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26.02.2009 | 09:25
The epidemic of influenza and ARI continues among all population groups

The epidemic of influenza and ARI among all population groups noted in 15 cities and five subjects of Russia, said the head of Rospotrebnadzor Gennady Onishchenko.

"By the end of the week continued to increase in the incidence of influenza began and ARI. Epidporogi exceeded in total population in 15 cities and five subjects," - said G. Onishchenko Interfax on Tuesday.

In particular, we are talking about Kaliningrad, Barnaul, Pskov, Khabarovsk, Kirov, Tyumen, Astrakhan, Bryansk, Kazan, Norilsk, Ufa, Arkhangelsk, Volgograd, Yekaterinburg, Ryazan, the Republic of Khakassia, Tuva, Altai, Mari El and the Tyumen region.

In some towns the incidence is growing at the expense of children. Thus, the epidemic threshold of morbidity of children up to two years exceeded in 19 cities, from 7 to 14 years - 21 in the city, aged 15 and over - in nine cities.

Over the past week, according to G. Onishchenko was detected 46 cases of influenza.

"Recorded incidence paragrippoznoy adenoviral and ERES-viral etiology of 7,7% to 3% of the total surveyed," - noted the head of Rospotrebnadzor.

He also said that the situation with the identification of patients infected with H5N1 avian influenza virus in China, is now stabilized.

In Moscow, according to his data, the situation is still doepidemicheskom level, while close to it

According to him, except for China and Egypt, among the countries reported cases of bird flu among humans, added Vietnam.

Morbidity in Moscow less than a current epidemic levels at 2.1%, (the adult population - by 17,7%). Proportion of patients influenza on clinical diagnosis, was 5.3%, noted in Rospotrebnadzor. The incidence of influenza and ARI in the whole Moscow higher morbidity corresponding week last year to 5,1%.

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C. #20:
"Influenza continues to attack in front."
M. #18 news text:
"... The army has been hit with a strange illness. Hundreds of new conscripts have contracted pneumonia almost simultaneously in both ends of the country ..."

Bad and worrying!

Could we aspect another NEW flu ("russ./.../no.2") mist with that NEW "ARI specter horsemans" coming everywhere worldwide in the spring,
or
it would burn itself out as the spring hot weather would be established?
(if such answer could be even speculated ...)

 

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In the Krasnoyarsk Krai mass dying pigeons

12:56 today
A month ago, residents Kodinska seen on the streets of dead birds. Wipers cleared a few dozen dead pigeons in the day.
In Krasnoyarsk vetlaboratorii had a preliminary diagnosis - not avian flu, but no less frightening - nyukaslovskaya viral illness, the so-called ?psevdochuma?.
As the TV channel ?West Krasnoyarsk?, residents Kodinska afraid - the store employees, who kept pigeons, now in hospital. However, according to doctors, the disease bird ?psevdochumoy? people - this is very rare. The virus is transmitted only from bird to bird.
?This could be the human factor. This may be poultry meat, which brought in the district, including those from other countries in the world. This may be contaminated shell eggs, which we have by virtue of its sanitation sometimes you just simply in a landfill. A dove at us very hard to eat all that garbage ?, - told the TV channel, Deputy Head of Service for Veterinary Supervision of Krasnoyarsk region Alexander Chernykh.
Vaccines in Kodinsk bring no sooner than three weeks, then it becomes clear whether this ?psevdochuma?. Nevertheless, dizinfektsiyu Kodinske to begin immediately and quarantined in Kezhemskom district announced in the coming days.

 

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In Russia, the epidemic has increased the threat of avian influenza

16:56 April 6,

The threat of penetration of bird flu into the territory of Russia this spring is regarded as serious.
"At present epizootic situation on bird flu in Russia is regarded as serious. The spring migration of birds may lead to a drift of influenza viruses A (H5N1) in the territory of the Russian Federation", - said Rospotrebnadzor received in Interfax on Monday.

"In order to prevent the spread of bird flu virus in the country carried out to monitor the epizootic influenza in wild birds, which are implemented by bodies and agencies Rospotrebnadzor, Россельхознадзора, EMERCOM of Russia and the traffic police MVD of Russia", - reported in Rospotrebnadzor.

In Office, noted that while cases of bird flu transmission from person to person not registered, writes Vesti.ru. "In order to avoid a possible supply and distribution in the territory of the Russian Federation highly pathogenic virus of birds flu Rospotrebnazdor introducing an enhanced regime for passengers arriving from countries where the disease have been recorded of people," - reported in Rospotrebnadzor.

In just the past few years, according to the World Health Organization, the incidence of human bird flu was registered in 15 countries around the world. The total number of confirmed cases of bird flu among humans has reached 413, of them 256 cases registered by death.

