Russian farms under quarantine
February 19th, 2007
Strict measures have been taken in the cases of several poultry farms in the Moscow region. A highly pathogenic form of the bird flu virus was identified at two farmsteads and now access to poultry farms is limited, while the local personnel is kept under permanent medical surveillance. One other measure taken is that any wild bird that appears in the vicinity of the poultry farms will be shot down. The exact virus strain is not known yet, but tests are being carried out to identify the virus correctly.