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... disease in poultry, so far there is no unusual mortality of chickens in our markets," he said. To protect public health, Hong Kong has already put in place a system of chicken "rest days" to cleanse and disinfect all retail markets. This would prevent any virus from establishing a foothold in our...

... about 18,000 chickens were destroyed. "This farm has no connection with the previously quarantine farm in Pak Sha. At this stage, we do not see any link between this farm and the farms in Kam Tin. We do not rule out the possibility that this is a new case not connected with the previous cases...

... will be destroyed and the operation is expected to be completed by Friday." Experts also held the view that there was no evidence to show that the virus affecting the chicken population this time would affect humans. "Chickens on two farms in Lau Fau Shan and Pak Sha proved to be...

... that are housed in other sheds show no clinical symptoms of infection. "The marketable chickens that were last delivered to the Cheung Sha Wan Temporary Wholesale Poultry Market were kept in separate sheds from the ones in which dead chickens were found. They have passed clinical examination and...

... Foot-and-mouth disease under control Monday, January 26, 2004 There is no evidence to suggest that foot-and-mouth disease in Hong Kong is more serious this year than in previous years, the...

... staff from the Department of Health (DH) visited the market following the incident and found none of the workers reporting any illness. DH agreed that since waterfowls are natural carriers of the virus, isolation of H5 virus in this incident posed no public health risk. However it fully demonstrates...

.... "It is important that people should wash their hands after contact with poultry. "In the case of a suspected outbreak, the owners must surrender the whole flock to the AFCD for elimination. No allowance or compensation will be granted in such circumstances." End...

... said: "Hiking requires no special skills but suitable training and preparation are necessary to prevent accidents from happening." Hikers should carefully plan and familiarize themselves with the hiking routes before setting out. Escape route and contingency plans should also be well arranged in...

... department only issues permits to consignments from countries where there is no evidence or suspicion of highly pathogenic avian influenza being present. The spokesman said birds to be imported must undergo at least 14 days pre-export quarantine and be tested for H5 and...

... days before the admission. To ensure no wastage of the quota, the park will charge a 50% deposit after accepting their bookings. For individuals, sale of tickets at the Ticket Office on those days will remain unchanged. The new system will be reviewed three months after introduction. The new procedures...