OIE: Avian influenza in Siberia, Russia
submited by kickingbird at Aug, 5, 2006 18:30 PM from OIE
Information received on 4 August 2006 from Dr Evgueny A. Nepoklonov, Head of the Main Veterinary Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Moscow:
Report date: 4 August 2006.
Precise identification of agent: highly pathogenic avian influenza virus subtype H5N1.
During 2006, in Siberian Federal District, avian influenza was reported in private backyards in Altaj, Tomsk, Omsk and Novosibirsk regions.
In Tomsk region, 2 outbreaks were registered, one of them in domestic pigeons.
On 31 July 2006, one outbreak of avian influenza was still active in Tomsk region. No new outbreaks of the disease have been reported since 5 July 2006.
In Tyva Republic, wild birds were found dead due to avian influenza.
The national veterinary services and the state service for food are controlling the situation in the infected territories.
- USCDC: Avian Influenza A(H5N1) U.S. Situation Update and CDC Activities 1 days ago
- USCDC: Urgent field correction notice 2 days ago
- Joint FAO/WHO/WOAH preliminary assessment of recent influenza A(H5N1) viruses 2 days ago
- Primers and probes for H5 and N1 qRT-PCR detection [CNIC] 3 days ago
- USDA: Actions to Protect Livestock Health From Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza 4 days ago
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