Vaccination of poultry against bird flu started in Primorye

16 февраля 2010, 10:00
Maritime Veterinary Services, on Monday launched a free vaccination of poultry against the virus bird flu, all during the campaign in household plots and private holdings is scheduled to instill more than 300 thousand chickens, geese, ducks and turkeys, told RIA Novosti press service representative administration of the province.

"Avian influenza - infectious disease of birds which is caused by influenza virus type A". For the first time the disease was identified in Italy more than 100 years ago. Infection with the virus for the first time people have registered in Hong Kong in 1997, during an influenza outbreak in poultry. Then a third of the 18 ill died. Been identified strain of the virus: H5N1.

In Primorye are numerous ways to spring and autumn migratory birds from Asia to Russia's Far East, which increases the risk of infection in poultry.

"The planned free vaccination for the federal budget will be held in nine districts of Primorye, which are identified as potentially hazardous to avian influenza. Among them: Spassky, Ussuriysk, Khanka, Khorolskiy, Border, Khasan, Chernigov, Lesozavodsk, Kirov regions. Through these territory of the migration route for birds, who return from Asia to Russia's Far East, "- explained to the agency.

He noted that in the forests, lakes, river banks of the nine districts of Primorye rest during the flight and nest tens of thousands of migratory birds. Therefore, the situation in the spring in these areas veterinarians take under special control. Under favorable weather conditions in these areas free vaccination is scheduled in an accelerated mode for two weeks.

"Practice has shown that preventive vaccination poses a reliable barrier to avian influenza in Primorye. However, in spring 2008 in the province, an outbreak of bird flu in the village Vozdvizhenka sick birds, contained in one of the branches. VECTORS virus infection are wild waterfowl. But thanks to the prompt adoption of measures, including vaccination, could not prevent the spread of dangerous infections, "- said the source.