H7N9, déjà un impact de 6,5 Mds de dollars, essentiellement sur la volaille chinoise.
(et, accessoirement, 36 morts à ce jour)
#H7N9 bird flu outbreak costs more than $6.5 billion so far -U.N | Reuters
▻http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/21/us-birdflu-idUSBRE94K0ZQ20130521
“The economic impacts of H7N9 have been astounding,” Juan Lubroth said during a presentation at the World Health Assembly in Geneva.
“Over $6.5 billion has been lost in the agriculture sector because of prices, consumer confidence and trade. So poultry industry losses in China have been high,” he said.
H7N9 Confirmed in Chicken — CRI English (avec Xinhua) ▻http://english.cri.cn/6909/2013/05/21/2702s766066.htm
(21/05/13)
A poultry sample has tested positive for the H7N9 virus in Zengcheng City in the southern province of Guangdong, the country’s agriculture ministry said yesterday.
The avian flu virus, which has so far led to the deaths of 36 people nationwide, was detected in a sample of chicken from a market in Zengcheng.
The ministry ordered Guangdong to properly dispose of the sample and increase monitoring efforts.