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14 people could be infected with parrots from ...
16:03 | 12 Jan, 2009 → Source: Vsluh.ru
Fourteen people, including two pregnant women and two children - the residents Petuhovskogo district of Kurgan region, hospitalized with suspected acute infection caused by unknown virus. A criminal case.
As reported today Kurgan.Ru, in mid-December 2008 kurganskie border guards detained a large consignment of live contraband goods - more than a thousand popugaychikov. After removal of the goods in accordance with the law, should have been destroyed. In doing so, such a procedure is required to carry out veterinary checks. However, the sick parrots have been in homes, kindergartens and other institutions of the region.
During the holidays in a district hospital with complaints were treated residents of the region. Whose it was the New Year "gift" - the border guards or veterinarian of Kurgan region, to be seen on prosecutors.
"At the hospital this morning, 14 people (four contacts), two pregnant women and two children. Contacts will still be under surveillance. Dynamic growth of the disease there," - said Chief oblzdrava Elena Sklyar at a meeting with Governor of Kurgan region.
Oleg Bogomolov, head of the region demanded an understanding of the case, identify the perpetrators, "to be more closely than it was in veterinary medicine."
"Indiscipline, laxity and irresponsibility lead to such consequences. Violated the rules and requirements. Rather than destroy, they started giving away the birds. We need to figure out who handed out. All will be officially calculated until a parrot" - said the governor, stressing that the measure would increase the liability of heads of department.
So far in this case, the total confusion. According to some reports, veterinarians were not aware of the smuggled birds until January 9, when the cause of the sudden illness of more than 10 people. Thus, the responsibility for the incident falls on the border guards.
Chief Veterinary Office in Kurgan region Nikolai Petrenko commented on the situation this way: "The findings do sooner. Diagnosis or birds or people just do not have. These are some human respiratory disease that may cause disease parrots. Now we have all necessary bioproby in birds, is a laboratory analysis of samples. A week later, will have an accurate diagnosis. " Petrenko sure that the disease which has occurred in an area has nothing to do with avian flu.
But now all of epidemiological security area intensified. His expertise in the area Petuhovsky sent from the Office of Rospotrebnadzor.
http://www.vsluh.ru/news/incident/160143.html
14 people could be infected with parrots from ...
16:03 | 12 Jan, 2009 → Source: Vsluh.ru
Fourteen people, including two pregnant women and two children - the residents Petuhovskogo district of Kurgan region, hospitalized with suspected acute infection caused by unknown virus. A criminal case.
As reported today Kurgan.Ru, in mid-December 2008 kurganskie border guards detained a large consignment of live contraband goods - more than a thousand popugaychikov. After removal of the goods in accordance with the law, should have been destroyed. In doing so, such a procedure is required to carry out veterinary checks. However, the sick parrots have been in homes, kindergartens and other institutions of the region.
During the holidays in a district hospital with complaints were treated residents of the region. Whose it was the New Year "gift" - the border guards or veterinarian of Kurgan region, to be seen on prosecutors.
"At the hospital this morning, 14 people (four contacts), two pregnant women and two children. Contacts will still be under surveillance. Dynamic growth of the disease there," - said Chief oblzdrava Elena Sklyar at a meeting with Governor of Kurgan region.
Oleg Bogomolov, head of the region demanded an understanding of the case, identify the perpetrators, "to be more closely than it was in veterinary medicine."
"Indiscipline, laxity and irresponsibility lead to such consequences. Violated the rules and requirements. Rather than destroy, they started giving away the birds. We need to figure out who handed out. All will be officially calculated until a parrot" - said the governor, stressing that the measure would increase the liability of heads of department.
So far in this case, the total confusion. According to some reports, veterinarians were not aware of the smuggled birds until January 9, when the cause of the sudden illness of more than 10 people. Thus, the responsibility for the incident falls on the border guards.
Chief Veterinary Office in Kurgan region Nikolai Petrenko commented on the situation this way: "The findings do sooner. Diagnosis or birds or people just do not have. These are some human respiratory disease that may cause disease parrots. Now we have all necessary bioproby in birds, is a laboratory analysis of samples. A week later, will have an accurate diagnosis. " Petrenko sure that the disease which has occurred in an area has nothing to do with avian flu.
But now all of epidemiological security area intensified. His expertise in the area Petuhovsky sent from the Office of Rospotrebnadzor.
http://www.vsluh.ru/news/incident/160143.html
