Russia to cull up to 4m chickens after Moscow bird flu outbreak
All 250,000 poultry at a farm in Moscow's Oblast district will be culled after bird flu killed 6,000 poultry at the facility, says Russia's veterinary watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor. The outbreak was identified at the Smena poultry farm in the Sergiyev Posad district and the watchdog instructed farms in the region to take enhanced biosecurity measures. Russia's federal media agency, Interfax, reported that the cull could extend from 400,000 to 4m birds. Although 14 workers at the affected farms were hospitalised with symptoms of bird flu, the virus has not yet been confirmed in the patients.

Seven people were hospitalized in Sergiev Posad district of Moscow region with suspected bird flu, no identified virus. About it reports a press-service of regional administration.

“The third of March, seven people hospitalized with symptoms of SARS,” said the doctor epidemiolog local hospitals Pavel Gusev. According to him, the result of the examination, patients the bird flu negative, RNA (ribonucleic acid) virus was not detected.

Rospotrebnadzor reported that the strain identified at a facility outside Moscow bird flu is not pathogenic to humans, the Agency reports city news “Moscow”. “This type of flu affects only birds (…) Epidemic among people will not be”, — assured the Ministry.

On March 5, the source “Tape.ru” reported the infection of animals on three farms in Pushkin, Sergiev Posad and Shchelkovo areas. It was reported on the hospitalization of 14 employees that have been in contact with sick animals. Later, the CPS confirmed the identification of the focus of bird flu on a farm in the suburbs.

On March 3 it was reported that in the Sergievo-Posadsky district from bird flu killed 11 thousand chickens.

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