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    April 11, 2008,

    Bird flu threat hits Russia

    Bird flu tests are being held and villagers are being monitored in Russia?s far east after the suspicious death of a dozen chickens. Doctors fear villagers in Vozdvizhenka in the Primorsky region may have been exposed to the virus.

    Over forty birds have been slaughtered and burned to stop the possible spread of the disease, and the residents have been quarantined.

    Vets are also disinfecting property and vaccinating fowl in nearby villages.

    ?Addressing chronic disease is an issue of human rights ? that must be our call to arms"
    Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief The Lancet

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    Re: Bird flu threat hits Russia; april 11

    machinetranslation

    In one of the villages 40 of poultry died of bird flu

    In the village of Primorsky Krai Vozdvizhenka, where one of the private farms case occurred 40 chickens, declared a quarantine because of suspected outbreak of avian influenza, RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of Emergency Management Krai.

    Preliminary analysis in the laboratory Ussuriyskoy Rosselhoznadzora revealed that the cause of death of poultry was the avian flu.

    . "To prevent the possible spread of the virus are banned entry to and exit from the village" - told representatives of MOE.

    . In the village, where in private hands contains about 5 thousand birds, conducted disinfection activities at the scene working staff veterinarian and Soviet specialists.

    . According to the agency "Interfax" if information is confirmed that the birds died from flu, it is possible that quarantine will be declared not only in Vozdvizhenke but throughout Ussuriyskogo urban districts, where the largest poultry farm in Primorye.

    . The representative of the boundary-value management in an interview to Rosselhoznadzora suggested that the chickens may be infected with the virus by migratory birds returning to the Primorye after wintering in the south-east Asian countries, where outbreaks were reported earlier this dangerous disease.

    At the same time, he stressed that avian influenza has seen only as a preliminary version of the reasons the number of poultry deaths in Vozdvizhenke.

    11.04.2008

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      One of the villages of littoral because of the outbreak of bird influenza is closed to the quarantine

      In the Primorskiy Kray the commission for the extraordinary situations of Ussuri urban district made a decision about the introduction in the village Of vozdvizhenka of quarantine because of the outbreak of bird influenza. On this to the correspondent IA regnum on 11 April they reported in the press- service of main management MCHS [EMERGENCY AND DISASTER RELIEF MINISTRY] of Russia on the Primorskiy Kray.
      "Opoveshcheny the adjacent settlements of the urban district, and also locating in the boundary, October and Mikhajlovsk regions. Is already produced podvorovyy circuit by the specialists of veterinary services in the village Of vozdvizhenka for purposes of checking poultry. At the given moment of the new cases of case it is not revealed ", they reported in the press- service of territorial MCHS [EMERGENCY AND DISASTER RELIEF MINISTRY].
      Are at present established the posts OF THE STATE INSPECTORATE FOR ROAD TRAFFIC SAFETY, which limit entrance in the village Of vozdvizhenka and forbidding departure from the village. By veterinary services is carried out disinfection and vaccination of all birds of the village Of vozdvizhenka and territories adjacent to it; also they added in the press- service of management MCHS [EMERGENCY AND DISASTER RELIEF MINISTRY].
      <NOINDEX>As previously reported IA regnum, on one of particular podvoriy in the village Of vozdvizhenka of Ussuri urban district in the Primorskiy Kray was fixed the case of approximately 40 hens. The specialists assume that the virus of bird influenza became reason. The additional studies, intended to refine the reason for the loss of bird, are conducted at the given moment, in the village work the veterinarians together with the specialists Of rossel'khoznadzora.



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        Re: Bird flu threat hits Russia; april 11

        Also from ITAR-TASS:

        Poultry death cases reported in Primorsky Ter

        11.04.2008, 08.31

        VLADIVOSTOK, April 11 (Itar-Tass) --

        Poultry death cases have been reported from the village of Vozdvizhenka in the Primorsky Territory.

        Forty birds died in private yards, according to the Russian Emergencies Ministry?s Primorsky territorial department.

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          Re: Bird flu threat hits Russia; april 11

          FROM KOMSOMOLSKAJA PRAVDA:

          In Primorye detected avian flu?

          In the province recorded large losses of birds
          Alexander NIKOLAEV - 11.04.2008

          In the village of Vozdvizhenka Ussuriisk was recorded before the death of a large bird, one of the private farms has lost about 40 chickens.

          According to an analysis of the commitment made by specialists Rosselhoznadzora set a preliminary diagnosis - avian influenza.

