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Russia's veterinary service announced plans to destroy 460,000 fowl in a bid to wipe out the deadly bird flu virus that has afflicted parts of Siberia.
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The cull would be carried out in the west Siberian province of Kurgan, the head of the province's veterinary service, Nikolai Petrenko, was quoted by the ITAR-TASS state news agency as saying.
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"The liquidation of livestock will be carried out" on Monday, Petrenko said.
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Separately, the agriculture ministry said that 17 districts in the Siberian region of Novossibirsk remained under observation for suspected bird flu.
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Quarantine procedures had been lifted in other areas previously struck by bird flu, the ministry said.
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The arrival of bird flu in Siberia, apparently carried from Asia by migratory birds, has raised fears for the security of Europe's poultry industry.
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Scientists are also concerned that the H5N1 strain of bird flu that has killed more than 60 people in Asia could mutate to a form easily transmissible between humans and trigger a major health crisis.
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A number of countries have imposed full or partial bans on bird product imports from Russia and Kazakhstan, where a bird flu outbreak has also been recorded. — AFP Russia's veterinary service announced plans to destroy 460,000 fowl in a bid to wipe out the deadly bird flu virus that has afflicted parts of Siberia.
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The cull would be carried out in the west Siberian province of Kurgan, the head of the province's veterinary service, Nikolai Petrenko, was quoted by the ITAR-TASS state news agency as saying.
.
"The liquidation of livestock will be carried out" on Monday, Petrenko said.
.
Separately, the agriculture ministry said that 17 districts in the Siberian region of Novossibirsk remained under observation for suspected bird flu.
.
Quarantine procedures had been lifted in other areas previously struck by bird flu, the ministry said.
.
The arrival of bird flu in Siberia, apparently carried from Asia by migratory birds, has raised fears for the security of Europe's poultry industry.
.
Scientists are also concerned that the H5N1 strain of bird flu that has killed more than 60 people in Asia could mutate to a form easily transmissible between humans and trigger a major health crisis.
.
A number of countries have imposed full or partial bans on bird product imports from Russia and Kazakhstan, where a bird flu outbreak has also been recorded. — AFP Russia's veterinary service announced plans to destroy 460,000 fowl in a bid to wipe out the deadly bird flu virus that has afflicted parts of Siberia.
.
The cull would be carried out in the west Siberian province of Kurgan, the head of the province's veterinary service, Nikolai Petrenko, was quoted by the ITAR-TASS state news agency as saying.
.
"The liquidation of livestock will be carried out" on Monday, Petrenko said.
.
Separately, the agriculture ministry said that 17 districts in the Siberian region of Novossibirsk remained under observation for suspected bird flu.
.
Quarantine procedures had been lifted in other areas previously struck by bird flu, the ministry said.
.
The arrival of bird flu in Siberia, apparently carried from Asia by migratory birds, has raised fears for the security of Europe's poultry industry.
.
Scientists are also concerned that the H5N1 strain of bird flu that has killed more than 60 people in Asia could mutate to a form easily transmissible between humans and trigger a major health crisis.
.
A number of countries have imposed full or partial bans on bird product imports from Russia and Kazakhstan, where a bird flu outbreak has also been recorded.
Russia's veterinary service announced plans to destroy 460,000 fowl in a bid to wipe out the deadly bird flu virus that has afflicted parts of Siberia.
.
The cull would be carried out in the west Siberian province of Kurgan, the head of the province's veterinary service, Nikolai Petrenko, was quoted by the ITAR-TASS state news agency as saying.
.
"The liquidation of livestock will be carried out" on Monday, Petrenko said.
.
Separately, the agriculture ministry said that 17 districts in the Siberian region of Novossibirsk remained under observation for suspected bird flu.
.
Quarantine procedures had been lifted in other areas previously struck by bird flu, the ministry said.
.
The arrival of bird flu in Siberia, apparently carried from Asia by migratory birds, has raised fears for the security of Europe's poultry industry.
.
Scientists are also concerned that the H5N1 strain of bird flu that has killed more than 60 people in Asia could mutate to a form easily transmissible between humans and trigger a major health crisis.
.
A number of countries have imposed full or partial bans on bird product imports from Russia and Kazakhstan, where a bird flu outbreak has also been recorded. — AFP Russia's veterinary service announced plans to destroy 460,000 fowl in a bid to wipe out the deadly bird flu virus that has afflicted parts of Siberia.
.
The cull would be carried out in the west Siberian province of Kurgan, the head of the province's veterinary service, Nikolai Petrenko, was quoted by the ITAR-TASS state news agency as saying.
.
"The liquidation of livestock will be carried out" on Monday, Petrenko said.
.
Separately, the agriculture ministry said that 17 districts in the Siberian region of Novossibirsk remained under observation for suspected bird flu.
.
Quarantine procedures had been lifted in other areas previously struck by bird flu, the ministry said.
.
The arrival of bird flu in Siberia, apparently carried from Asia by migratory birds, has raised fears for the security of Europe's poultry industry.
.
Scientists are also concerned that the H5N1 strain of bird flu that has killed more than 60 people in Asia could mutate to a form easily transmissible between humans and trigger a major health crisis.
.
A number of countries have imposed full or partial bans on bird product imports from Russia and Kazakhstan, where a bird flu outbreak has also been recorded. — AFP Russia's veterinary service announced plans to destroy 460,000 fowl in a bid to wipe out the deadly bird flu virus that has afflicted parts of Siberia.
.
The cull would be carried out in the west Siberian province of Kurgan, the head of the province's veterinary service, Nikolai Petrenko, was quoted by the ITAR-TASS state news agency as saying.
.
"The liquidation of livestock will be carried out" on Monday, Petrenko said.
.
Separately, the agriculture ministry said that 17 districts in the Siberian region of Novossibirsk remained under observation for suspected bird flu.
.
Quarantine procedures had been lifted in other areas previously struck by bird flu, the ministry said.
.
The arrival of bird flu in Siberia, apparently carried from Asia by migratory birds, has raised fears for the security of Europe's poultry industry.
.
Scientists are also concerned that the H5N1 strain of bird flu that has killed more than 60 people in Asia could mutate to a form easily transmissible between humans and trigger a major health crisis.
.
A number of countries have imposed full or partial bans on bird product imports from Russia and Kazakhstan, where a bird flu outbreak has also been recorded.