Bird Flu in Primorsky in Southeastern Russia
Recombinomics Commentary 10:01
April 11, 2008
village of Primorsky Krai Vozdvizhenka recorded losses of poultry.
10 birds died, the remaining 42 were slaughtered and burned.
After inspections, experts Primorsky Rosselhoznadzora interregional veterinary laboratory reported that it is avian flu. Currently, the virus strain clarified.
The above comments describe a likely H5N1 outbreak in southeastern Russia (see satellite map). The outbreak is just north of North Korea and is likely related to the migration of wild birds, which is also true for South Korea.
Although low path H5 has been reported in this region previously, this would be the first report of high path H5N1 if it is confirmed.
This outbreak may signal unreported H5N1 in the region, which includes North Korea, northeast China, and Japan.
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