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Instruction No. 0100/12294-06-34 of the Chief Sanitary Inspector on monitoring the introduction and spread of avian flu in the natural environment.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Birds Pests/diseases Monitoring Protection of habitats
Geographical area
Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

This Instruction stipulates that epizootic monitoring shall aim to timely identify the introduction and spread of the avian flu virus among wild waterfowl populations with a view to take adequate preventive and antiepidemic measures for the human population. In the process of such monitoring, the number, distribution and activities of relevant species shall be taken into consideration. The following shall be taken for laboratory analysis from natural habitats: (a) birds and nestlings; (b) eggs; (c) dung; (d) small aquatic mammals; and (e) water and silt from the nesting ground.

Full text
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Website
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