All live bird markets in New York City and in many close provinces must be closed temporarily in the hope of curbing the spread of bird flu, which were discovered in some markets last week, The governor of the state, Cathy Hochol, announced on Friday.
Ranking, Which came from the Ministry of Agriculture and Markets in the stateIt affects nearly 80 live markets in New York City, in the provinces of Westemster, Nasso and Sofolk. Seven cases of bird flu in the markets in Queens, Bronx and Brokelin were discovered.
Markets with confirmed conditions should get rid of their stock, while those whose bird flu has not been discovered for three days, either for sale or get rid of all their stock. Then all markets should be cleaned and disinfected before closing for at least five days.
“Protection of public health is about being pre -emptive,” the ruler Hochol said in a statement.
In response to the New York flu flu, the operators of the live bird markets in New Jersey were asked to clean their markets and equipment and purify them voluntarily once their current stock ends and then closed for three to four days before the opening with Live, a spokesman for the Ministry of Government Agriculture said on Friday.
Jeff Wolf spokesman said that state officials asked New Jersey companies that distribute live bird markets to clean their operations and disinfection. He added that the follow -up test for living markets and distributors will be conducted.
There were no bird flu cases in poultry, including in live markets and in the backyard herds, in New Jersey last year and there was not yet this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
H5N1, a form of bird flu, has affected More than 156 million trade and rear birds In the United States since 2022. With bird flu spread all over the world, public health experts have become increasingly concerned about living animal markets.
There were about 70 live animal markets in New York City as of last year, some of which were Near schools and residential buildings. Most of them make carrots and sell chicken, ducks and quail, while about a quarter of slaughtering large animals such as sheep, goats, cows and pigs. They sell both local restaurants and the public public.
James McDonald, state health commissioner, said in a statement on Friday that bird flu did not pose an immediate threat to public health and that there were no known cases of bird flu in New York. He added that people who interact regularly with livestock and wild birds should wear personal protection equipment when in contact with them.
Michelle Morse, the delegate of the Chargé d’Affairs of the city, said in a statement on Friday that the risks will increase if the virus developed the ability to send between people. The administration was working with the state to ensure that people working on living markets were informed and received treatment if they had symptoms.
However, some believed that the state’s command on Friday did not go far.
“While I am happy because the ruler finally wakes up to a serious danger to the public on these markets, it is not enough to close them for one week,” said Edita Birnkant, CEO of New York Residents for Clean. , Streets that can be lived and safe, the animal rights group documented what it describes as “horrific conditions” in the living markets for several years.
Mrs. Bernkerant said that when she reopens the markets, she will continue to receive thousands of birds and other sick animals with bird flu and other diseases.
Linda Rosental, a democratic member of the state association of Manhattan, said the markets should be closed in the foreseeable future and that it was wrong to allow some of them to sell birds for another three days before cleaning and closing.
Since 2019, she has repeatedly and has repeatedly Submit This will create a business group to study market safety to determine whether it should continue to work.
She said: “We have followed all violations and inspection on these markets, and they are given continuous violations by the Ministry of Agriculture and Markets due to dirty circumstances, dirt accumulation, blood everywhere.”
She said, “I do not think within five days anything that can be solved.”
New York State inspectors closed seven institutions for five days on average after they were The influenza struck birds – not all H5N1 – in 2022 and 2023But they were allowed to reopen after cleaning and disinfection.
Last month, the owner of a duck farm in Long Island said that 100,000 ducks should be killed after the discovery of bird flu there.
Apoorva Mandavilli and Tressi takes over The reports contributed.