CENTER TO FIGHT BIRD FLU IN CIS WILL BE OPENED IN RUSSIA

ArmRadio.am
29.05.2006 11:20

A joint laboratory center to fight bird flu in CIS countries may be
opened in Russia, Director of the institute of flu investigation
of the Medical Academy of Sciences of Russia Oleg Kiselyov told
“Interfax” Agency.

“We try to unite the CIS countries and to lay the basis of a real
cooperation, since we are interested in controlling the bird flu
situation in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia and other CIS member
states,” the specialist said.

“It is especially important to control the situation where bird flu
cases have been registered,” he underlined.

The center to be opened in Moscow or Novosibirsk will carry out
inspection and will control the situation.