Bird flu diagnosed in dead chickens in Novosibirsk region

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http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/28.html?id_issue=11513579

Bird flu diagnosed in dead chickens in Novosibirsk region

NOVOSIBIRSK. May 11 (Interfax) - Experts from the Vector research center have identified a bird flu virus in dead chickens in the village of Reshety in the Novosibirsk region, Alexander Shestopalov, head of a zoological infection studies laboratory at Vector, told Interfax.
"A virus of the A H5 type has been detected, and further testing is being done to identify it," Shestopalov said

 

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Re: Bird flu diagnosed in dead chickens in Novosibirsk region

Don't know if it was already post but this is on the same I think.

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=7918505&PageNum=0

Bird flu registered in Novosibirsk region, Siberia



10.05.2006, 19.59




MOSCOW, May 10 (Itar-Tass) - Bird flu has been registered in the Kochkovo district, the Novosibirsk region, Siberia, the head of the Russian agriculture watchdog, Sergei Dankvert, told.

“H5N1 virus has been found in non-vaccinated poultry in private households of the Reshety village,” he said.

So far the flu has killed 64 birds. The village has 35,000 poultry, Dankvert said.

Bird flu has been registered in Russia’s six villages, four of them in Dagestan, one – in the Krasnodar Territory and another one – in the Novosibirsk region.

As of May 5, 65.3 million doses of anti-bird flu vaccine was delivered to Russia’s regions. Almost 33 million birds were vaccinated all over Russia.

 

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103 poutry dead from H5N1 in Novosibirsk region

103 poutry dead from H5N1 in Novosibirsk region

babelfished from Russian:

In the Novosibirskaya Oblast from the influenza of bird perished 103 head of the poultry
May 05, 2006

From 1 through 9 May in the village Of Reshoty Of the Kochkovskeyeo region of Novosibirskaya Oblast is fixed the case of poultry. On particular Podvor'yakh perished 103 head of bird, about which on 11 May to correspondent IA regnum reported the adviser of the chief OF MCHS [EMERGENCY AND DISASTER RELIEF MINISTRY] of Siberian federal region Vladimir Berdnikov.

According to him, the examination, carry ouied BY FGU "inter-regional veterinary laboratory", "among the selected tests revealed the virus of the influenza of a bird of the type VGPA, the fifth type". [Anybody know what that means?] This is the first case of the influenza of bird in 2006.

"Now are conducted the circuits per farm, on three Podvor'yakh is carry ouied the disinfection of territory. Among the people are conducted active explanatory operation, situation under the control, reported Vladimir Berdnikov. - People, infected by the virus of the influenza of bird, no".

http://www.regnum.ru/news/637948.html

Novosibirsk Oblast (borders Kazakhstan):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novosibirsk_Oblast