 

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Rosselkhoznadzor does not exclude the possibility of bird flu in Russia

10.04.2009 14:13

MOSCOW, April 10. / PRIME-TASS /. Rosselkhoznadzor does not exclude the possibility of bird flu in Russia. The statement was made today at a press conference, Deputy Head of Россельхознадзора Nikolai Vlasov.

He acknowledged, ITAR-TASS that "the possible drifts of avian influenza on the territory of the Russian Federation." Among the regions that may be subject to such dangers, N. Vlasov called Altai Territory, particularly the western part, Novosibirsk Region, south of Tyumen. Also, avian flu may appear at the poultry farms and households, the central part of Russia. "Beginning in November may be the problem in Dagestan, Rostov region," - added N. Vlasov.

Recognizing the danger of bird flu, Nikolai Vlasov, however, assured: "It's not expected, because people on the ground ready." Deputy Россельхознадзора sure of high qualifications and ability to act on the situation of specialists related to the control of poultry, veterinarians in the field.

The most common cases of bird flu found in South-East Asia, equatorial Africa, Indonesia. The infection is dangerous because it can become infected individuals. In this case, registered a high mortality rate - up to 50 percent. Now observed in different countries and 500 human cases of avian flu, almost half of them died.

 

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In the Krasnoyarsk region of the dangerous virus kills birds

April 10, 2009


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On the streets Kodinska residents went to the horror. Everywhere the dead pigeons. The first deaths of birds seen in March. But only now become clear - in a city ravaged dangerous bird disease. Blue remove dozens of yards. But the number of carcasses located in the attics, did not know anybody.

Dead pigeons on sanitary standards must be somewhere to burn. And authorities have already catch his head - and suddenly it is avian influenza? Samples sent in Krasnoyarsk vetlaboratoriyu. It had a preliminary diagnosis. This is no less terrible virus New kaslovskaya disease, the so-called "psevdochuma. Living Kodinska afraid. After all, the store employees who touch the pigeons, now in hospital.

People are under the supervision of doctors. But doctors assured: a bird disease psevdochumoy rights - are rare. The virus is transmitted only from bird to bird. But the outbreak among his pigeons - an extraordinary event. Indeed psevdochuma - deadly chicken disease.

Farmers fear for their laying hens. But their calm - the vaccine in each village bring, but not earlier than three weeks when we will understand whether it psevdochuma. Nevertheless, disinfection Kodinske to begin immediately and quarantined in Kezhemskom district announced in the coming days.

 

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Russian article on Pigeon Species

[Long and information article on the species]
9 Apr, 2009,
Already 45 years in the city on the Yenisei, there golubevodov society. Consisting of enthusiasts are engaged in cultivation of rare breeds, respectively, of pigeons. This wild species (those that walk on city streets), judges are not interested. What they may surprise aesthetes?
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Any thoroughbred pigeon can not be kept in a cage, like the canary. Better equipped for these birds a special nursery at the open air. Residents of the suburb in this area is easier: there where Razgulyai, and питомцам comfortable - they are not disturbed by noise and curious eyes. Those who breeds pigeons living in the Krasnoyarsk, forced to keep birds in small loft, located directly in the yards of homes.
Thoroughbred urban residents are often the prey of cats and dying from various diseases (for example, pigeons do not get sick of avian influenza and do not carry it). As a result, they live no more than five years. And could be three times more! By the way, people who разводят pigeons for sale, very little: too high costs for their content. They are mostly amateurs who are trying to put perfectly clean rock. At the pleasure of himself and the people.
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In March, a pigeon breeding season begins, and they can not detract from the chicks. And until December the birds are experiencing replaced pen and do not look better.
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Culver, unlike the thoroughbred, it is better adapted to survival. Where there is food - and it inhabits. In general, the specific benefits of wild pigeons to humans there. They eat rats, dogs. Themselves, they eat grass, grains, feed. Seeds can not feed the pigeons. Chips and crackers are also adversely affect their digestion. From fried, fatty, salty, they quickly die. But bread and cereals do not cause harm.
Humans can become infected from a wild pigeon salmonellosis (outdoor bird brezguet lazat by scrap-heap). In autumn, for example, pigeons often sit nahohlivshiesya, lowered from the beak, not afraid of human hands. To touch a bird do not have to - it is most likely sick of intestinal infection and will soon die. Do not save the lame and the pigeon. Most likely, it is hooked to lines, or thread wound on the plastic in the scrap-heap. Trauma has always lead to gangrene and death. This is life: more than half wild pigeons do not live.
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(for example, pigeons do not get sick of avian influenza and do not carry it).

below is from: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol12no04/05-1396.htm

The HPAI H5N1 isolate recovered from the infected cat's lung was labeled A/Cat/Thailand/KU-02/04. In addition, an isolate of HPAI H5N1 from an infected pigeon in the area where the cat lived was included in the study and labeled A/Pigeon/Thailand/KU-03/04......

