Russia mounts mass poultry vaccination against bird flu
Last Update: Saturday, March 11, 2006. 8:37am (AEDT)
By Moscow correspondent Emma Griffiths
Russian has begun a mass vaccination of poultry to stop the spread of bird flu.
Bird flu has already been blamed for one million poultry deaths in Russia, but the country's south is believed to be the most vulnerable to the virus.
The mass vaccination has begun in those regions and Russian officials hope to vaccinate all domestic birds by July.
The program will initially focus on farms with ponds and waterways that could attract migratory birds.
France and the Netherlands are also vaccinating poultry.
Some experts have criticised the practice.
They say it does not completely protect the birds from the disease and could mask its transmission among flocks.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200603/s1589268.htm
Last Update: Saturday, March 11, 2006. 8:37am (AEDT)
By Moscow correspondent Emma Griffiths
Russian has begun a mass vaccination of poultry to stop the spread of bird flu.
Bird flu has already been blamed for one million poultry deaths in Russia, but the country's south is believed to be the most vulnerable to the virus.
The mass vaccination has begun in those regions and Russian officials hope to vaccinate all domestic birds by July.
The program will initially focus on farms with ponds and waterways that could attract migratory birds.
France and the Netherlands are also vaccinating poultry.
Some experts have criticised the practice.
They say it does not completely protect the birds from the disease and could mask its transmission among flocks.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200603/s1589268.htm