Suspicion of diseased birds in Iran
October 11th, 2006
A newspaper published in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, has printed an unconfirmed report about 2,000 bird having been found dead in a region in Iran, close to the Armenian border. According to the journal, samples were taken from the birds and sent to laboratories in Tehran and Italy, to analyze the possibility that the birds had been infected with the avian influenza virus. The birds are claimed to have been found in a water reservoir, however, no health official, neither, from Iran, nor Armenia, has confirmed the case. The border between the two countries is under careful supervision by soldiers who are on the lookout for any potential health hazard. Armenian authorities claim that, in any case, their country is well prepared to deal with a potential outbreak of the disease, as stocks of anti-viral drugs have been gathered.