China has developed a series of vaccines, including inactivated vaccine
against H5N2 AI, in a bid to control the fatal bird flu, Jia Youling, chief
veterinary officer said Friday at a press conference.
The application of these vaccines, which also include the recombined
inactivated vaccine against H5N1, recombined flow pox vector live vaccine
against H5, which are respectively for chicken, waterflow and broiler, has
effectively reduced the cost of immunization and satisfied the need of various
poultry, Jia noted.
He added that newly developed recombined Newcastle Disease vector live
vaccine against AI is now under commercialization.
"This new vaccine is cheaper and easy to use," Jia said, noting that its
application will greatly improve the result of immunization against AI.
The policy made by the Ministry of Agriculture to stamp out the poultry
within three km around the affected spot has been well implemented nationwide,
he said.
Moreover, the official said that the Ministry of Agriculture has made a
timely report to the public upon any epidemic outbreaks based on the principle
of "accuracy, openness and transparency."