Program of Actions in Case of Detection of H5N1 Virus Allows to Prevent Its
Further Spread in Armenia: Expert
Arminfo
2007-03-27 14:30:00
Despite the fact that presently the virus of bird flu is not revealed
in Armenia, it is incorrect to completely rule out its penetration
into the Republic’s territory, the Head of the state Veterinary
Inspection of RA Ministry of Agriculture Grizha Bagyan said at the
opening of exercises in Yerevan on operative response to the epidemic
of bird flu.
He noted that one of the factors that considerably reduced the risk of
H5N1 virus spread in the country is a tight control of the import of
birds and bird products to Armenia. "In the International Bureau of
Epizooty (France), we thoroughly verify all the data about detection
of new sources of the bird flu virus spread in the world, and the
permission for import of bird products from one or another
producer-country is based only on their conclusion", G. Bagyan
said. Moreover, the disinfection works are still carried out in the
boundary checkpoints. According to Bagyan, all the necessary
information about a spring migration of birds has already been
received and analyzed. Moreover, schedule of measures for the
epidemic-fight is clearly determined. "The program of actions will
allow us to prevent the further spread of H5N1 virus in Armenia in
case of its detection", G. Bagyan stressed.
To note, no cases of the bird flu disease were registered in the
Republic as of today.