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Russia reports first case of bird flu
www.chinaview.cn 2005-07-21 21:34:27
MOSCOW, July 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Russia has detected the country's first case of bird flu in the Siberian region of Novosibirsk, the Emergency Situations Ministry said Thursday.
"High bird mortality rates were registered in the village of Suzdalka. Tests have revealed the AH5 bird flu virus," ministry spokesman Viktor Beltsov told the Interfax news agency.
More than 200 geese and 100 chickens have died in the past few days in the village, and the Novosibirsk region is taking measures to prevent further spread of the virus, Beltsov said.
Russia's chief epidemiologist Gennady Onishchenko also told Interfax that experts are verifying the report of bird flu in Suzdalka.
"Like people, birds can become ill from time to time. This Novosibirsk village is the only place in Russia today where cases of bird flu have been registered. We are investigating what actually happened there," Onishchenko said.
"There will be no quarantine. People have not fallen ill and it is the veterinarians' business to cure the birds," he said.
The AH5 bird flu virus, which can be transmitted to humans, has claimed the lives of more than 50 people in Asia since 2003. Enditem
Russia reports first case of bird flu
www.chinaview.cn 2005-07-21 21:34:27
MOSCOW, July 21 (Xinhuanet) -- Russia has detected the country's first case of bird flu in the Siberian region of Novosibirsk, the Emergency Situations Ministry said Thursday.
"High bird mortality rates were registered in the village of Suzdalka. Tests have revealed the AH5 bird flu virus," ministry spokesman Viktor Beltsov told the Interfax news agency.
More than 200 geese and 100 chickens have died in the past few days in the village, and the Novosibirsk region is taking measures to prevent further spread of the virus, Beltsov said.
Russia's chief epidemiologist Gennady Onishchenko also told Interfax that experts are verifying the report of bird flu in Suzdalka.
"Like people, birds can become ill from time to time. This Novosibirsk village is the only place in Russia today where cases of bird flu have been registered. We are investigating what actually happened there," Onishchenko said.
"There will be no quarantine. People have not fallen ill and it is the veterinarians' business to cure the birds," he said.
The AH5 bird flu virus, which can be transmitted to humans, has claimed the lives of more than 50 people in Asia since 2003. Enditem