Serbia making bird flu preparations
September 25th, 2006
Reports from Serbia are saying that the local government is preparing to adopt a national plan for the fight against avian influenza, some time next week. The regulations concerning the disease have brought to the standard set by the European Union and this plan has so far been approved by all relevant and necessary ministries, waiting only for a confirmation by the Serbian government. The plan includes, among others, preventive and offensive measures against the disease, as Dejan Krnjajic, the director of the Veterinary Administration, declared. An team of experts will be formed to make use of the most advanced technological equipment in three laboratories, in order to make an accurate and rapid diagnosis in any suspicious case of avian influenza.