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Bird flu traces detected in Krasnoyarsk territory - Rosselkhoznadzor

     NOVOSIBIRSK.  July 4 (Interfax) - Antibodies of type A bird flu and
some genetic  material  of  the  bird flu virus were found in samples of
wild itinerant   birds   in   Krasnoyarsk   territory,  the  Novosibirsk
department of Rosselkhoznadzor (the Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary
Oversight Service) said.
 
     "The  number  of  regions  in  the North Federal District where the
potential  carriers  of  the disease have been detected has increased to
five," the organization said.
 
     Earlier,  traces  of  the  bird  flu virus were found in samples of
migrant  birds  in  the  Altay territory, Ust-Ordynsky Buryat Autonomous
District, the Republic of Buryatia and in Tomsk region.

     In  Krasnoyarsk  territory,  antibodies and genetic material of the
A-H5 virus  strain  were  found  in  laboratory  checks of three samples
collected  from  migrant birds. "A total of 3,500 samples were collected
within the bird flu monitoring," it said.
 
     A number  of  measures  have  been  taken  on  the territory of the
district  in  order  to prevent the spread of bird flu. Over 4.4 million
poultry have been vaccinated, and 2.2 million have been re-vaccinated in
the North Federal District, it said.
 
     "No  bird  flu cases in poultry and wild birds have been registered
as of July 3, 2007," the service said..

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