THERE IS NO BIRD FLU

Panorama.am
14:50 09/03/06

On March 8 at about 14.30 Panorama.am’s correspondent accidentally
met a lorry loaded with domestic birds on the crossroad of the road
leading to Arinj village on Yerevan-Sevan highway. Although it was
impossible to see distinctly whether the birds were alive or dead,
nevertheless the fact that the emergency headlights were on gives
rise to suspicion. Perhaps, other cars were accompanying the lorry
(two other cars followed the lorry with their emergency headlights on).

Naturally, we had the impression that the birds to be transferred were
dead and perhaps they were the victims of bird flu epidemic increasing
in the region. In order to receive some explanation concerning the fact
we turned to the Headquarter to Struggle against Bird Flu. “There is
no such information. In any case there is a hot line: (010) 45-74-21,
the people are aware of it. As soon as a case of birds’ downfall
our service immediately arrives at the scene and brings the birds
to the laboratory, the latter finds out the reason of the death,”
a worker of headquarter informed Panorama.am correspondent.

Our interlocutor also rejected the fact that a case of bird flu has
been registered in Fizalu region which is under the control of NKR
armed forces.