Re: Russia: bird flu H5 suspected in 1,000 dead wild birds in Krasnodar
Whether bird flu caused mass death of birds in the Krasnodar region?
ANAPA | 07.12.2012
27 November in the temryuk district of Krasnodar region is marked by large loss of waterfowl. According to the Union for the protection of birds in Russia, on the Black Sea coast of the Taman peninsula was discovered dead ducks, coots, swans, cormorants, grebes, gulls, etc. According to the Temryuk district hunting and fishing association, for every 100 sq. the coastal territory have on m 50-70 birds ' corpses. And most of them found on the shores and estuaries, Bugazskogo Kiziltashsky in Kos Golen′koj, as well as on the Black Sea coast, between the village and the village Annunciation Veselovka. Immediately after the incident, local authorities and environmentalists have tried to find the cause of the mass death of waterbirds. Presumably, it could be bird flu. However, on December 2, after the gosudartstvennoj examination, Rosselkhoznadzor has published the first results of a study conducted in the Anapa and Temryuk areas of Krasnodar region. The results show that the diagnosis of influenza subtype 5 "is not confirmed. In the statement, Deputy Head of the Federal service for veterinary and phytosanitary surveillance Rosselkhoznadzor Nikolai Vlasov said that "the dynamics of mortality was observed in this case, although it did not exclude infection with the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus, but was generally not characteristic for this disease. And this has been noted since the beginning of the incident. "
In the interview to the correspondent of the Agency of social information the representative Interregional environmental and human rights NGO "environmental watch on North Caucasus" ("Èkovahta") Vadim Novopashin reported that following the first examination by specialists on a suspected poisoning, because waterfowl were found unusual for avian flu. According to Vadim Novopašina, a probable cause poisoning-the presence of pesticides in their body. He also assured that local poultry were not injured. It specified that all Novopashin dead migratory birds flying from North to South. According to his data, in the days of mass death (26-29 November) documented deaths of 4851 birds. Now hunting for territorii10 km deep into the Taman peninsula. The situation is controlled by local huntsmen, Vadim Novopashin assured.
The Temryuk District Chief of veterinary and phytosanitary inspection Office to protest against the Republic of Adygea and in the Krasnodar territory Alexander Kulikov told the ASI is now the region's situation is stable: the mass mortality of waterfowl is not observed. The suspect earlier infection of avian flu does not spread to domestic birds. He confirmed the data Èkovahty on restrictive measures in the region: the massive loss limited to hunting and fishing. Furthermore, limited access to the area, put up fences, mobile work stations. According to him, now in the region carried out mass vaccination.
In the interview to the correspondent of ASI Director of Bird Conservation Union of Russia Elena Zubakina told that the Union for the protection of birds has 28 November theorized that cause massive death maybe it was poisoning, not bird flu. In its view, in favor of a version of poisoning with pesticides or plant protection means is long over the incident and that the birds were treated to various kinds of type of nutrition. Dynamics of death was swift, believes Yelena Zubakina. "According to our information, the first information about the deaths of the birds began to come on November 26. The situation was developing rapidly. 28 November for more than 600 birds were killed, on the morning of 30 November to around 5 thousand ",-said Zubakina.
Alexander Kulikov also noted that reexamination is conducting the Federal Centre for animal health ("VNIIZŽ", STATE ORGANIZATION) in Vladimir and central scientific-methodical veterinary laboratory in Moscow (Kosyno). In the press-service of the social information Agency Rosselkhoznadzor said that while the cause of mass death of birds is not clarified. The Central Scientific-methodical vetlaboratorii ASI reporter confirmed that, STATE ORGANIZATION "VNIIZŽ" being repeated studies causes mass death of birds in the Krasnodar region.
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Бугазского лиманов
Веселовка
Россельхознадзор
Темрюкском и Анапском районах Краснодарского края
Николая Власова
Эковахта
Вадим Новопашин
Александр Куликов
Елена Зубакина
