AZERBAIJAN - "Azerbaijan releases results of bird flu monitoring"

[Theresa42]

Hat-tip, Carol@SC!

Azerbaijan releases results of bird flu monitoring
Oct 6, 2007

The State Veterinary Service of the Agriculture Ministry of Azerbaijan has released results of the 9th monitoring carried out since September 24.

Samples from 26 wild birds and 727 domestic birds were analyzed in laboratory.

?All the samples were tested negative for bird flu,? said the Veterinary Service.

The State Veterinary Service, Ecology and Natural Resources Ministry, Health Ministry and Hunters? Society have monitored Absheron Peninsula, Pirallahi Island, regions of Devechi, Salyan, Aghjabadi and Lenkeran. No sick birds were found.

The 10th monitoring will start on October 22.

http://en.apa.az/news.php?id=36721

[AlaskaDenise]

Re: AZERBAIJAN - "Azerbaijan releases results of bird flu monitoring"

While the sites mentioned had H5N1, I don't see Naxcivan - site of first known wild bird deaths in the Azirbaijan/Turkey region in October 2005.

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[Sally Furniss]

Re: AZERBAIJAN - "Azerbaijan releases results of bird flu monitoring"

Announced the results of monitoring the ?avian flu?, carried out by 15 December, the State Veterinary Service under the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan.

As the Day.Az, reported by the head of the press service of the State Veterinary Service Yolcu Hanveli.

According to him, in the course of monitoring the blood samples were taken and pathogenic materials from 25 wild and domestic birds 2982. Analysis of the samples did not reveal ?avian flu?.

?Given the likelihood of infiltration of the disease? avian flu ?in Azerbaijan through migratory birds, PBS continues to monitor, and regular monitoring will begin on 12 January?, - underlined J. Hanveli.

Note that the monitoring was carried out on the Absheron peninsula, Devechi, Salyan districts, the reserve Gyzylagadzh Lyankyaranskogo area, etc.

Seymour Mamedov

http://www.day.az/news/society/141935.html

[AlaskaDenise]

Re: AZERBAIJAN - "Azerbaijan releases results of bird flu monitoring"

If the only test was the blood, would asymptomatic carriers have antibodies in their blood?

Does the successful wild bird AI adaptation entail antibodies, or other mechanisms (as humans do) that allow them to effectively resist so many AIs?


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