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Lugansk region to the threat of avian flu
Konstantin Grodzinsky, real newspaper / 03.12.2008 17:56
To date Luganschine not registered a single case of bird flu, not only in humans, but birds. It would seem, than here with our region and how we are related to this disease? However, closer review of the problem vyyasnyayutsya very interesting and, alas, the shocking details of that and would like to share with the reader.
From the history of avian flu
When we hear something about the disease, usually to mind images from television, obletevshie the whole world in 1997 when the Hong Kong avian flu sick 18 people, of whom six died. It was identified virus strain - H5N1, found that the virus is transmitted from birds to humans. Overall, since 1997, circulation of the virus was detected in 61 of the Eastern Hemisphere. In 2008, the epidemic of the disease was registered in 15 states. There were 385 cases in humans, of which 243 were lethal (63%). The most close to Ukraine, where recorded cases of illness and death in humans are Azerbaijan (8 sick, 5 deaths) and Turkey (12 sick, 4 dead). At first glance, far from us, but in terms of the spread of influenza virus geographic distance should not lull us.
According to the World Health Organization, the H5N1 avian influenza could evolve into a worldwide pandemic if the virus is exposed to the recombination of genes from human influenza virus, that is acquire new properties (the ability to spread from person to person, etc.). What this may threaten humanity, it is not difficult to guess, if we take into account the facts that, firstly, the human body innate immunity to the virus never had any second in the world, there is no reliable vaccine against the virus and, thirdly, to develop such a vaccine should be three to four months, and it will require an enormous amount. Again, that the mortality rate of infection with avian influenza is 63%. And recall that the virus infects and kills mostly children.
Avian flu in Ukraine
In total, there are 14 major bird migration routes, three of which lie on the territory of Ukraine. The area of migration routes bird is 70% of our nation, prolegaya throughout the 14 regions that are most virusoopasnymi. And one of them - our Luganschina. As we noted above, in our area of the outbreak of the virus N5N1 not recorded. However, beginning with the 2005-year, disease outbreaks recorded in the not too distant from us. In the winter of 2005-2006. It was noted in 24 villages in Crimea. Then it destroyed 240 thousand birds.
Spring-summer 2006, the State Veterinary Service has recorded the deaths of birds in Odessa, Kherson and Sumy areas. Then, to avoid epidemics, destroyed more than 19 thousand poultry. This year, outbreaks of the virus N5N1 were recorded in February in several villages in Crimea, which Yalta and Sevastopol, and in the poultry business ?Lobzenko? Krasnogvardeyskom in the area had to dispose of all poultry, and that more than 24 thousand.
Note that for all the removal and destruction of poultry State to pay compensation in cash. In light of the above facts relevant to the example given at the roundtable disinfection department head of the Luhansk Oblast SES Olga Skalko. In the winter of last year in Australia was recorded strain of influenza virus B, and the same, as epidemiologists say, the season the same strain has been recorded in the Luhansk. And this fact confirmed by research conducted by the International Center for Influenza in London. For example, that if during one winter season, the virus can move from Australia to the Lugansk region, or vice versa, of Sumy and Crimea, he can get to us even faster.
And another fact. The last human death from bird flu detected 31 Dec, 2007 in Egypt, where the dead 26-year-old woman who lived at the mouth of the River Nile. Egypt is on the main migration routes of migratory birds, so the risk of infection of poultry in the country is very high. And while our region is located in one of these ways, the risk of having avian influenza, alas, inevitable.
Foreigners will help us?
In 14 regions of Ukraine, who are at risk of a bird flu hot spots - an American nonprofit organization ?International Aid and Development, Inc.? already distributed 4500 sets of protective clothing and 40 sets for disinfection. As povedal journalists antiepizootic chief specialist of the Office of Veterinary Medicine in the Luhansk region Nikita Chibisov, at the same overseas money only in our area there are 264 teams of specialists of Veterinary Medicine, who visited 835 villages areas conducted a survey of poultry in 194607 (! ) Yards.
At private farmstead vaccinated against Newcastle disease more than half a million birds. At poultry plants, regardless of their form of ownership, which, incidentally, in our area 17 pieces, and the total numbers of birds ranges from 5 million head, also vaccinated all poultry, introduced ?closed? and a number of other severe preventive measures. Control over the implementation of veterinary and sanitary regulations implementing service veterinary medicine field.
Zones it helps us, but whether we can help themselves? Actually, we need to perform a few simple rules, namely to refrain from direct contact with the patient and, God forbid, a dead bird. When cooking poultry, meat provarivat least 30 minutes, and the eggs of at least 10 minutes and, of course, to ensure that those rules adhere to our children.
