earlier, although much lower than four years ago with H7N9 cases. Hundreds, but H5N6 is so violent that at least six people have been killed.
Experts say it’s a concern as the virus is causing high rates of death. It is also a serious threat to the poultry industry. There is also concern that the virus may have mutated. Although there is no confirmation of human-to-human transmission.
Neighboring countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos have found H5N1, H5N6 and H5N8 strains of avian influenza viruses as Thailand enters the transition from the rainy to winter season, which can weaken the bird’s immune system and spread the disease.
Japan saw the first outbreak of the H5N8 strain of avian influenza virus this winter. In Yokote Poultry Farm and has limited more than 143,000 laying hens.
Like South Korea, which has accelerated the elimination of about 770,000 birds after an outbreak of bird flu was found on poultry farms.
In India, more than 200 birds have been reported to have died from avian flu. and H5N1 outbreaks have been found in many parts of Rajasthan in the western part of the country. Amid concerns that the outbreak will spread to other animals
In July In the past, India also reported the country’s first death from bird flu. An 11-year-old boy has died after contracting the H5N1 strain.
in European countries such as Norway H5N1 bird flu has been found in flocks of up to 7,000 birds, and Belgium has ordered its residents to keep poultry in enclosed spaces after wild geese were found infected with avian influenza. The same is true for France, which saw the epidemic earlier this month. And the Netherlands found an epidemic since October.
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