Iran: bird flu outbreak in poultry confirmed - H5N1

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H5N1 bird flu virus hits ducks, geese in N. Iran
18 Jan 2008 13:36:00 GMT
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H5N1 is the bird flu strain that scientists worry could mutate into a form easily passed between humans. Iran first reported H5N1 in 2006, when the virus was found in wild swans in the northern province of Mazandaran.
"Laboratory tests ... confirmed that Iran's wild and native birds had the H5N1 bird flu virus," the student news agency ISNA quoted Mojtaba Norouzi, head of Iran's Veterinary Organisation, as saying.
"The virus first seen in wild swans in the area ... has been found among native ducks and geese around the northern village of Barzanghib in Iran's Mazandaran province."
Norouzi said the situation was under control and authorities had culled all birds in the village. With thousands of migratory geese, ducks and other wildfowl heading for the province for the winter, local authorities are on high alert, he said.
(Writing by Parisa Hafezi, Editing by Timothy Heritage)

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Bird Flu Cases Detected


State Veterinary Organization has announced that migratory and indigenous birds have tested positive for H5N1 bird flu virus.
?Avian flu, earlier reported for migratory swans in the Anzali International Wetland in northern Iran, has been detected among geese, ducks and domestic hens in Barzanghib village near the wetland,? the Organization?s chief, Mojtaba Norouzi told ISNA Friday.
?Laboratory tests in Italy confirmed that Iran?s wild and native birds had been infected by the H5N1 bird flu virus.?
The Organization culled domestic birds of the village to prevent the outbreak of the deadly virus in the vicinity of the wetland, he said, urging locals to avoid hunting.
H5N1 is the bird flu strain that scientists worry could mutate into a form easily passed to humans.
With thousands of migratory geese, ducks and other wildfowl heading for the province for the winter, local authorities are on high alert, he said.
The official had earlier told the news agency that the organization destroys any poultry in places where birds have been detected with suspicious respiratory diseases.
Iran had officially announced an outbreak of bird flu among migratory birds in late 2005.
It was reported last week that Indonesia and Iran reached a tentative deal to co-produce bird flu vaccines.

http://www.iran-daily.com/1386/3042/html/economy.htm#s287277

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Press TV - Iran's Veterinary Organization has announced migratory and indigenous birds have tested positive for the virulent H5N1 bird flu virus.
"Avian flu, earlier reported among migratory swans in the International Anzali Wetland in northern Iran, has been detected among geese, ducks and domestic hens in Barzanghib village near the wetland," the Organization's chief, Mojtaba Norouzi told ISNA.
The Organization culled domestic birds of the village to ward off an outbreak of the deadly virus in the vicinity of the wetland, he said, urging locals to avoid hunting.
The official had earlier told the news agency that the Organization destroys any poultry in places where birds have been discovered with suspicious respiratory diseases. Iran had officially announced an outbreak of bird flu among migratory birds in late 2005. It was reported last week that Indonesia and Iran reached a tentative deal to co-produce bird flu vaccines. http://www.payvand.com/news/08/jan/1176.html
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