AZERBAIJAN - State veterinary service denies suspicion of presence of bird flu

[Theresa42]

Hat-tip, Carol@SC!

Azerbaijani State Veterinary Service Denies Suspicion of Presence of Bird Flu in Azerbaijan
20.09.07 16:20

Azerbaijan, Barda / TrendCapital corr. S.Babayeva / The State Veterinary Service at the Azerbaijani Agriculture Ministry denies any information about suspicious regarding the presence of Avian Flu in the Zakatala region of Azerbaijan.

Yolchu Khanvali, the Press Secretary of the State Service, reported that the case had been examined and no threat was found.

Starting from 20 September, a ban has been imposed on the sale of poultry in the central poultry market in Aliabad village of Zakatala region of Azerbaijan.

Arshad Gudratov, the Director of the Hygiene and Epidemiology Centre of Zakatala region, said the ban on selling poultry was imposed as a preventative measure.

The reason for imposing the ban is due to the recent discovery of bird flu in the Krasnodar region of Russia, the Executive Department of Zakatala region reported.

Blood samples of the poultry were sent to a laboratory for examination.

The first testing for bird flue will commence on 24 September with results to be announced on 6 October.

http://capital.trend.az/?show=news&newsid=1014289&catid=516&subcatid=475&lang=EN

 

[Theresa42]

Re: AZERBAIJAN - State veterinary service denies suspicion of presence of bird flu

Hat-tip, Carol@SC!

Imposed Ban on Sale of Chicken in Azerbaijan
20.09.07 15:59

Azerbaijan, Shaki/ Trend corr. Eguliyev / A ban has been imposed on the sale of poultry in the central poultry market in Aliabad village of Zakatala region of Azerbaijan from 20 September.

Arshad Gudratov, the Director of the Hygiene and Epidemiology Centre of Zakatala region of Azerbaijan, said the ban on the sale of poultry was imposed for prophylactic purposes. The reason for the ban resulted from a recent discovery of bird flu in the Krasnodar region of Russia, the Executive Department of Zakatala region reported.

The blood samples of the chickens were sent to the laboratory for examination.

http://capital.trend.az/?show=news&newsid=1014268&catid=516&subcatid=475&lang=EN

 

[Theresa42]

Re: AZERBAIJAN - State veterinary service denies suspicion of presence of bird flu

Zaqatala/Zakatala rayon (province) is in the north of Azerbaijan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaqatala_(rayon)

There's a nature reserve there that's known for its birdlife:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakatala_State_Reserve

 

[Theresa42]

Re: AZERBAIJAN - State veterinary service denies suspicion of presence of bird flu

There's the following headline on the Trend [the Azeri news agency] website, but no link to a story:

21.09.07 - 13:43 Республиканский центр гигиены проверит птицеводческие хозяйства Азербайджана

Google-translation: National Center for Health inspect poultry farms Azerbaijan

http://capital.trend.az/?lang=RU