Identifier
Created
Classification
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09TOKYO492
2009-03-04 08:18:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Tokyo
Cable title:
JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
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UNCLAS TOKYO 000492
DEPT FOR AIAG, OES, AND EAP/J
USDA PASS TO APHIS
HHS PASS TO CDC
HHS FOR OGHA
DEPT PASS TO AID/GH/HIDN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
REF: A. 05 STATE 153802
B. 08 TOKYO 1214 AND PREVIOUS
C. 06 TOKYO 2135
UNCLAS TOKYO 000492
DEPT FOR AIAG, OES, AND EAP/J
USDA PASS TO APHIS
HHS PASS TO CDC
HHS FOR OGHA
DEPT PASS TO AID/GH/HIDN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
REF: A. 05 STATE 153802
B. 08 TOKYO 1214 AND PREVIOUS
C. 06 TOKYO 2135
1. No human outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in
Japan during the period of May 2, 2008 to March 4, 2009.
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H7N6 Detected in Quail in Aichi Prefecture
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2. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
announced February 27 that local officials detected the H7 avian
influenza virus during routine testing at a quail farm in Toyohashi,
Aichi Prefecture. The National Institute of Animal Health confirmed
March 1 the presence of H7N6 in quail samples. Although the
affected farm reported no increase in mortality among the quail,
MAFF and the Aichi Prefectural Government have begun eliminating the
260,000 quail on the affected farm and are prohibiting shipment of
quail, other poultry, and eggs from the 23 farms located within five
kilometers of the infection site. The H7 strain has not been
detected in domestic flocks in Japan since 1925. It is the first
detection of the H7N6 subtype in Japan.
3. The Aichi prefectural government announced March 2 that another
farm in the area tested positive for avian influenza virus and
confirmed March 4 the H7 strain was present on the farm.
4. Aichi prefecture is one of Japan's leading production centers
for quail eggs. The 38 quail farms in the prefecture produce 70
percent of the country's total production. The sixteen farms
located in Toyohashi raise approximately 2,890,000 quail. Aichi
Governor Masaaki Kanda appealed to the public to remain calm, noting
there is no danger of infection from eating the eggs or the meat of
the infected quail.
ZUMWALT
DEPT FOR AIAG, OES, AND EAP/J
USDA PASS TO APHIS
HHS PASS TO CDC
HHS FOR OGHA
DEPT PASS TO AID/GH/HIDN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC JA
SUBJECT: JAPAN AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
REF: A. 05 STATE 153802
B. 08 TOKYO 1214 AND PREVIOUS
C. 06 TOKYO 2135
1. No human outbreaks of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) were reported in
Japan during the period of May 2, 2008 to March 4, 2009.
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H7N6 Detected in Quail in Aichi Prefecture
--------------
2. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
announced February 27 that local officials detected the H7 avian
influenza virus during routine testing at a quail farm in Toyohashi,
Aichi Prefecture. The National Institute of Animal Health confirmed
March 1 the presence of H7N6 in quail samples. Although the
affected farm reported no increase in mortality among the quail,
MAFF and the Aichi Prefectural Government have begun eliminating the
260,000 quail on the affected farm and are prohibiting shipment of
quail, other poultry, and eggs from the 23 farms located within five
kilometers of the infection site. The H7 strain has not been
detected in domestic flocks in Japan since 1925. It is the first
detection of the H7N6 subtype in Japan.
3. The Aichi prefectural government announced March 2 that another
farm in the area tested positive for avian influenza virus and
confirmed March 4 the H7 strain was present on the farm.
4. Aichi prefecture is one of Japan's leading production centers
for quail eggs. The 38 quail farms in the prefecture produce 70
percent of the country's total production. The sixteen farms
located in Toyohashi raise approximately 2,890,000 quail. Aichi
Governor Masaaki Kanda appealed to the public to remain calm, noting
there is no danger of infection from eating the eggs or the meat of
the infected quail.
ZUMWALT