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Azerbaijan send to UK blood samples of patients with bird flu' suspicion

Society Materials 15 March 2006 13:04 (UTC +04:00)

The analysis of blood samples of blood samples of patients with bird flu suspicion to London on 15 March at 04:00 [local hours], the Azerbaijani Health Ministry told Trend. The samples will reach London on 16 March.

The World Health Organization (WHO) asserted the initial diagnosis of death of 3 people of bird flu virus in Azerbaijan.

The Azerbaijani Health Ministry noted that on 15 March three experts of the WHO arrived in Azerbaijan to assist the country in fighting with bird flu. They are Simon Mardel, an expert of the WHO on clinic of bird flu, Caroline Brown, as expert of the WHO on splashes of bird flu, and Christina Salvi, the PR manager on bird flu.

Mardel will stay in Baku till 29 March, Brown and Salvi till 24 March.

Earlier two specialists more of the WHO, epidemiologists Naomi Boxal and Andreas Gilsdors arrived in Azerbaijan and they will stay in Azerbaijan by the end of March.

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