On poultry farms in three districts of the Moscow region was the outbreak of avian influenza. In hospital hospitalized 14 employees exposed to a sick bird. On Sunday, March 5 “Tape.ru” has informed a source in medical circles of the region.
According to him, mandatory veterinary samples from 28 February, the experts found genetic material of avian flu. The information is entered on March 3, immediately after receipt of laboratory analyses. Sunday, March 5, the re-analyses yielded positive results.
“The infected material was received from three districts of the Moscow region Pushkin, Sergiev Posad and Shchelkovo. It most likely was the poultry farm of the village of Shchelkovo Biokombinat in the area. Eve began observational activity (observation of healthy people in contact with patients, unlike quarantine, where they put people who already have signs of the disease — approx. “Of the tape.ru”). While the signs of disease at poultry farms there,” — said the source publication.
According to preliminary data, in connection with the threat of avian influenza destruction shall be around 400 thousand birds.
Information on the hospitalization of seven people in Shchelkovo and seven people in Pushkin and Sergiev Posad, in connection with the outbreak of avian influenza, we also confirmed another source in the emergency services of the Moscow region. However, according to him, seven employees of the factory in Shchelkovo district was hospitalized with the diagnosis “ORVI, a suspected bird flu.” Seven people in Pushkin and Sergiev Posad district clinical signs of the disease during the inspection were not identified, they are being watched by the doctors.
Official confirmation of this information “Ribbon.ru” so far failed to obtain.