Re: Russia: bird flu H5 suspected in 1,000 dead wild birds in Krasnodar
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Source: Interfax, full text in Russia:
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03.12.12 14:10
Migratory infection
Interfax-Russia.ru - Bird flu has killed at Kuban nearly three thousand water birds. In two areas of the region have introduced emergency mode and banned hunting, doctors inoculate people and domestic birds.
The first warning bell that the regions of Russia could again threaten the bird flu, there was November 29. Representatives Temryuk District Hunting and Fishing "Interfax-South" that the Black Sea coast of Kuban, they found hundreds of dead birds.
"The greatest number of bird carcasses were found on the banks of Kiziltash Bugaz and estuaries, the spit naked, as well as on the Black Sea - the area between the village and hamlets Veselovka Annunciation and the beach resort town of Anapa," - said the representative of the society. According to him, found more than 600 dead birds of different species, including the Dalmatian pelican, listed in the Red Book of Russia.
Pathological material immediately reported regional management professionals Rosselkhoznadzor. According to preliminary estimates, the cause of mass deaths is in the bird flu.
The next day, the press center of the Russian Interior Ministry, "Interfax" reported that in the province have already found about 1,800 dead waterfowl, including ducks and coots dives. In this case, a law enforcement source confirmed that the Krasnodar Veterinary Laboratory was concluded under which the birds died from avian flu.
In turn, management Rosselkhoznadzor Krasnodar Krai and Adygea also confirmed the cause of death of the birds. "According to expert FSBI" Krasnodar Interregional Veterinary Laboratory ", the analysis of dead birds found in the spit Ingots (Temryuk district) and village Amber (Anapa) identified the genetic material of the virus of avian influenza AH5" - said the representative office.
With the outbreak of bird flu on November 30 Kuban began vaccination of poultry, which will be held in all districts of the Krasnodar region, said the official. First in line for the vaccine - the birds and Anapa Temryuk areas where there was an outbreak.
In order to prevent massive spread of the disease, and regional offices Rosselkhoznadzor Gosvetupravleniya instructed to check how respected veterinary legislation on all poultry farms closed, and on farms, noted the "Interfax" in the prosecution of the Krasnodar Territory.
From November 30 to Temryuk and Anapa quarantined areas of Kuban, and in Anapa on behalf of Mayor Tatiana Evsikova entered emergency mode. Hunting in these two areas is prohibited.
"The price of issue - the health and safety of all residents of the province. Therefore, I accept the decision to ban hunting in areas where there was a marked mass death of wild birds - in Anapa and Temryuk (Anapa and Temryuk areas - IF). Moreover, in these territories quarantine . demand that all over the region reacted to this situation very seriously, "- said the head of the Krasnodar Territory Alexander Tkachev.
"As long as the main source of the virus - coot from reservoirs and Anapa Temryuk areas, but as the virus spreads among birds is easy, any risk should be excluded," - said in turn the chief veterinarian of the Kuban George Dzhailidi.
As the bird infection by direct contact can infect human prophylactically Kuban authorities decided to plant a flu inhabitants of the region. Special attention will be paid to those who work in the poultry or somehow contact with poultry.
Fortunately, so far no cases of infection among inhabitants of Kuban were found. This was reported by Health Minister Elena Redko Krasnodar region.
"At a human infection is not transmitted. Only way of infection - through direct contact with sick birds and poultry meat cutting. For avian influenza is characterized by rapid development of pneumonia and death. Therefore, at the first sign of SARS should immediately consult a doctor," - said head of the regional Ministry of Health.
Under the control of children's and adult infectious disease in Anapa and Temryuk district today form 25 medical teams to podvorovyh rounds.
For his part, the head of Rospotrebnadzor Gennady Onishchenko, reassured the people, saying that the outbreak of avian influenza can be expected. "The threats spread and cause for alarm yet. While we are die-wild birds," - said the chief medical officer, "Interfax".
According to him, all near Anapa collected and disposed of 2800 birds. Among them, a wild duck, swan, cormorants, pelicans, seagulls. "The dead birds were found virus H5. Which - to understand," - said the head Gennady Onishchenko.
Authorities Anapa, on the beaches which are also found dead animals, organized awareness activities and take all practicable steps to protect themselves from infection.
In particular, in the city is not only a ban on hunting, and fishing. On all roads leading to the site of infection on Kiziltash estuary, organized roadblocks, and operational teams of the police, the public, representatives of the Cossacks, Hunting and Fishing constantly monitor the situation and to Kiziltash Vityazevskom estuary, Anapa smoothly and Chemburskom lake. In the markets of Anapa now banned implementation of game.
According to the information the press service of the city hall, all deceased wild bird was scrapped by the rules: burned to ash, and disposal sites treated with caustic soda and chlorine bleach.
Experts believe that the infection came from outside the migration of wild birds. Cases in poultry in the province and in Anapa - neither the private sector nor the companies said in a statement.
In doing so, the region's residents, the approval of which refers to the accompanying video Ninth channel questioned the official version of bird mortality. According to them, they saw the bodies of birds lying on the shore of the estuary Kiziltash, ulcers, similar to the following chemical burns.
Meanwhile, in the Temryuk district at risk Veselovka hit town and all locations that are within 10 km. In this region of Kuban cases in poultry also been identified, but experts continue to blood samples taken in different parts of the district.
For the unauthorized sale of birds here watching the police, but in the shops and markets, where tests are conducted and veterinary expertise, sales of poultry not banned, says the report 's press-service of administration Temryuk District.
The incident has affected the economy of the region in part: December 1, Belarus imposed temporary restrictions on imports from the territory of the Kuban live birds, hatching eggs, poultry meat, all kinds of poultry products, down and feathers, feed and feed additives for animals, including poultry and fish, as well as used equipment for maintenance, slaughtering and butchering poultry. This was reported on the website of the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in the Russian Federation.
In neighboring states intend to take additional measures to ensure the control of biological protection of all local poultry farms.
In Russia there was a recent death of birds in the Orenburg region: November 6 in slurry pits N1 JSC "South-Ural cryolite plant" along the shoreline of the reservoir found 168 carcasses of white-fronted goose, nine carcasses of swans and ducks carcass.
But there's reason for their decline was not bird flu. According to the preliminary version, the birds died due to chemical exposure. "Experts have concluded that the deaths of birds caused by the strong chemicals. Who will analyze what this substance. Know that this is not an epidemic, avian influenza is excluded," - said the agency "Interfax-Volga" Senior Assistant Attorney Orenburg region Olga Anikeeva.
In this case, someone tried to hide the incident. "Part of the birds had been hidden in the pipes, some prikopat land," - said the prosecutor's office. The entire perimeter of the southern and eastern part of the slurry pits, as shown by inspection of the birds' death, is a large concentration of industrial waste.
Columnist Eugene Artemov
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