          -- At this time, the village Vozdvizhenka closed for quarantine.
          Neither getting there, or can not go on the road exhibited GAI posts - told assistant manager for media relations Krai Administration Rosselhoznadzora Vitaly SALENKO.
          -- In the village conducted the necessary disinfection activities, local residents are prohibited from releasing, poultry yards.

          Rosselhoznadzora Specialists say that while this is only a preliminary diagnosis, and at that point, already under further studies, which should establish the precise cause of these deaths of poultry.
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            Re: Bird flu threat hits Russia; april 11

            Updated map

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              Re: Bird flu threat hits Russia; april 11

              In the Primorsky Krai recorded outbreak of avian flu epicenter

              In the village of Primorsky Krai Vozdvizhenka was declared quarantine because of the suspicion of an outbreak of an avian flu epidemic, from the press service of Emergency Management Krai.

              These actions were taken as a result of a sudden these deaths 40 chickens at a private farm.

              According to preliminary analyses, conducted as a matter of urgency in the Ussuri Rosselhoznadzora found that the loss of birds occurred as a result of infection with avian influenza.

              According to the press service of MOE, leave the village and enter it was banned, in order to prevent possible spread of the virus.

              Currently there are about Vozdvizhenke 5 thousand birds, veterinary services staff and experts held Rosselhoznadzora disinfection measures.

              If the information that the chicken deaths occurred as a result of bird flu, confirmed that the quarantine may declare not only Vozdvizhenke, but throughout the Ussuriyskogo urban districts, where the largest poultry farm in Primorye.

              Representatives Rosselhoznadzora suggest that poultry can be infected with the avian influenza virus from migratory birds returning after wintering in Asian countries, where outbreaks were reported earlier this extremely dangerous disease.
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                Re: Bird flu threat hits Russia; april 11

                In one village Primorye detected bird flu

                Time Events: 10:56
                last update: 11:01

                At private farmstead in the village of Primorsky Krai Vozdvizhenka recorded losses of poultry.

                10 birds died, the remaining 42 were slaughtered and burned.

                After inspections, experts Primorsky Rosselhoznadzora interregional veterinary laboratory reported that it is avian flu. Currently, the virus strain clarified.

                The data obtained are sent to All-Russian Research Institute for Animal Welfare.

                It is expected that poultry can become infected through feed, which consisted of strips of wild waterfowl.

                In the village of Vozdvizhenka declared a quarantine.

                On infecting notified dangers surrounding localities - Ussuriysk City District, Border, and Oktyabrsky districts Mikhailovsky.

                Podvorovy bypass in the village Vozdvizhenka new cases these deaths are not identified, reported Rosbalt.

                Polyclinics, service, ambulance and medical professionals Center disasters have control over the state of health of the villagers.
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                  Re: Bird flu threat hits Russia; april 11

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                    Re: Bird flu threat hits Russia; april 11

                    From last year at this time...

                    Lake Xingkai/Khanka is located on the border of the People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation. It is the largest lake in Northeast Asia, as well as a transboundary waterbody between China and Russia. The lake is called Lake Xingkai in China and Khanka Lake in Russia. The Russian Federation designated the lake as a Ramsar Convention wetland site, on the basis of its importance for migratory bird species. http://www.worldlakes.org/lakedetails.asp?lakeid=8619



