POULTRY CULL INTENSIFIES AS AVIAN FLU SPREADS|雲林3雞場確認染H5高病原 竹縣也傳疫情

More Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 infections have been reported in three poultry farms in Yunlin Country, roughly 114 thousand chickens will be culled in three days. The H5N6 avian influenza outbreak has now spread throughout six cities and counties in Taiwan. 90 soldiers in full protective clothing, entered poultry farms for transportation and disinfection mission. Yunlin County reported three chicken farms in Shuilin and Siluo Townships were infected with H5-type avian flu. The Animal and Plant Disease Control Center will cull 114,000 chickens within three days. ==POULTRY FARMER== I notified the government on the 17th. (Notified by the 17th) (What about in these few days? How many deaths?) Some died one after another. (How many died?) Over a hundred. ==CHENG AN-KUO Technical Specialist, Yunlin County Animal Plant Disease Control Center== We are waiting for the confirmation on the type of virus. Today we are eliminating chickens here at the Red Feather Chicken Farm at Shuilin Township in Yunlin. The farm has 30,000 chickens. The farmer said his workers always wear protective clothing when entering and leaving chicken farms. According to the Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, H5N6 avian flu has two more confirmed cases, a total of 17 confirmed cases in six cities and counties. ==CHIU SHIH-TSANG Director, Hsinchu County Agriculture Dept.== We will review relevant data from neighboring farms. We are to find out the source and quantity of chickens, farm staff and their families. Hsinchu County Public Health Bureau will restrict those for the matter of safety. Specialist Cheng from Yunlin County's Animal and Plant Disease Control Center said, due to the staff shortage, the first-day cull at Shuilin will be 30,000, the second day at Siluo will be 80,000. He urges all poultry farmers make immediate reports when discovering unusual deaths in the farms. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 禽流感疫情升溫，雲林縣今天又有3處養雞場，確定感染H5高病原禽流感陽性，11萬4000多隻的仿羽土雞，將分3天撲殺。農委會防檢局也證實H5N6禽流感再增2例，分別於新竹縣湖口鄉、台南市七股區累積達17宗，蔓延六縣市。 整裝完畢後，90名國軍人力進入養禽場，開始協助搬運及消毒工作，禽流感疫情未停歇，雲林縣今天又傳出3處養雞場，確定感染H5高病原禽流感，分別位於水林鄉、西螺鎮，防疫所將分3天進行撲殺雞隻11萬4000多隻。 ==養禽業者== 我17號就通報了 (17號通報) （那最近這幾天呢 死亡的狀況呢) 有陸續死亡(死多少隻)死亡上百隻 ==雲林縣動植物防疫所技正 鄭安國== 它的亞型還等待確認中 今天撲殺這場是屬於 座落在雲林水林紅羽土雞場 放養量是三萬隻 雲林水林的飼主表示，他的養禽場平時人員進出都會穿隔離衣。而根據農會防檢局公布，全台H5N6禽流感再新增兩例，全台累積17例，從原本5縣市增加到6個縣市。 ==新竹縣政府農業處長 邱世昌== 我們會去調閱(鄰近雞場)相關資料 對於雞隻來源 還有飼主飼養數量 以及相關工作人員 他們的家屬 衛生局都要做人員安全的管制 雲林縣防疫所技正鄭安國表示，由於人力不足，今天會先撲殺水林的養雞場共3萬隻，明後天則再進行西螺養雞場約8萬隻撲殺作業，也呼籲禽農若發現禽類異常死亡，就要立即通報防止疫情再擴散。 記者 新竹 雲林 綜合報導