SITUATION IS UNDER CONTROL
Azat Artsakh, Nagorno Karabakh Republic [NKR]
20 March 2006
On March 15 the NKR Ministry of Agriculture and Health sent specialists
to the border villages of Mataghis and Talish in Martakert for
extension on protection from the bird flu. The reason was the
information in the Azerbaijani mass media that bird flu was reported
in the region of Tartar (Mirbashir).
Tartar is close to the northern border of Nagorno Karabakh Republic,
which urges to enhance control in our poultry farms. The specialists
of the ministry found out that in the past few months no mass deaths
of birds were reported. “It means the situation is stable, and there
are no cases that cause suspicion,” said Tigran Arustamyan, the head
of the department of veterinary medicine and cattle breeding of the
Ministry of Agriculture. Ofelia Harutyunian, the head of the hygiene
and epidemic department, said the measures that have been taken reduce
the risk of the penetration of the virus.