Turkey worried about the emergence of bird flu

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Turkey worried about the emergence of bird flu

January 14, 2011


In the village Doğubeyazıt in eastern Anatolia were found dead about 40 chickens. With their beaks under their wings and feathers of the dead are seen dark spots. It is assumed that they died due to infection, local media reported.



Been sent for testing in a specialized laboratoriya. Sled a week will reach the final results that will allow to conclude about the cause of death of birds.

Already there are concerns about an outbreak of bird flu, stated Monday. In Dogu Beyazat already taken necessary measures. Holding the owner of the dead bird has been sealed and placed in quarantine.

In 2006, Doğubeyazıt went infection of bird flu in Turkey, which killed three people. Then the village was placed under complete quarantine and destroyed hundreds of birds, not to spread infection. The epidemic was contained for several days.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Turkey worried about the emergence of bird flu

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Suspicious animal deaths in Doğubayazıt

13.01.2011 -

In Dogubayazit town close to 40 f Agri-winged animals of a citizen died in the county 'bird flu, I wonder? " revealed in the form of rumors.



Living in the neighborhood of the Peace Doğubayazıt'ın Tanrıverdi Ahmed (43) a set of about 40 birds in the animal's death, occurring in the county in 2006 and bird flu disease has killed 3 people. Then Tanriverdi, throwing back of dead chickens and horozlarını truck brought Dogubayazit District Directorate of Agriculture.

Authorities, beak and wings of chickens a special examination of their clothes disinfected siyahlaştığını specify the region under the sign of infection is a flu, he added. The authorities clearly understand the situation for the veterinary laboratories in Erzurum decided to send dead animals.

Authorities have expressed the result will emerge within a week, for the moment the situation is not panic, they reported case of dead poultry and poultry warned.

3 people lost their lives due to bird flu Doğubayazıt'ta in 2006, the district had been quarantined.

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[Giuseppe]

Re: Turkey worried about the emergence of bird flu

During the 2006 H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza epizootic in Turkey there was the one of the biggest cluster of human cases ever detected for this virus in the world.

WHO at that time, dispatched an emergency epidemiological investigation team, to ascertain whether an human-to-human transmission was established -especially in the Kurdistan region.

Luckily, the virus remained localized and no community transmission happened.

[Laidback Al]

Re: Turkey worried about the emergence of bird flu

During the 2006 H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza epizootic in Turkey there was the one of the biggest cluster of human cases ever detected for this virus in the world.

WHO at that time, dispatched an emergency epidemiological investigation team, to ascertain whether an human-to-human transmission was established -especially in the Kurdistan region.

Luckily, the virus remained localized and no community transmission happened.

News reports indicated that as many as 22 individuals may have been infected with H5N1 in Turkey during a 25+ day period between December 16, 2005 and January 10, 2006. They were from scattered provinces including Corum, Sivas, Samsun, Kastamonu, and Agri. The majority of the confirmed cases were from Doğubayazıt in Agri Province (where the dead chickens were found yesterday, post 1). Three family clusters of H5N1 were detected in 2005-2006 in Doğubayazıt.

Despite the media reports of quarantine and chicken cullings in 2005-2006, the only reason H5N1 didn't spread as a pandemic virus was because of its inability to easily infect and spread among human hosts at that time.

Added note: only 12 human cases of H5N1 were confirmed by WHO in Turkey during this period in 2005-2006.