                    04/10/2007

                    Migratory birds put officials on alert



                    Liu Huajin grows more and more tense the closer spring gets.
                    Liu, an official at Xingkai Lake Natural Reserve in Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, is charged with preventing outbreaks of avian flu at the reserve. And at a time when millions of birds from southern China and Southeast Asia are stopping at the lake to rest on their way back to Russia and other neighboring countries, the burden of this responsibility grows particularly heavy.
                    "The temperature is rising. The ice on the lakes is melting, which is attracting more birds," he said.
                    The situation exposes the reserve, which sits along the China-Russia border, to possible bird flu outbreaks.
                    "It is a vital time for anti-bird flu work as tens of thousands of birds come here every day," Liu said after a recent trip out to an observation post.
                    "All 41 of our staff members are working on the issue. The whole reserve is on high alert."
                    Local authorities have mapped out a package of policies to prevent outbreaks of avian flu this year. They include a regional surveillance system and efforts to distribute basic information about the disease to local residents.
                    The authorities have so far set up 10 observation posts within the reserve. They issue daily reports on any suspicious or abnormal activity by migratory birds.
                    If dead birds are found in the reserve, they are immediately collected and taken to the bird flu laboratory in Harbin, the provincial capital, for testing, Liu said.
                    The area surrounding where the dead birds are found is placed under quarantine.
                    In addition, more than 100 local residents, including farmers and fishermen, have been given basic training about how to deal with avian flu, Liu said.
                    Xingkai Lake is only one of many stops for migratory birds in Heilongjiang Province. Its dense river systems and vast plains make it an ideal place for birds to rest during their migrations.
                    Twelve national-level and 47 provincial-level observation posts have been established within the province, said Tao Jin, chief of the Heilongjiang Provincial Forestry Department's wildlife protection office.
                    "We have found several dead birds, but none of them were found to have avian flu," Tao said.
                    "This is a difficult period for Heilongjiang Province, one of the major stopovers for migrant birds in northern Asia," said Li Xiaomin, an ornithologist from Northeast Forestry University.
                    Wild geese and widgeons are believed to be the main suspects in carrying the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus.
                    "They will not leave until early next month," said Li.
                    He said people should avoid touching these birds and make sure they kept their poultry in enclosed spaces to avoid possible infections.
                    "This is a sensitive time and any mistakes could cause serious trouble," said Li.
                    To prevent any outbreak of bird flu, Yin ChengJie, vice-minister of agriculture, ordered comprehensive spring vaccinations around the nation and called for stricter monitoring work.
                    Source: China Daily
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                      Re: Bird flu threat hits Russia; april 11

                      The vaccination campaign is also cited in a piece date April 5th, http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=62907.

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                        Re: Bird flu threat hits Russia; april 11

                        Thanks ironore this seems to be a heavily watched area. Although the current problem appears to be related to migratory birds, the persistent pig problem is also in the area....


                        Archive Number20071122.3783
                        Published Date22-NOV-2007
                        SubjectPRO/AH> African swine fever - China: (Heilongjiang), susp, RFI

                        AFRICAN SWINE FEVER - CHINA: (HEILONGJIANG), SUSPECTED, REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ************************************************** ************************* A ProMED-mail post <http://www.promedmail.org> ProMED-mail is a program of theInternational Society for Infectious Diseases <http://www.isid.org> Date: Wed 21 Nov 2007Source: AHO News [in German, trans. Mod.AS, edited] <http://www.animal-health-online.de/aktuell.htm> According to the Russian media sources, African swine fever (ASF) has broken up in the province of Heilongjiang, in north east China.In particular, pig holdings in the cities of Hulin, Mishan, and Tsidun in the region of Primorje (Russian Primorsky Krai), bordering Russia, have been affected. The sources are reporting an increase in surveillance activities by the Russian authorities in the border region. It is feared that the virus may spread to Russia, infecting wild swine and poorly maintained pig farms. The population has been encouraged to refrain from buying Chinese pig meat. An official confirmation [from China] is pending.-- communicated by:ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org> [ASF has been recorded, during 2007, in several ex-Soviet Union countries: Georgia, Armenia, Abkhazia, and Nagorno-Karabakh. Rumors about its possible presence in China were officially refuted (see ProMED-mail 20060924.2732). Confirmation of the Russian-sourced rumors, or -- it is to be hoped -- their official denial, is anticipated. The province of Heilongjiang can be located on the map of China at <http://www.mapsofworld.com/china/provinces/>. - Mod.AS Primorsky Krai, in the extreme south eastern region of Russia, can be seen on the map at <http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/commonwealth/russia_admin_1994.pdf>. - CopyEd.MJ]

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                          Re: Bird flu threat hits Russia; april 11

                          Lake Khanka is a Ramsar Site (310,000 ha), located in 44?53'N, 132?30'E, on the border with China. It is a large freshwater lake, surrounded by grass mires. The site supports a rich diversity of plants and animals, including a large number of Anatidae populations. The Lake is an important site for their breeding and staging during their migration. Anatidae species breeding in the site:
                          • Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
                          • Greylag Goose Anser anser
                          • Swan Goose Anser cygnoides
                          • Falcated Teal Anas falcata
                          • Baikal Teal Anas formosa
                          • Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
                          • Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
                          • Garganey Anas querquedula
                          • Shoveler Anas clypeata
                          • Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri
                          • Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

                          During their migration, it is estimated the lake supports 300,000-350,000 dabbling ducks (mainly Pintail Anas acuta, Wigeon Anas penelope, Falcated Teal Anas falcata and Common Teal Anas crecca), 100,000-130,000 geese (mainly Bean Goose Anser fabalis and White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons), and 3,000-5,000 swans (mainly Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus). They stay the site for about one month both in spring and in autumn. The total numbers of Anatidae in spring and in autumn are about the same.

