DANGER OF AVIAN INFLUENZA SOFTENED IN ARMENIA, REPRESENTATIVE OF RA
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE ASSURES
YEREVAN, MARCH 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The avian influenza danger is
softened in Armenia as not a great number of swans will come to the
republic because of natural climatic conditions. Grisha Baghian,
the Chief of the Veterinary Service Department of the RA Ministry
of Agriculture made such a statment in the March 16 interview to
journalists. According to him, during the last month cases of bird flu
were fixed mainly among swans. And there were yet no swans flying over
Armenia this year. G.Baghian also mentioned that according to data of
poultry keepers of Armenia, about 100 swans may come to the republic.