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New threat: a hotbed of bird flu was discovered in the Chelyabinsk region
This was reported by the regional Rosselkhoznadzor department.
3 August 2020 - 12:59
The outbreak of bird flu in the South Urals was set up in the laboratory of the Uvelsky district, the press service of the department said.
- The found carcasses of birds (wild duck and two domestic geese) taken from the shores of Peschanoe and Tabinsha lakes in the Uvelsky district were examined. All samples revealed material from the avian influenza virus subtype H5N8. In this regard, a survey of birds was carried out in this area. In disadvantaged settlements located near these lakes, quarantine has been established, epizootic foci and threatened zones have been identified. In disadvantaged areas, measures are being taken in accordance with the rules for combating avian influenza, - the press service of the Rosselkhonadzor department for the region reported.
Quarantine rules apply to both private bird owners and closed poultry farms.
As specified in the Rosselkhoznadzor administration, highly pathogenic avian influenza is an acute viral disease that affects agricultural and wild birds. All bird species are susceptible to influenza. The highly pathogenic H5N1 virus strain was introduced to Russia by wild migratory and waterfowl in 2005.
New threat: a hotbed of bird flu was discovered in the Chelyabinsk region
This was reported by the regional Rosselkhoznadzor department.
3 August 2020 - 12:59
The outbreak of bird flu in the South Urals was set up in the laboratory of the Uvelsky district, the press service of the department said.
- The found carcasses of birds (wild duck and two domestic geese) taken from the shores of Peschanoe and Tabinsha lakes in the Uvelsky district were examined. All samples revealed material from the avian influenza virus subtype H5N8. In this regard, a survey of birds was carried out in this area. In disadvantaged settlements located near these lakes, quarantine has been established, epizootic foci and threatened zones have been identified. In disadvantaged areas, measures are being taken in accordance with the rules for combating avian influenza, - the press service of the Rosselkhonadzor department for the region reported.
Quarantine rules apply to both private bird owners and closed poultry farms.
As specified in the Rosselkhoznadzor administration, highly pathogenic avian influenza is an acute viral disease that affects agricultural and wild birds. All bird species are susceptible to influenza. The highly pathogenic H5N1 virus strain was introduced to Russia by wild migratory and waterfowl in 2005.
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