H5N1 virus in Abkhazia

[Gert van der Hoek]

Independent region between Russia and Georgia; for Krasnodar: see Russia thread

H5N1 virus in Abkhazia

31.01.07 20:25

The first case of H5N1 virus has been fixed in Gudauta a week ago. Examinations have been carried out by Russian experts. They are monitoring a coast of the sea but do not spread an information.

Fixation of this virus in Gudauta is linked with its spreading in Krasnodar territory. Abkhazian de facto government hides this information from the population but people asks for help because of massive cases of Bird Flu.

Existence of this virus in Abkhazia threats to other territories of Georgia too.

http://www.birdflubreakingnews.com/...news/news_text.php?id_news=19163&pg=1&im=main

 

[HenryN]

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Direct link

http://rustavi2.com/news/news_text....&rec_start_nav=&ddd2=01-02-07&month=3&year=07

 

[AlaskaDenise]

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It will be interesting to see how many sites infected last year will have repeat infections this year. Tibilisi, Georgia ws one of the first locations from last year - let's see what happens there.

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[fHemsher]

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Dutchy,
Thanks for this information. I placed it on the Global Map of Bird Flu Infections (Headline Sticky)

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

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Abkhaz veterinary service denies reports of Georgian television on bird flu in Abkhazia


Abkhaz authorities deny reports of Rustavi 2 TV-Channel on a bird flu outbreak in the republic. The channel informed that cases of bird flu were registered in Gudaut District and insists that Abkhaz authorities conceal facts of a bird flu outbreak and, possibly, the outbreak came to neighboring Russia?s Krasnodar Territory from Abkhazia. As a REGNUM correspondent in Sokhumi informs, Abkhaz State Veterinary Service called the Rustavi 2 report a fiction.

It is worth mentioning, all security measures are taken on the Russian-Abkhaz on the Psou River: motor vehicles that cross the border are subjected to disinfection, the Georgian-Abkhaz border on the Inguri River was closed and import of poultry and products was banned since the beginning of last year, when an avian influenza outbreak was registered in Georgia.

http://www.regnum.ru/english/775883.html

 

[HenryN]

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Abkhazia Denies Bird Flu Outbreak

Tbilisi / 2007-02-01 16:15:15

State veterinary service of breakaway Abkhazia denied Georgian media reports that bird flue virus was detected in the breakaway region, Apsnipress news agency reported on February 1.

Tbilisi-based Rustavi 2 television reported on January 31 that it has obtained ?an exclusive material confirming outbreak of bird flu in Abkhazia.?

The Rustavi 2 TV broadcasted footage showing a seaside and dead birds on the coast, the footage also showed interviews with unknown persons in masks.

A reporter said that they were local residents in Abkhazia who preferred to remain anonymous and who have claimed that the local authorities in Abkhazia tried not to release information about bird flu for already a week.

The Abkhaz veterinary service said on February 1 that authorities are carrying out all necessary measures to prevent outbreak of bird flue virus in the breakaway region.

?As for the Georgian-Abkhaz border, import of poultry through this section has been banned since the beginning of last year, after bird flue outburst was reported in Georgia,? according to Apsnipress.


http://www.civil.ge/eng/article.php?id=14551

 

[Theresa42]

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Meanwhile, in Georgia...

babelfished from Russian:

Georgia was protected from the intrusion of sick hens from Abkhaziya
Feb 1, 2007

On the bridge across Inguri river, which divides Georgia and Abkhaziya, Georgian authorities opened the disinfection staff: its colleagues check and process all passing automobiles, reports Georgian television channel "rustavi-2".

Source notes that the solution about the creation of staff was accepted after a number of the Georgian OF THE MEDIA published information about the spread in Abkhaziya of bird influenza.

The day before about this it communicated, in particular, in ether of "Rustavi-2 themselves". According to the information of television channel, virus H5N1 was fixed both in the migratory and in poultry. In this case the assumption about the connection of these cases with the spread of bird influenza in the Krasnodar edge was made.

The minister of protection of environment and natural of Georgia to David Tkeshelashvili on 1 February stated that he has available unofficial information about the mass case of birds in Abkhaziya. There is no threat of the spread of bird influenza in Georgia, according to him,; however, suspensive veto to the hunting the birds was introduced as the preventive measure in the republic, reports IA "News-Georgia".

In the Georgian national center of control over diseases, in turn, they noted that they have available the necessary equipment and the chemical preparations, which are necessary for dealing with the virus. The colleagues of center stated that if necessary they were ready to render assistance to Abkhazian associates.

Meanwhile in Abkhaziya the communications about the outbreak of bird influenza refute, reports IA regnum. In the state veterinary service of unacknowledged republic they stated that the information of this type does not correspond to reality. They there also noted that on the Russian- Abkhazian boundary Soblyudayutsya all necessary safeguards, including the disinfection of automobiles, and through the Georgian-Abkhazian boundary, source added, the transport of the products of poultry raising was ended more than a year ago.

http://lenta.ru/news/2007/02/01/virus/

 

[HenryN]

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Bird flu pestholes registered in Adygeya

Read it in Russian​

Bird flu pestholes registered in two villages of the Republic of Adugeya. The villages Ulyap and Jambechiy are located in Krasnogvardeysky District of the republic.
Senior specialist of the Adygeya Veterinary Department Nikolai Belokopytov told a REGNUM correspondent that ?tests showed presence of H5 bird flu strain; the strain is not dangerous for humans; specialists of the veterinary service are now working in the villages.? The expert promised to inform the public on the results of their actions later

http://www.regnum.ru/english/785856.html

 

[HenryN]

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Dead birds in Abkhazia in YouTube video

http://youtube.com/?v=AXy2TLTTcRs

 

[Theresa42]

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Bird flu pestholes registered in Adygeya

Read it in Russian​

Bird flu pestholes registered in two villages of the Republic of Adugeya. The villages Ulyap and Jambechiy are located in Krasnogvardeysky District of the republic.
Senior specialist of the Adygeya Veterinary Department Nikolai Belokopytov told a REGNUM correspondent that ?tests showed presence of H5 bird flu strain; the strain is not dangerous for humans; specialists of the veterinary service are now working in the villages.? The expert promised to inform the public on the results of their actions later

http://www.regnum.ru/english/785856.html

Also here (with map! ):

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16955

 

[wetDirt]

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Dead birds in Abkhazia in YouTube video

http://youtube.com/?v=AXy2TLTTcRs

Holy Cow! The shorebird kill is apalling.
Reminds me of the occasional massive fish dieoffs at the Salton Sea.