Russia bird flu spreads, mass slaugher begins
Published: Wednesday, 3 August, 2005, 12:21 PM Doha Time
MOSCOW: Russia’s Siberian region of Novosibirsk said yesterday that it will slaughter 65,000 birds in 13 locations as more cases were confirmed of a strain of bird flu dangerous to humans.
“It has been decided to slaughter all hens, ducks, geese and turkeys at farms where the virus had been detected. The farms’ owners will be paid compensation for all the birds that are killed and provided with safe poultry meat and eggs at a discount price,” a Novosibirsk administration spokesman said.
The H5N1 strain of bird flu which can spread to humans has so far been officially confirmed in three Siberian regions – Novosibirsk, Altai and Tyumen, and is thought to have been brought to Russia by migrant birds from China.
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MOSCOW: Russia’s Siberian region of Novosibirsk said yesterday that it will slaughter 65,000 birds in 13 locations as more cases were confirmed of a strain of bird flu dangerous to humans.
“It has been decided to slaughter all hens, ducks, geese and turkeys at farms where the virus had been detected. The farms’ owners will be paid compensation for all the birds that are killed and provided with safe poultry meat and eggs at a discount price,” a Novosibirsk administration spokesman said.
The H5N1 strain of bird flu which can spread to humans has so far been officially confirmed in three Siberian regions – Novosibirsk, Altai and Tyumen, and is thought to have been brought to Russia by migrant birds from China.
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