Note that the projected specialists Lugansk Oblast SES this winter in our area flu pereboleet about 200 thousand people, of whom 60% of children of preschool and school age. Now we just avian influenza and not enough!
http://lugansk.proua.com/article/2008/12/03/175643.html
Konstantin Grodzinsky, real newspaper / 03.12.2008 17:56
To date Luganschine not registered a single case of bird flu, not only in humans, but birds. It would seem, than here with our region and how we are related to this disease? However, closer review of the problem vyyasnyayutsya very interesting and, alas, the shocking details of that and would like to share with the reader.
From the history of avian flu
When we hear something about the disease, usually to mind images from television, obletevshie the whole world in 1997 when the Hong Kong avian flu sick 18 people, of whom six died. It was identified virus strain - H5N1, found that the virus is transmitted from birds to humans. Overall, since 1997, circulation of the virus was detected in 61 of the Eastern Hemisphere. In 2008, the epidemic of the disease was registered in 15 states. There were 385 cases in humans, of which 243 were lethal (63%). The most close to Ukraine, where recorded cases of illness and death in humans are Azerbaijan (8 sick, 5 deaths) and Turkey (12 sick, 4 dead). At first glance, far from us, but in terms of the spread of influenza virus geographic distance should not lull us.
According to the World Health Organization, the H5N1 avian influenza could evolve into a worldwide pandemic if the virus is exposed to the recombination of genes from human influenza virus, that is acquire new properties (the ability to spread from person to person, etc.). What this may threaten humanity, it is not difficult to guess, if we take into account the facts that, firstly, the human body innate immunity to the virus never had any second in the world, there is no reliable vaccine against the virus and, thirdly, to develop such a vaccine should be three to four months, and it will require an enormous amount. Again, that the mortality rate of infection with avian influenza is 63%. And recall that the virus infects and kills mostly children.
Avian flu in Ukraine
In total, there are 14 major bird migration routes, three of which lie on the territory of Ukraine. The area of migration routes bird is 70% of our nation, prolegaya throughout the 14 regions that are most virusoopasnymi. And one of them - our Luganschina. As we noted above, in our area of the outbreak of the virus N5N1 not recorded. However, beginning with the 2005-year, disease outbreaks recorded in the not too distant from us. In the winter of 2005-2006. It was noted in 24 villages in Crimea. Then it destroyed 240 thousand birds.
Spring-summer 2006, the State Veterinary Service has recorded the deaths of birds in Odessa, Kherson and Sumy areas. Then, to avoid epidemics, destroyed more than 19 thousand poultry. This year, outbreaks of the virus N5N1 were recorded in February in several villages in Crimea, which Yalta and Sevastopol, and in the poultry business ?Lobzenko? Krasnogvardeyskom in the area had to dispose of all poultry, and that more than 24 thousand.
Note that for all the removal and destruction of poultry State to pay compensation in cash. In light of the above facts relevant to the example given at the roundtable disinfection department head of the Luhansk Oblast SES Olga Skalko. In the winter of last year in Australia was recorded strain of influenza virus B, and the same, as epidemiologists say, the season the same strain has been recorded in the Luhansk. And this fact confirmed by research conducted by the International Center for Influenza in London. For example, that if during one winter season, the virus can move from Australia to the Lugansk region, or vice versa, of Sumy and Crimea, he can get to us even faster.
And another fact. The last human death from bird flu detected 31 Dec, 2007 in Egypt, where the dead 26-year-old woman who lived at the mouth of the River Nile. Egypt is on the main migration routes of migratory birds, so the risk of infection of poultry in the country is very high. And while our region is located in one of these ways, the risk of having avian influenza, alas, inevitable.
Foreigners will help us?
In 14 regions of Ukraine, who are at risk of a bird flu hot spots - an American nonprofit organization ?International Aid and Development, Inc.? already distributed 4500 sets of protective clothing and 40 sets for disinfection. As povedal journalists antiepizootic chief specialist of the Office of Veterinary Medicine in the Luhansk region Nikita Chibisov, at the same overseas money only in our area there are 264 teams of specialists of Veterinary Medicine, who visited 835 villages areas conducted a survey of poultry in 194607 (! ) Yards.
At private farmstead vaccinated against Newcastle disease more than half a million birds. At poultry plants, regardless of their form of ownership, which, incidentally, in our area 17 pieces, and the total numbers of birds ranges from 5 million head, also vaccinated all poultry, introduced ?closed? and a number of other severe preventive measures. Control over the implementation of veterinary and sanitary regulations implementing service veterinary medicine field.
Zones it helps us, but whether we can help themselves? Actually, we need to perform a few simple rules, namely to refrain from direct contact with the patient and, God forbid, a dead bird. When cooking poultry, meat provarivat least 30 minutes, and the eggs of at least 10 minutes and, of course, to ensure that those rules adhere to our children.
Note that the projected specialists Lugansk Oblast SES this winter in our area flu pereboleet about 200 thousand people, of whom 60% of children of preschool and school age. Now we just avian influenza and not enough!
http://lugansk.proua.com/article/2008/12/03/175643.html