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Bird flu outbreak in Kazakhstan - can people get infected
? Sputnik / Evgeny Biyatov
Society
11:58 17.09.2020 (updated 12:08 17.09.2020)
"This is a temporary phenomenon, now the bird will fly away, frost will come and it will pass," said the head of the Union of Poultry Breeders of Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN, 17 Sep - Sputnik. An outbreak of bird flu in the North Kazakhstan region is not dangerous to humans, President of the Union of Poultry Farmers of the country Ruslan Sharipov told Sputnik Kazakhstan.
"This strain is H5N1. It is not dangerous for humans, not highly pathogenic, it collapses at 40-50 degrees. Yes, there were cases of human infection when there was an outbreak for the first time in China, but now there is no such danger," Ruslan Sharipov told Sputnik Kazakhstan.
Outbreaks of bird flu occur during the migration of wild birds to Kazakhstani lakes - poultry of the population living near water bodies becomes infected, he said.
"This is a temporary phenomenon, now the bird will fly away, frosts will come and will pass. It mainly comes to us from Russia. As you know, two or three outbreaks in the Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Kurgan regions have already been destroyed for a month. 1 , 5 million laying hens. All our poultry farms are working normally, "Sharipov added.
The state authorities will be engaged in the mechanism of payment of compensation to the owners of the dead birds, he said.
"I think the Ministry of Agriculture will carry out all the necessary work to extinguish the outbreak, vaccination, disinfection, and destruction of sick birds will be carried out," concluded the President of the Union of Poultry Farmers of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan imposes restrictions on the border with Russia due to the outbreak of bird flu
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu has occurred in seven districts of the North Kazakhstan region.
In the region, territories are disinfected, carcasses of dead animals are destroyed and vaccines are imported. There is also a ban on the export of poultry and related products.
The National Reference Center determined that highly pathogenic avian influenza was the cause of the death. Kazakhstan notified the World Organization for Animal Health about the outbreak.
873 thousand doses of domestic drugs against highly pathogenic avian influenza have been allocated for the vaccination of animals in the territories bordering the Russian Federation.
Bird flu outbreak in Kazakhstan - can people get infected
? Sputnik / Evgeny Biyatov
Society
11:58 17.09.2020 (updated 12:08 17.09.2020)
"This is a temporary phenomenon, now the bird will fly away, frost will come and it will pass," said the head of the Union of Poultry Breeders of Kazakhstan
NUR-SULTAN, 17 Sep - Sputnik. An outbreak of bird flu in the North Kazakhstan region is not dangerous to humans, President of the Union of Poultry Farmers of the country Ruslan Sharipov told Sputnik Kazakhstan.
"This strain is H5N1. It is not dangerous for humans, not highly pathogenic, it collapses at 40-50 degrees. Yes, there were cases of human infection when there was an outbreak for the first time in China, but now there is no such danger," Ruslan Sharipov told Sputnik Kazakhstan.
Outbreaks of bird flu occur during the migration of wild birds to Kazakhstani lakes - poultry of the population living near water bodies becomes infected, he said.
"This is a temporary phenomenon, now the bird will fly away, frosts will come and will pass. It mainly comes to us from Russia. As you know, two or three outbreaks in the Chelyabinsk, Omsk, Kurgan regions have already been destroyed for a month. 1 , 5 million laying hens. All our poultry farms are working normally, "Sharipov added.
The state authorities will be engaged in the mechanism of payment of compensation to the owners of the dead birds, he said.
"I think the Ministry of Agriculture will carry out all the necessary work to extinguish the outbreak, vaccination, disinfection, and destruction of sick birds will be carried out," concluded the President of the Union of Poultry Farmers of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan imposes restrictions on the border with Russia due to the outbreak of bird flu
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, an outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu has occurred in seven districts of the North Kazakhstan region.
In the region, territories are disinfected, carcasses of dead animals are destroyed and vaccines are imported. There is also a ban on the export of poultry and related products.
The National Reference Center determined that highly pathogenic avian influenza was the cause of the death. Kazakhstan notified the World Organization for Animal Health about the outbreak.
873 thousand doses of domestic drugs against highly pathogenic avian influenza have been allocated for the vaccination of animals in the territories bordering the Russian Federation.
