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Korsakovsky District, Sakhalin Oblast
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Experts confirmed the avian influenza virus in a wild fur seal from the Korsakov region
Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus confirmed by FGBI "ARRIAH"
August 22, 15:45
As a result of the study of materials obtained from the corpse of a wild fur seal found in the Korsakov region, specialists from the Federal State Budgetary Institution "ARRIAH" confirmed the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of the H5N1 subtype. The material was sent by the Sakhalin branch of the Primorsky Interregional Veterinary Laboratory, SakhalinMedia news agency reports with reference to the press service of the Primorsky Interregional Department of Rosselkhoznadzor.
RNA of avian influenza virus type "A" was isolated in a sample of pathological material from a wild fur seal by the Sakhalin branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Primorsk Interregional Veterinary Laboratory" on August 17. To confirm the diagnosis and conduct extended studies, the materials were sent to the Federal State Budgetary Institution "ARRIAH" subordinate to the Rosselkhoznadzor. The diagnosis was confirmed by the institution.
It is worth noting that due to the high ability to change the virus, poultry and wild birds, many species of animals and humans are sick with avian influenza. Bird flu is contracted from a wild waterfowl, which is mostly asymptomatic, but can be a carrier of the virus for a long time or a bird living next to a person. One of the important factors of preventive measures is the exclusion of contact between poultry and wild birds. In addition, the most effective measure is the vaccination of poultry.
The source of human infection is a sick bird, but transmission of the virus through animals is not excluded. Symptoms of the disease include depression, lack of response to others, unusual behavior, and movement disorders. Difficulty breathing, coughing, sneezing, nasal discharge, swelling and blueing of the comb and earrings in chickens are noted.
The ways of human infection are contact with a sick animal, airborne and alimentary (with food). Dangerous discharge of infected animals (expiration from the nose, eyes, feces), which, getting into the air and water, can become a source of infection when bathing. Once in the water, the virus can persist for up to one month, and at low temperatures even longer. In some cases, human infection is possible when eating meat and eggs of a sick bird without sufficient heat treatment.
If signs of disease are detected in birds or a dead bird is found, immediately inform the Veterinary and Breeding Agency of the Sakhalin Region or the Primorsky Interregional Department of Rosselkhoznadzor by phone: 8 (4242) 55-70-65.
https://sakhalinmedia.ru/news/1567954/