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No swine flu in Azerbaijan: State Veterinary

Business Materials 8 May 2009 14:08 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, May 8 / Trend , S.Babayeva/

"Monitoring on prevention of swine flu in Azerbaijan did not reveal А/H1N1," the Azerbaijani Agriculture Ministry State Veterinary Service reported.

"Monitoring was held in swine-breeding farms of the country. A total of 388 samples of blood were taken to laboratories for testing. No virus was revealed," the Service said.

Swine-breeding farms are in the Gabala, Zagatala, Shaki, Balakan and Ganja regions and Apsheron peninsula.

The analogue monitoring will be commenced since June 1 given the possible spread of the virus in he country.

Azerbaijan banned the import of meat products from the American and European contingent.

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