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Weekly economic review

Analysis Materials 23 January 2007 12:02 (UTC +04:00)

Last week the results of the last monitoring of bird flu in Azerbaijan have been made public. The monitoring was launched at the end of December, 2006 and completed on January 12, 2007.

No carriers of the virus were detected in the samples of bird carcasses. As a result of the monitoring, pathologic material was taken from 36 wild birds; blood was taken from 78 wild birds. In addition, pathological material was taken from 10 poultry, and 2,454 samples of blood were taken from poultry as well. No sign of bird flu was detected as a result of the laboratory examinations.

Despite negative results, the monitoring exercise to prevent bird flu' in Azerbaijan began in Azerbaijan on 15 January. It comes as the first monitoring in 2007 and the 8th since April 2006.

The monitoring exercise is held by a special commission. This commission consists of specialists of representatives of the Veterinary Service, Ecology, Natural Resources and Health Ministries, as well as representatives of the Hunter Community. The monitoring is held on the territories where there is a likelihood of temporary migrant birds nesting, namely the Absheron peninsula, the Island of Pirallahi, Davachi, Salyan, Aghjabadi, Lankaran, as well as on the territories of the National Parks parallel to the Caspian coast.

To prevent the infiltration of the bird flu virus into the country, all frontier veterinary points are operating on medium security, the prohibition on hunting, sale and eating of wild birds in the Country still remains in force, as well as the import of poultry and poultry food into the country from those countries where cases of the virus have been detected.

Ta the same time, the Veterinary Services of some Azerbaijani districts are also conducting independent monitoring in the territory where wild animal gather. However, the analysis testified for absence of the bird flu' virus in these areas.

Last year 3 people were reported to die from bird flu'. Over the past 3 years over 150 people have become victims of the disease throughout the world. So, it is necessary to be in alarm.

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