Eight measures to prevent and control avian influenza

　　Wen Jiabao, Prime Minister of the State Council, presided over the 37th executive meeting of the State Council on the 29th to study and deploy the prevention and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The meeting decided that the prevention and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza should focus on eight measures.

　　(1) In areas where the epidemic situation has been discovered, it is necessary to timely and accurately announce the epidemic situation in accordance with the prescribed procedures, and resolutely cull, thoroughly disinfect, strictly isolate and enforce immunization in accordance with the requirements of epidemic prevention work, and resolutely prevent the spread of the epidemic situation.

　　(two) in areas where no epidemic situation has been found, we should pay close attention to the work of epidemic prevention and improve the emergency plan for epidemic situation. It is necessary to focus on the epidemic prevention work in key areas, large-scale farms and large-scale breeding professionals, strengthen epidemic monitoring, and take effective measures to prevent the outbreak.

　　(three) the implementation of epidemic prevention funds, clear compensation policy. Reasonable compensation should be given for the loss of culling poultry in areas where highly pathogenic avian influenza occurs, and compulsory immunization of poultry should be implemented free of charge, so that the people can have no worries. The funds required for culling and compulsory immunization according to regulations shall be shared by the central and local governments.

　　(4) Strengthening scientific research. It is necessary to organize scientific and technological research on highly pathogenic avian influenza virus and its prevention and control, rationally arrange the production and storage of highly pathogenic avian influenza vaccine, and actively carry out international exchanges and cooperation in the prevention and control of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

　　(five) to strengthen the quarantine of import and export poultry and their products, to prevent the spread of the epidemic. Severely crack down on smuggling of poultry products. Strengthen the management of poultry market and the detection of epidemic diseases.

　　(six) conscientiously do a good job in the propaganda of popular science knowledge about the prevention and treatment of highly pathogenic avian influenza, so that the broad masses can understand the characteristics and prevention knowledge of the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza.

　　(7) Resolutely prevent highly pathogenic avian influenza from infecting people. At present, we should focus on medical monitoring and prevention of epidemic areas and high-risk groups.

　　(eight) to establish a mechanism to deal with sudden major animal epidemics. We will step up the establishment and improvement of epidemic monitoring and quarantine networks, and strengthen the construction of animal epidemic prevention infrastructure and grassroots epidemic prevention teams.