AZERBAIJAN - "In Azerbaijan, being monitored to prevent avian influenza"

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In Azerbaijan, being monitored to prevent avian influenza
Jan 15, 2007

In Azerbaijan from 15 to 20 January will be a regular monitoring for the prevention of avian influenza, which is the first this year and eighth of its kind since April 2006. According to the "Trend" agency with reference to the State Veterinary Service in minselhose, monitoring conducted by a special commission, of which, along with the veterinary service of the specialists of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Health and Society hunters. It is in areas with a probability of migratory birds on the island of Pirallahi, on the Apsheron Peninsula, in Daviachi, Salane, Agjebedi and companies in the territory of national parks, along the coastal region.

Note that the laboratory findings on the previous monitoring will be announced on 16 January. To prevent the entry of the virus into the country all veterinary border countries are working in intensive regime remains in force a ban on hunting, the sale and consumption of wild birds in the country and on the use and importation of poultry from countries where there were incidents of infection with the virus.

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Initial Data of Monitoring Exercises Reveal Absence of ?Bird Flu? Virus in Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan, Baku /corr Trend S.Babayeva / The State Veterinary Service of the Agrcultiure Ministry informed that the 4th monitoring exercise to prevent ?bird flu? in Azerbaijan has come to an end.

As of initial data, the monitoring was carried out did not reveal any manifestaion of this disease. The laboratory results will be publicized on 17 March.

The monitoring was held by a commission of specialists of the State Service, Health Ministry, Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry and Society of Hunters on the territories where there is a likelihood of temporary migrant birds nesting, namely the Absheron peninsula, the Island of Pirallahi, as well as on the territories of the National Parks parallel to the Caspian coast.

It comes as the 11th monitoring since April 2006. The previous monitoring exercises held in the territory of the country did not reveal ?bird flu? virus in Azerbaijan.

To prevent the infiltration of the bird flu virus into the country, all frontier veterinary points are operating on medium security, the prohibition on hunting, sale and eating of wild birds in the Country still remains in force.

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Azerbaijan to monitor bird flu situation every month

http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=23098

[ 17 Mar 2007 13:51 ]

Azerbaijan?s Agriculture Ministry?s Vet Service will monitor the situation on bird flu once every month beginning from April compared to twice a month at present.

The Vet Service Chairman Ismayil Hasanov told a press conference that the samples taken from 20,784 fowls during the period of August-March were analyzed negative for H5N1 and no symptoms were found.
He added that bird flu can come to the country as bird migration is continuing now.
?The period from December to March is dangerous time. We will continue monitoring regularly despite the period after March is not so risky,? he noted.
He also said the international organizations and the USA provide aid to Azerbaijan in fighting the avian influenza.
?The United States has donated four automobiles to the Vet Service,? he underscored.