Thursday, December 4, 2008

It is not Avian influenza virus found in the new samples from the farm in Trøgstad.

The Norwegian Food and Veterinary Institute held a meeting Thursday afternoon about the infection situation in Østfold.

- It is not found any infection, but not all tests are completed and analyzed. We have to wait until Friday to make a final conclusion, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.

Thursday came the message that there was a suspicion of Avian influenza in the crew in Østfold.

- Suspicion weakened

The first samples were taken in connection with the monitoring of Avian influenza as the National Veterinary Institute is conducting at the request of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.

The results of these readiness 2 December.

One of the ten samples showed antibodies to Avian influenza virus in two antibody tests.

thus were taken extended samples of the birds on the farm, and it is these that are now analyzed.

- Suspicions that this is about the Avian influenza infection is weakened, but we have to wait until we have all the answers before we can say with certainty, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.

It's not previously discovered this type of infection in poultry in Norway.

Calms people

Municipal doctor in Trøgstad have Kbedt people to take the news with the rest .. She is personally more anxious for the smooth do in the munici, than for the infection of Avian influenza.

- People can take the worry. We have never seen this virus has spilled over into humans in the Western world.

The doctor points out that in the few cases where people have been infected by birds, has been the talk of people who have lived in the same room as the infected animals.

Farmers in Østfold are also informed of the situation. - We must keep calm, "said Heidi Kirkeby in bondelag
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