Monitoring Reveals Absence of Bird Flu in Azerbaijan ? State Veterinary Service

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Azerbaijan, Baku /corr. TrendCapital S.Babayeva /

The final monitoring in 2007 to uncover bird flu in Azerbaijan revealed absence of the virus, the State Veterinary Service at the Agriculture Ministry reported on 29 December.

Monitoring commenced in Absheron Peninsula, Davachi, Salyan, Lankaran and Agjabadi on 17 December and completed on 28 December. Monitoring was held by a special commission consisting of specialists from the veterinary service at the Ecology, Health Ministries.

During the monitoring, time blood samples and pathological samples of wild birds and poultry were examined, but the virus was not revealed, the same source stated.

This year the State Service carried out 12 monitoring exercises. None of them revealed the virus.

Prohibition of hunting, use and sale of wild birds in Azerbaijan still retains effect. All Azerbaijani border veterinary check points work with medium security in order to prevent spread of bird flu.

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Re: Monitoring Reveals Absence of Bird Flu in Azerbaijan ? State Veterinary Service

Source: http://life.trend.az/index.shtml?newsid=1346451

Google translation:
Avian influenza has not been detected in Azerbaijan
15.11.2008 12:11:53

Azerbaijan, Baku, 15 November / correspondent. Trend Life Zarina Akhmedov /

Monitoring of wild and domestic birds Gosveterinarnoy Service at Minselhoze found no bird flu in Azerbaijan, told Trend Life head of press service agencies Yolchu Hanveli.

Monitoring of birds started in early November. According to Hanveli were taken blood samples for about half of thousands of poultry and pathological disorders among 26dikih birds. The laboratory is not identified in the blood of birds dangerous to human virus.

The next monitoring of avian influenza in Azerbaijan will begin in mid-December, said Hanveli.

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