In the suburbs, will score up to 4 million birds due to flu outbreak
Moscow. March 5. INTERFAX.RU the Outbreak of avian flu was recorded in Moscow, reported on Sunday “Interfax” a source familiar with the situation.
According to him, the foci detected on two poultry farms the Moscow region: Shchelkovo and Sergiyev-Posad district. According to preliminary information, “the slaughter, according to various estimates, shall be from 400 thousand to 4 million birds”.
Information about cases of bird flu in a poultry enterprise “Change” confirmed by the administration of the Sergiev Posad municipal district. “In pricehouse began dying birds. Experts have identified the part of the population is infected with the bird flu virus. Careful analysis determined the total strain H5N8. According to virologists, he is not dangerous to humans, but highly pathogenic for poultry. Security measures in the enterprise and in the quarantine zone, which is a few kilometers, strengthened,” — stated in the message on the official administration website.
“Now the experts are monitoring all poultry farms in the area, including small private. The work goes around the clock. In the case of an epidemic threatened the unique gene pool of pricehouse “Change”, which took decades to build. Also likely large losses in the agricultural sector”, — stated in the message on the website of the administration of the Sergiev Posad district.
Official comments on the situation in the Shchelkovo area yet.