Bird flu virus hurting SK now in Taiwan
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TAIWAN reported the first bird flu case of the H5N6 virus yesterday, which authorities said was similar to the avian virus plaguing South Korea.
The highly pathogenic H5N6 virus was confirmed in a dead gosling picked up at a farm road in eastern Hualien county, and part of its DNA sequence was 99 percent the same as the virus tested in South Korea and Japan, the island’s animal and plant inspection authority said.
The H5N6 virus has been confirmed in 340 farms in South Korea since October and 10 farms in Japan, leading to culling at least 34 million fowl, the authority added. The virus has also caused human deaths on the Chinese mainland.
An inspection campaign was initiated by the authority to track the source of the gosling and strengthen the monitoring of poultry within 3 kilometers of where the bird was found.
The authority ordered that poultry from Hualien must undergo strict examination before slaughter and sale.
Taiwan is a common winter destination for migrating birds. It has reported about 12 avian flu cases this year, all caused by H5N2 or H5N8 virus.
The island has warned of the high risks of occurrence of the new strain and urged farms to report unusual animal deaths.
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