Canada H1N1:Canada confirmed that part of the pigs infected with H1N1 influenza virus
Posted on May 3, 2009
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Canadian Food Inspection Agency officials, Evans 2, at a news conference in Ottawa, confirmed, plus a pig farm in western Alberta’s influenza H1N1 detected in pigs of influenza virus, which is the world’s first swine are affected by this kinds of new infection.
Evans said that after genetic testing, in which the virus found in pigs in Mexico, the United States and other places are popular among people in line Influenza H1N1 influenza virus. He did not specify the names of farms or the number of infected pigs.
He said that these pigs may be infected by a sick pig farm workers. The worker, April 12 from Mexico to return to work two days later began to pig farms. He returned home after showing flu-like symptoms and was later confirmed infected with influenza A H1N1 influenza viruses.
Evans said that at present the worker has fully recovered. Sick pigs are getting better, and has been isolated.
Evans said that people passing the virus to animals are common, at present there is no evidence that eating pork can be infected with influenza A H1N1 influenza viruses. He urged the international community not to stop imports of Canadian pork products.
According to the latest statistics, Canada diagnosed patients infected with influenza A H1N1 influenza has risen to 85.
Canadian officials stressed that the swine influenza virus to infect humans and then the possibility is very low, is still safe to eat pork.
Or infected pigs
Under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Canada Food Inspection Agency said in a statement institution: “a Canadian carpenter after returning from Mexico, flu-like symptoms. He was a pig farm in Alberta work. Followed by his family and this family pig farms infected . ”
Executive Deputy Secretary for Food Inspection Agency, said Brian Evans, the man on April 12 return from Mexico, two days after this contact with pig farms.
The man, flu-like symptoms, the confirmed infected with influenza A H1N1 influenza virus has been recovered. Another pig farm workers to illness, not to determine whether infected with influenza A H1N1 influenza viruses.
This pig farms in the April 24 flu-like symptoms began to appear. Test results showed that approximately 2200 farms in 10% of the pigs infected with influenza A H1N1 influenza viruses.
Food Inspection Agency said the infected pigs, none died and now have been recovered or are in recovery. They have been isolated, waiting for further testing.
”Right now this is something we will transmit the virus to the pigs,” Evans said, the virus from infected pigs were things occur.
Pig difficult to infect humans
Canadian Agriculture and Food Minister Gerry Ritz said in a statement: “The incident took place in Alberta has been fully checked, will not threaten human or animal health.”
Food Inspection Agency, said: “Food Safety unaffected in this incident. The public is still safe to eat pork produced in Canada.”
Evans said that influenza A H1N1 influenza virus transmitted from human to pig variation does not appear after the signs, “this virus in pigs show the original features remain.”
He stressed: “This new virus from pigs to infect humans is highly unlikely.”
On Influenza H1N1 swine influenza virus on the health threat, he said that the impact of swine influenza virus of swine influenza is no different from ordinary.
He added that the swine flu outbreak in pigs and often will not eat pork safety threat.
United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention data show that pigs suffering from swine flu is more common, the world’s approximately 25% of the pigs infected with swine influenza antibodies.
Affect the export of meat
Some are worried that the Canadian hog industry, pigs suffering from influenza A H1N1 influenza incident may lead to the export of pork is limited.
The Philippines, Ukraine and Central America, El Salvador and Honduras, two countries have stopped the import of Canadian pork products.
”We are worried that something happened here,” as a pig who Alberta, the Canadian Pork Council Chairman Jurgen Preus Chase said, “this incident will not affect the long-term pig industry … … but the short term it will have created a hubbub. ”
Canadian Agriculture and Food Minister Ritz said that the Canadian side is on this matter to discuss with its trading partners. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told him that Canadian products are still able to enter the U.S. market.
Vilsack said in a statement, “Canada to properly deal with this incident and take the necessary treatment and preventive measures”, the consumption of pork and pig product safety.
World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Trade Organization and the World Organization for Animal Health 2, issued a joint statement, stressed that influenza virus does not affect the normal consumption of pork safety, pork or pork exports should not be restricted.
WHO has said there is no evidence to suggest that both the influenza A H1N1 influenza from pigs to infect humans, but also no evidence that people may be due to consumption of pork products infected with the influenza viruses.
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