Wear full protective equipment, AFCD staff yesterday in Ma Wan Pier to fishing Beach about 100 meters long range, with diluted bleach thoroughly cleaned, including railings and bus shelters and other public facilities.
Hong Kong Wen Wei Po (Reporter Liaoying Qi, Deng Weiming) avian influenza virus hit Hong Kong again. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department announced yesterday, December 20 at a distance of less than 600 meters deep goose restaurant's Anglers' Beach, a goose found dead, after the test confirmed H5N1 avian influenza virus have been closed immediately Beach, and sent to a nearby disinfection.
Infectious disease experts said, the geese on the avian influenza virus resistant to this time found that geese died after infection, reflecting the virus "active", the event has the risk of transmission of avian influenza in Hong Kong sounded the alarm.
Less than 600 meters away from the goose restaurant temporarily closed beaches
An AFCD spokesman said that a seizure in the deep dead geese determined by several tests, confirmed to be H5N1 positive. Goose carcasses on December 20 at Castle Peak Road, Sham Tseng Fishing Beach 13 Miles to be seized, the location away from the famous goose restaurants less than 600 meters deep, the beach must be closed.
The spokesman explained that goose was already badly decomposed corpse, the body is unable to determine the wild geese, or the consumption of chilled geese. AFCD seized the dead goose no chicken farms within 3 km, there is no indication that it was free-range poultry. An AFCD spokesman said that it will continue to closely monitor the situation and step up inspections.
Authorities yesterday sent to the Ma Wan Pier to fishing Beach about 100 meters long range a thorough cleaning, wearing full protective equipment, cleaning staff to use tankers to diluted bleach cleaning of public facilities, including rail and bus stations Suspect Pearl River to Hong Kong abandoned with the hydroplaning
Infectious disease specialist Lo Wing-lok explained by the survival of the virus to be transmitted carrier, the longer the time of death of poultry, the risk of transmission of the virus will be lower, because this has been found badly decomposed corpse of geese, "I believe the risk of virus transmission is not." He refers to, the public need not worry with the virus of goose carcasses can contaminate beaches, due to being only a goose found dead, the beach water volume, dilution of the virus should not cause too much impact on beach water quality. Lo Wing-lok stressed goose avian influenza viruses more resistant, this time with the virus found in dead geese, reflect this virus "active", the risk of transmission of avian influenza in Hong Kong have sounded the alarm, the authorities must first study whether the virus variants. He also said this at the beach with the virus found in dead geese, do not rule out the corpse in the Pearl River after geese abandoned drift by sea to Hong Kong, or the illegal keeping of poultry, the authorities should step up efforts against illegal behavior.
Restaurant nearby residents said chilled geese are not afraid of security Miss Chang, who lives in that deep, found near home with the dead geese are not afraid of the H5N1 virus, and suspected to be near the food stalls discarded. She added, often via their own dead goose found in this location, but do not worry about infection. One goose Deep Seafood Restaurant employees said imported food is chilled geese from legitimate sources, the public need not worry about the safety of eating goose, and found that the existing business affected.
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