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USAID starts implementing the new programme to eradicate bird flu STOP-AI

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Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.ca-news.org/news/37287
Google translation from Russian:

USAID starts implementing the new programme to eradicate bird flu STOP-AI
September 12, 2008, 17:55

CA-NEWS (KG) - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) begins to implement a new regional programme to eradicate bird flu pandemic and STOP-AI, announced USAID.

Regional Director of USAID missions in Central Asia, said Bill Frey, polutoragodichny that this project will help governments and producers of poultry products from Central Asia in the development of approaches to the protection of citizens and the region's economy from the serious consequences that may arise in the highly outbreaks of bird flu (VPGP).

Draft STOP-AI will provide resources and assistance in the planning and conduct surveillance, control and prevention, as in the preparation of measures to counter possible outbreaks, prevent re-infection, as well as the restoration of different spheres of the economy after the outbreak. The project will also promote protection of human health, such as protective measures while working with infected animals and during outbreaks in general.


The countries of Central Asia are buying bird-products from China, Iran, Russia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, where outbreaks have already been identified VPPG. The outbreaks in Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan in March 2006 - is yet another proof of the threat posed by the VPPG to human health, as well as food products and sources of income for thousands of inhabitants of the region.

From 15 to 19 September draft conducts its first training course for 25 professional veterinary services and health Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, working on VPGP, including the supervision and control, bio-security measures, investigating the causes of the outbreak, measures to depopulation, the destruction of the martyrs and the dead animals and disinfected.

Specialists will become familiar with the use of personal protective equipment, the procedures for the disinfection and diagnostics, including the collection, testing, storage and transport of samples. For USAID has provided training for participants means to protect and diagnosis in the amount of 23 thousand U.S. dollars. The course will also give participants the skills to teach other submissions received, as expected, that these professionals will conduct similar courses for colleagues in their countries.
 
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