The sequences obtained from the pigeon (H5N1) (A/Pigeon/Thailand/KU-03/04) were submitted to GenBank under accession numbers HA (DQ236085), NA (DQ236086), and PB2 (DQ236087).

In summary, the viruses from the cat and the pigeon were similar to the H5N1 viruses isolated in Thailand and Vietnam in 2004, which had then been identified as genotype Z (9). A single amino acid substitution at position 627 of the PB2 gene (glutamic acid to lysine) was observed in the cat isolate (KU-02), as had previously been shown in the tiger isolates (1). In contrast, the PB2-627 amino acid residue of the pigeon isolate (KU-03) remained unchanged (glutamic acid).

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from same source:

Conclusions

This study is the first to report entire H5N1 genome sequences in a naturally infected domestic cat in Thailand, although experimental infection by H5N1 in domestic cats has been reported (10). The case of H5N1 in a cat was reported during the early H5N1 outbreaks in Thailand in February 2004. The likely route of infection was eating an infected pigeon carcass. Our study confirmed H5N1 infection in pigeon carcasses from the same area. In our study, both H5N1 isolates from the cat and the pigeon displayed characteristics identical to H5N1 isolates from the epidemic in Thailand. Moreover, genetic comparison indicated that the virus isolated from the cat (KU-02) was more similar to the H5N1 viruses from early 2004 (Ti-1 and Leo-1) than those from late 2004 (CU-T3 and CU-23).

Our results demonstrated that domestic cats are also at risk for H5N1 infection. Clinical signs and pathologic test results of the cat in this study are similar to those of an experimental study by Kuiken et al. conducted in 2004. Cats are companion animals and may live in very close contact with humans. Although no direct transmission of H5N1 from cats to humans has been reported, it is possible; therefore, cats in H5N1-endemic areas should be scrutinized. In Felidae, such as tigers and cats, probable horizontal transmission of H5N1 within the same species has been found (4). However, the risk for transmission from poultry to humans is probably much higher because poultry outnumber cats and excrete higher titers of the H5N1 virus (10). Hence, monitoring domestic animals for infection during H5N1 outbreak is recommended.

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Russian article on Pigeon Species

[Long and information article on the species]
9 Apr, 2009,
(for example, pigeons do not get sick of avian influenza and do not carry it). -snip-

The Urban Legend regarding pigeon resistance to H5N1 came from a study in Hong Kong. However, H5N1 in dead pigeons, which include clade 2.2 from Rostov-on-Don adjacent to Kradnodor, as well as neighboring Turkey, leave little doubt that the "resistance" has no basis in fact



<LI type=square>Influenza A virus (A/Pigeon/Hong Kong/SF215/01 (H5N1)) <LI type=square>Influenza A virus (A/Pigeon/Indonesia/Rokhit1631-6/2006(H5N1)) <LI type=square>Influenza A virus (A/pigeon/Jakarta/Hen406/2006(H5N1)) <LI type=square>Influenza A virus (A/pigeon/Laos/NCVD-36/2007(H5N1)) <LI type=square>Influenza A virus (A/pigeon/Nigeria/VRD370/2006(H5N1)) <LI type=square>Influenza A virus (A/pigeon/Rostov-on-Don/6/2007(H5N1)) <LI type=square>Influenza A virus (A/pigeon/Samut Prakan/Thailand/CU-202/04(H5N1)) <LI type=square>Influenza A virus (A/pigeon/Thailand-01/2004(H5N1)) <LI type=square>Influenza A virus (A/pigeon/Thailand/KU-03/04(H5N1)) <LI type=square>Influenza A virus (A/pigeon/Thailand/Phitsanulok01/2004(H5N1)) <LI type=square>Influenza A virus (A/pigeon/Thailand/Uttaradit-01/2004(H5N1)) <LI type=square>Influenza A virus (A/pigeon/Thailand/VSMU-11-KRI/2005(H5N1)) <LI type=square>Influenza A virus (A/pigeon/Thailand/VSMU-13-KRI/2005(H5N1)) <LI type=square>Influenza A virus (A/pigeon/Thailand/VSMU-25-BKK/2005(H5N1)) <LI type=square>Influenza A virus (A/pigeon/Turkey/Merkez 1090/2006(H5N1)) <LI type=square>Influenza A virus (A/pigeon/Turkey/Merkez 1334/2006(H5N1)) <LI type=square>Influenza A virus (A/pigeon/Turkey/Samsun ist2/2006(H5N1))