Chapter 310: Infect quickly, the bird park is in danger!!!
"Even if I weren't here today, Newcastle disease would have been discovered sooner or later. Besides, you're also a victim. The law won't punish you, but we must confirm whether it's Newcastle disease."
Xiaoman's mother no longer dared to hide it.
"I, I'll take you there." She gritted her teeth and said, "Ms. Si, I didn't mean to lie to you. I only found out it was chicken plague after searching online..."
"I understand."
As he spoke, Pei Yu also walked over here.
Seeing that Si Ran's face looked strange, he quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
Si Ran said quickly, "Brother Yu, can you help me contact an ophthalmologist?"
Although he didn't know what had happened, seeing Si Ran's expression, Pei Yu immediately knew that this matter could not be delayed, and immediately said, "I'll contact them."
Ten minutes later, the dean came over in person with a team of experts.
Si Ran explained, and after a while, the ophthalmologist nodded and said, "It is indeed acute conjunctivitis, which is quite serious, but the child's eyesight will gradually recover after it heals."
Xiaoman’s mother immediately relaxed when she heard this.
The doctor prescribed medicine for the child, and Si Ran also contacted a local team of wildlife experts to gather at the hospital entrance.
In the car, Xiaoman's mother told everyone what had happened recently.
The Newcastle disease incident occurred half a month ago. She opened a farm and raised more than 500 pigeons, preparing to make a fortune.
Until half a month ago, it discovered that the eyes of several pigeons suddenly became festered, and they died the next day in strange postures.
But at first she thought it was a common disease. After all, poultry are not as easy to raise as cats and dogs. If a cat or dog is feeling unwell, the owner can still observe it.
It was not until the third day after the pigeon died, when she was preparing to feed the chickens, that she discovered that the heads of more than 500 chicks had turned into stargazing postures overnight.
After seeing this scene, she was completely stunned and quickly checked on the Internet. She found out that it was Newcastle disease, also known as fowl plague.
Chicken plague!
Even though she was a novice in breeding, she had heard of this term.
The most feared thing for chicken farmers is fowl plague.
Once fowl plague starts to develop, it cannot be stopped!
In just a few days, she had only thirty or so pigeons left, not to mention the chickens. Almost all of the more than 8,000 chickens she raised died.
And most importantly, the chickens of other farmers also experienced death problems.
Xiaoman's mother was worried about being blamed, so she didn't dare to say anything until she was discovered today.
When the expert team heard this, they couldn't help but say, "How foolish! If you had reported it earlier, maybe some of the creatures could have been saved."
Although the mortality rate of Newcastle disease is very high, now as long as you report it, all treatment costs are free of charge. No matter whether all the patients can be saved or not, at least you don’t have to spend money and there is still a glimmer of hope. As a result, everything was delayed because of fear.
When Xiaoman’s mother heard this, her face turned pale.
She even borrowed money from the bank for this business venture.
Now there is really nothing!
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Two hours later, everyone arrived in the countryside more than 100 kilometers away from City A.
Xiaoman’s mother first sent Xiaoman home, and then brought the experts to the chicken coop.
There were originally 8,000 chicks, but now only a few are left. The chicken coop is empty at a glance, and many of the remaining ones are sick.
When the chicks saw Si Ran, they blinked but could not say a word. They could only twist their necks 180 degrees and look at Si Ran in an extremely scary posture, their eyes full of help.
Pei Yu felt uneasy when he saw this scene and couldn't help rubbing his arms.
Seeing this, Si Ran comforted him, "Don't be afraid. Although fowl plague is terrible, it doesn't cause much harm to humans. So far, no one seems to have died from fowl plague. Once we get out, we just need to disinfect and take care of our own immunity."
Si Ran's words made Pei Yu feel inexplicably relieved.
He couldn't help in this regard, so he could only be the man behind Si Ran in a literal sense.
After a thorough investigation, the experts finally confirmed that this was the Newcastle disease virus.
Experts who had visited other areas also returned and said, "Surrounding farmers are also experiencing problems. We have arranged for a team of experts to come and treat them, but the most important thing now is that the Newcastle disease virus is likely to have spread."
Another expert took out a plastic bag and placed it in front of the crowd. "We found many dead birds along the road, their heads looking up at the stars. I think the Newcastle disease virus will spread across City A, and soon the entire country."
After saying that, everyone's eyes fell on Si Ran.
At the beginning of this year, Si Ran had become the vice chairman of the China Wildlife Conservation Agency, and her position was the highest among those present.
Si Ran said, "First, let's notify farmers across the country to take precautions against Newcastle disease. Animal experts from all over the country will check each farm. If there are any problems, they will use the virus to disinfect them. If there are no infections, they will take precautions. And there are also wild birds..."
Si Ran paused. Wild birds are not concentrated in one place like domestic poultry, so the pros and cons are obvious.
Once infected, death is certain.
But wild birds are scattered, so the spread won't be too widespread, unless...
When Si Ran thought of this, his face suddenly turned pale. He quickly took out his cell phone and prepared to call Meng Tao.
However, Meng Tao called before Si Ran.
Si Ran's heart sank to the bottom in an instant, but even so, he pressed the answer button immediately.
"Xiao Ran, this is bad. Today, Wesson discovered that the parrots in the bird park had ulcers around their eyes. When I arrived, several of the parrots were squatting on the ground, and their heads were occasionally looking at the stars. I now suspect it's Newcastle disease!"
Si Ran's heart skipped a beat, thinking that what he thought was really coming true.
It is indeed difficult to spread information about wild animals, but what about wild animals in zoos?
Si Ran looked at the expert group: "I will tell my teacher about this matter, and he will handle it."
The expert group also heard what was said on the phone and nodded quickly: "Ms. Si, the zoo matter is more important. We will coordinate the next steps."
Si Ran: "Thank you for your hard work."
Si Ran rushed back without stopping, but when she got back to the zoo, Meng Tao told her that the parrots that had just fallen ill had all died.
"How could this happen!" Si Ran broke out in a cold sweat. Pei Yu had stepped on the accelerator to the bottom all the way, but he still came back a step too late.
Si Ran frowned and said, "Newcastle disease shouldn't develop into death so quickly. When did the breeder notice something was wrong with the parrot?"
The parrot breeder quickly said, "It was half an hour before Professor Meng called you. Those parrots were taken care of by me and Weisen. Today, when we went to the bird park to feed the parrots, the parrots suddenly ran onto Weisen's shoulder. Weisen immediately noticed something was wrong and asked me to call Dean Meng."
The keeper's voice was trembling. "But not long after Dean Meng arrived, these parrots...died."
The breeder was extremely scared. After all, she was the one taking care of these birds. Now that the parrots died all of a sudden, she would definitely not be able to escape responsibility.
Si Ran's mind was in a mess when he heard this.
Especially seeing these parrots that were competing with her for favor a few days ago and now died on the ground in such a twisted state, made her feel heavy in her heart, as if her heart was twisting along with them, and it was sour and bitter.
Si Ran knew that he had to keep calm and take charge of the situation.
She took several deep breaths before suppressing her trembling voice and said, "First, the parrots..."
“Oh no!”
Before Si Ran could say a few words, Ji Zhishi's voice suddenly came to her ears, coming from far away: "Sister Xiao Ran, no, it's bad, something's going to happen!"
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