Published Date: 2005-04-07 23:50:00
Subject: PRO/AH/EDR> Avian influenza - Mexico (Durango)
Archive Number: 20050407.1009

AVIAN INFLUENZA - MEXICO (DURANGO)
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Date: 7 Apr 2005
From: Paul Cheek <Paul.Cheek@gtr-datastar.com>
Source: Meatingplace.com 1 Apr 2005 [edited]

Low-path AI reported in Mexico
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Mexico's Agriculture Ministry has reported an outbreak of low-pathogenic
avian influenza in northern Mexico, in the state of Durango.
Early last week, bird flu fears prompted the slaughter of approximately 2
million chickens at a Tyson Foods processing plant. It is not known how the
disease entered the country, but Mexico recently resumed poultry imports
from Texas, which was affected by low-path AI last year [2004].
Since the bird flu was not a high-pathogen strain, the outbreak was not
reported to the World Health Organization.
[Byline: Ann Bagel, Express Markets Inc.]
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[This article does not tell us what type of low pathogenic avian influenza
is present. For this reason, although Texas did have low-pathogenic avian
influenza, we cannot know if it was the same strain. If this came from
smuggled birds and not normal commercial traffic, it underscores the
necessity for following the rule to decrease diseases. - Mod.TG]

See Also

2004
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Avian influenza, H7N3, poultry - USA (TX)(03) 20040624.1683
Avian influenza, H7N3, poultry - USA (TX)(02) 20040609.1548
Avian influenza, H7N3, poultry - USA (TX) 20040528.1449
Avian influenza, H5N2, poultry - USA (TX)(07) 20040409.0960
Avian influenza H5N2, poultry - USA (TX)(06) 20040402.0905
Avian influenza H5N2, poultry - USA (TX)(05) 20040322.0795
Avian influenza H5N2, poultry - USA (TX)(04) 20040226.0600
Avian influenza H5N2, poultry - USA (TX) (03): OIE 20040225.0590
Avian influenza H5N2, poultry - USA (TX) (02) 20040223.0579
Avian influenza H5N2, poultry - USA (TX) 20040221.0556
1996
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Avian influenza - Yucatan (Mexico) (2) 19960415.0711
Avian influenza - Yucatan (Mexico) 19960411.0691
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