                          The site includes Khankaisky Zapovednik (38,000 ha) established in 1990, its buffer zone and a zakaznik. The management authorities of the Site are:
                          • Administration of the Khankaisky Nature Reserve
                            10, Ershov Str., Spassk-Dalniy, Primorsky Krai 692210, Russia.
                            TEL +7-42352-23775 / TEL&FAX +7-42352-23138
                            E-mail: khanka@mail.primorye.ru
                          • Committee of Primorsky Region for Environmental Protection
                            93 Pushkinskaya Street, Vladivostok 690091, Russia.

                          Summarised from Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands, compiled in September 1997 by E.S. Gusakov, Central Research Laboratory, Hunting Management Office, Moscow, Russia, and revised with recent information available from the Administration of the Khankaisky Nature Reserve. Activities in the site: Further information of the Site can be found on the internet at: http://www.jawgp.org/anet/ru001ea.htm
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                            Hunting on wild those be planktonicing (littoral) could become the reason for the outbreak of bird influenza

                            The specialists for the seaside administration <A class=kwdlook title="News on the theme Of " href="http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=ru_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fregn um.ru%2flook%2fd0eef1f1e5ebfcf5eee7ede0e4e7eef0%2f " target=_blank rossel?khoznadzor ??>consider that one of the reasons for the flash of the virus of bird influenza in the village Of vozdvizhenka of Ussuri urban district could become the hunting of the owner of podvor'ya the migratory birds. As reported to the correspondent IA regnum on 11 April the assistant to leader according to the connections with the press of the boundary administration Of rossel'khoznadzora Vitalius salenko, the owner of podvor'ya produced the shooting of the wild planktonic birds. "their plucks he used as the fodder for the poultry", noted Vitalius salenko.
                            At present, for purposes of the identification of the strain of virus entire selected material is directed into the All-Russian scientific research institute of the protection of animals. Entire existing on podvor'e livestock of birds is destroyed. In the village the quarantine is introduced, the assistant to leader noted.
                            As previously reported IA regnum, on one of particular podvoriy in the village Of vozdvizhenka of Ussuri urban district in the Primorskiy Kray was fixed the case of approximately 40 hens. The specialists Of rossel'khoznadzora assume that the virus of bird influenza became reason. The additional studies, intended to refine the reason for the loss of bird, are conducted at the given moment, in the village work the veterinarians together with the specialists Of rossel'khoznadzora.

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                              Re: Bird flu threat hits Russia; april 11

                              Bird flu strikes Russia

                              Initial tests show the deadly bird flu virus has been found in a village in Russia?s Far East, now under quarantine.

                              Doctors fear villagers in Vozdvizhenka in the Primorsky region may have been exposed to the virus.

                              Local authorities are sending more medical personnel and vets to the area.

                              The alarm was raised after 10 chickens died unexpectedly.

                              They had belonged to a local, Anatoly Kirsanov, who believes the infection spread from dead wild geese and ducks which he?d bought.

                              ?I woke up in the morning, looked inside my chicken coop, and saw all my chickens were lying around dead. It was absolutely unexpected,? he said.
                              Anatoly was instructed to kill and burn the remaining forty birds in his hen house.

                              Although no new cases of dead poultry have been reported, vets are visiting every house in the village to make sure fowl is isolated.

                              They are also disinfecting property and vaccinating fowl in nearby villages.

                              Police have set up roadblocks around the village and doctors are monitoring the health of residents who may have been exposed to the virus.

                              At the moment no humans have been found affected by the respiratory diseases.

                              The quarantine will last for at least three weeks.

                              ?The avian flu is dangerous to humans. Maybe, we?re too cautious but we just have to make sure no local residents are affected,? explained Anatoly Semyonov, Deputy Chief Inspector.

                              Meanwhile, Russia's Chief Medical Officer, Gennady Onishchenko, says health officials are poised for further outbreaks.

                              ?This is the first incidence during the period in spring, when birds migrate from various regions around the world to the Russian territory. So we can say it?s only the beginning and we expect further outbreaks in Siberia, the Urals and in the European part of Russia. But we are prepared for this,? he stressed.

                              So far more than 150 people around the world have died from bird flu.

                              The disease is [not, IOH] highly contagious for humans.

                              The first deaths were reported in Hong Kong in 1997, where 6 people died.

                              In 2003, bird flu became an international threat when thousands of birds throughout Eastern Asia were infected.

                              Two years later the virus spread through Kazakhstan and Russia to Europe.
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