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NEW WAVE OF BIRD FLU EXPECTED IN AZERBAIJAN
(Interfax News Agency Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Bird flu may start spreading in Azerbaijan again this spring, Azerbaijani Ecology and Natural Resources Minister Gusein Bagirov told a Friday press conference.
"We expect migrating birds to return to Azerbaijan from Egypt and other African countries this week. According to our information, there are bird flu cases in those countries and it is possible the birds might bring the virus to Azerbaijan once again," Bagirov said.
Monitoring currently indicates the number of wild birds dying of bird flu has declined. "We conduct monitoring daily, and, on certain days, we do not see any cases at all," he said.
Over 15,000 dead birds have been found in Azerbaijan so far.
According to the Agriculture Ministry's state veterinary service, a quarantine on bird flu remains in only one populated area of Azerbaijan.
NEW WAVE OF BIRD FLU EXPECTED IN AZERBAIJAN
(Interfax News Agency Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Bird flu may start spreading in Azerbaijan again this spring, Azerbaijani Ecology and Natural Resources Minister Gusein Bagirov told a Friday press conference.
"We expect migrating birds to return to Azerbaijan from Egypt and other African countries this week. According to our information, there are bird flu cases in those countries and it is possible the birds might bring the virus to Azerbaijan once again," Bagirov said.
Monitoring currently indicates the number of wild birds dying of bird flu has declined. "We conduct monitoring daily, and, on certain days, we do not see any cases at all," he said.
Over 15,000 dead birds have been found in Azerbaijan so far.
According to the Agriculture Ministry's state veterinary service, a quarantine on bird flu remains in only one populated area of Azerbaijan.