Dog Infected with Avian Flu in Azerbaijan

[Susie]

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Authorities in Serbia Suspect First Case of H5N1 in Domestic Birds

15 March 2006 | 16:52 | FOCUS News Agency



Belgrade. Authorities in Serbia suspect the first case of the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus in domestic birds and have taken all the necessary measures to avoid the spreading of the disease, Reuters announced



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Officials say Azeri dog dies of bird flu
Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:14 AM ET


BAKU (Reuters) - A dog has died of bird flu in Azerbaijan, a country where the virus is believed to have caused the death of three young women, officials said on Wednesday.

"A dead stray dog has been found, and after analysis type A bird flu was discovered. The medical investigation is continuing," said a statement from the state commission tasked with fighting the spread of bird flu. It said the dog died on March 9 in the capital Baku.

[Bruce]

Dog Infected with Avian Flu in Azerbaijan

Dog Infected with Avian Flu in Azerbaijan

Turan 15/03/2006 19:23

Type "A" avian flu was found in a mongrel dog in the village of Rasulzade in Binagadi District of Baku, the Azerbaijan State Commission for the Prevention Avian Flu said

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[zkurmus]

Re: Dog Infected with Avian Flu in Azerbaijan

also reported in zaman.com:

Accoording to the official release from the commission responsible for fight against BF, the tests on the stray dog indicicated that it had type A (h5n1) bird flu virus. The dog had died in the capital of Baku on March 9th.

More info in previous releseases from WHO - didnt translate that part- zk.

Azerbaycan'da bir k?pek kuş gribinden ?ld?

Azerbaycan'da bir sokak k?peğinin kuş gribinden ?ld?ğ? bildirildi.

Kuş gribinin yayılmasıyla m?cadeleden sorumlu resmi komisyondan yapılan a?ıklamada, ?l? sokak k?peğinde yapılan incelemelerde A tipi (H5N1) kuş gribi tespit edildiği, tıbbi incelemelerin s?rd?ğ? kaydedildi.

A?ıklamada, k?peğin başkent Bak?'de 9 Mart'ta ?ld?ğ? belirtildi.

D?nya Sağlık ?rg?t? (DS?), d?n yaptığı a?ıklamada, Azerbaycan'da ?len 3 kişide, kuş gribinin ?ld?r?c? olan H5N1 değil, H5 t?r?n?n tespit edildiğini bildirmişti.

Bir DS? yetkilisi de, ?rneklerin, vir?s?n H5N1 olup olmadığının kesin olarak anlaşılması i?in Londra'da bir laboratuvara g?nderileceğini s?ylemiş ve sonu?ların bir hafta i?inde belli olacağını kaydetmişti.

Azerbaycan Sağlık Bakanlığı, son g?nlerde nedensiz y?ksek ateş ve benzeri rahatsızlıklar g?r?lmesi ?zerine hastaneye kaldırılan 3 kişinin kuş gribinden ?ld?ğ?n? doğrulamış ve 6 kişiyle ilgili incelemelerin s?rd?ğ?n? bildirmişti.

Azerbaycan Sağlık Bakanlığı yetkilileri, kuş gribiyle m?cadele kapsamında Kahire'den getirilen cihazlarla donatılan Azerbaycan'daki ?zel laboratuvarda DS? uzmanlarıyla yapılan tetkiklerin bir b?l?m?n?n sonu?landığını ve 3 kişinin kuş gribinden ?ld?ğ?n?n kesinleştiğini bildirmişti. [16:20:00]

[Mellie]

Re: Outbreak in domestic birds in Serbia, dead dog in Azerbaijan

If I remember correctly, none of the humans who became ill were from Baku. Baku is on the Caspian Sea. They were from surrounding Provinces that have rivers. They were taken to the hospital in Baku. Zkurmis, correct me if I'm wrong. You have a better mental map of all this than I do.

How widespread is the infection in birds, mammals, and specifically humans in that area? I know that besides the Caspian Sea (Baku is on the Caspian), there are rivers that originate up near Tbilisi (Georgia, aren't there birdkill there) and run through Azerbaijan in areas where people are now ill and dying. There are also rivers (Aras and Kura) from eastern Turkey where the H5N1 with S227N polymorph killed family members several months ago, and these are close to rivers in Azjerbaijan (as the bird flies) or do they converge?

Sure would be great to have a map that we could fiddle with. Might need a tutorial to teach us to fiddle, too.

[Sally Furniss]

Re: Dog Infected with Avian Flu in Azerbaijan

BAKU (Reuters) - A dog has died of bird flu in Azerbaijan, a country where the virus is believed to have caused the death of three young women, officials said on Wednesday.

"A dead stray dog has been found, and after analysis type A bird flu was discovered. The medical investigation is continuing," said a statement from the state commission tasked with fighting the spread of bird flu. It said the dog died on March 9 in the capital Baku.

[Sally Furniss]

Re: Dog Infected with Avian Flu in Azerbaijan

In Azerbaijan bird flu mutated into ?dog flu?

On March 9, a stray dog from the village of Rasulzade (Binagadin District) was examined for bird flu in Azerbaijan. As a result of the examination, bird flu virus, A type, was found by the dog. As the State Committee on the Virus Dissemination Prevention informed, the research has continued.
The Azerbaijani Healthcare Ministry pays special attention to the residents of Salyan and Terter Districts who are suspected to be infected. Along with defining the reasons of the diseases in laboratory, which is held together with the World Health Organization, sanitary and quarantine measures are held in the places of potential virus dissemination, reports APA.

[Snowy Owl]

In Azerbaijan bird flu mutated into ?dog flu?

In Azerbaijan bird flu mutated into ?dog flu?

Read it in Russian

On March 9, a stray dog from the village of Rasulzade (Binagadin District) was examined for bird flu in Azerbaijan. As a result of the examination, bird flu virus, A type, was found by the dog. As the State Committee on the Virus Dissemination Prevention informed, the research has continued.
The Azerbaijani Healthcare Ministry pays special attention to the residents of Salyan and Terter Districts who are suspected to be infected. Along with defining the reasons of the diseases in laboratory, which is held together with the World Health Organization, sanitary and quarantine measures are held in the places of potential virus dissemination, reports APA.

http://www.regnum.ru/english/606869.html

[Snowy Owl]

Bird flu 'causes first dog death'

A stray dog has died of bird flu in the Caspian nation of Azerbaijan, health officials have said - thought to be the first time the virus has killed a dog.

Azerbaijan reported its first three human deaths from bird flu on Monday.
The World Health Organization has yet to confirm bird flu caused the human deaths, but said the US Navy lab that carried out the tests was reliable.
The deaths of the three young Azeri women would take the WHO total for human deaths from bird flu to 101.
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There have been no confirmed cases of one person passing the virus to another. Most people who have contracted it are thought to have been in close contact with domestic poultry.


But scientists fear the virus could mutate into a form that can pass from person to person.


Germany has reported at least three cat deaths from bird flu, which has been spreading from South-East Asia since 2003.


Quarantine


The deadly H5N1 strain of the virus was discovered in migratory bird flocks in Azerbaijan last month.


The government has taken measures to quarantine the two regions where the women died, with entry and exit to their villages being controlled.
Cars were being disinfected and domestic poultry was being confined, Reuters news agency reported.


<!-- E BO -->The dog that died was found in the capital Baku on 9 March, health officials said.

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