H5N1 News: New Bird Flu Outbreaks Registered in Central Russian Region
New bird flu outbreak has been registered in Tambov region, in Central Russia.
For the first time in the region, the poultry death of bird flu infection was registered a week ago, medical officials were quoted by RIA-Novosti news agency as saying. On Saturday, infected birds were found in private farms in the village of Streltsy. The loss of poultry started there on October 21.
Investigations also found bird flu virus in a bird body in Vladimir region. Private farms were disinfected.
Previous outbreaks had been confirmed in Omsk region in eastern Siberia and Kurgan region in southern Urals.
posted by Fergie @ 10/30/2005 06:48:00 AM
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