Wild ducks carrying bird flu virus in Siberia

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   NOVOSIBIRSK, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Wild ducks that had been infected with bird flu, but recovered from it were registered in the Altai territory, the Tomsk region, Buryatia and the Ust-Ordyn Buryat autonomous district, a regional department of the Russian agriculture watchdog told Itar-Tass on Tuesday. 
�These birds either had contact with infected birds or carried the virus themselves to recover,� the source said. �Forty-seven probes exposed genetic material of the virus and presence of antibodies in blood serum.� 
Measures are being taken throughout Siberia to prevent bird flu outbreak. 
�As of June 19, no bird flu cases of poultry have been registered so far,� the source said. 
Around 6 million poultry are located in high-risk zones of the Siberian federal district. Around 4.4 million of them have already been vaccinated. 

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	NOVOSIBIRSK, June 19 (Itar-Tass) - Wild ducks that had been infected with bird flu, but recovered from it were registered in the Altai territory, the Tomsk region, Buryatia and the Ust-Ordyn Buryat autonomous district, a regional department of the Russian agriculture watchdog told Itar-Tass on Tuesday. �These birds either had contact with infected birds or carried the virus themselves to recover,� the source said. �Forty-seven probes exposed genetic material of the virus and presence of antibodies in blood serum.� Measures are being taken throughout Siberia to prevent bird flu outbreak. �As of June 19, no bird flu cases of poultry have been registered so far,� the source said. Around 6 million poultry are located in high-risk zones of the Siberian federal district. Around 4.4 million of them have already been vaccinated.