Avian influenza 結果共7筆

An outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza in a farm in Tainan’s Jiali District led to the termination of over 10,000 chickens. The Animal Health Inspection and Protection Office in Tainan City swiftly responded to contain the spread, culminating in incineration, rendering, and thorough disinfection measures. Efforts are ongoing to monitor connected poultry farms and enhance preventive hygiene practices to prevent further transmission.

Taipei’s Acting Minister of Agriculture, Chen Junne-jih, announced the implementation of a specialized avian influenza prevention program in September, including increased testing frequency to monitor the disease. This comes in response to recent outbreaks in Japan and chicken farms in Yunlin County, raising concerns about egg price hikes and shortages. Chen warned that the situation may worsen with the expected drop in temperature next week. Taiwan has been conducting active and passive surveillance for avian influenza since September, focusing on high-risk areas near migratory bird paths and implementing biosecurity measures at poultry farms. Chen assured that the country’s egg production capability has recovered since the shortage earlier this year, with reserves of liquid eggs available for emergencies. Domestic egg reserves will be released first in the event of increased market demand, with the import of liquid eggs only considered if a severe outbreak leads to a supply shortage. Chen emphasized the importance of maintaining appropriate stock levels through the imported egg project to ensure a stable egg supply despite the challenges posed by avian influenza.

The Livestock Disease Control Center of Chiayi County culled 35,000 quails due to an outbreak of the H5N1 virus. The infection was confirmed at a quail farm in Xikou Township, Chiayi County. This is the first avian flu outbreak in the county since the start of Autumn. The farm reported diarrhea and abnormal deaths among its quails, leading to suspicions of avian influenza. Lab results confirming the H5N1 infection were received. The farm has experienced two previous outbreaks of avian flu, prompting calls for improved management practices and biosecurity measures.

Driven by recent imported egg controversies, the increasing egg prices in Taiwan have raised concerns. Heightened demand for domestic eggs has outpaced supply, leading to historic price hikes.

Premier Chen Chien-jen delivers a special report to the Legislative Yuan addressing the controversy surrounding egg imports on Friday (Sept. 22). Acknowledging oversights and expressing regret for the social disturbances caused by the emergency importation, Chen hopes to appease the public’s anger by vowing to implement reform.

北歐國家挪威與芬蘭，近一星期相繼拉起禽流感（Avian influenza）警報，愈來愈多地區都出現染疫生物，迫使政府和衛生單位大規模撲殺海鷗等鳥禽，同時祭出旅行管制，避免更多動物或人類接觸病毒，讓疫情繼續對外擴散。《路透》（Reuters）報導還提到，在挪威北極圈內一處小鎮，甚至發現超過1萬隻死亡鳥類遺體，都讓北歐和歐盟各國擔憂，疫情不只引發恐慌，更可能衝擊肉品和雞蛋生產鏈。

當台灣陷入雞蛋售價上漲、甚至有缺蛋的口水之爭時，其實在太平洋彼岸的美國，也正面臨蛋價飆漲的困境。《今日美國》（USA Today）報導，美國蛋價高漲的原因，與台灣不太相同，一方面是受到全球物價通膨波動影響，另一個則是因為禽流感（Avian influenza）衝擊，迫使美國採取預防撲殺，藉此降低擴大感染的可能，造成多達5054萬隻雞因此喪命，雞群數量大減、也連帶讓蛋價在過去一年上漲超過1.5倍。