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Friday, 30 June 2006 |
AVIAN FLU UPDATE, MONGOLIA: RESULTS OF ADDITIONAL CASE OF H5N1, KHUNT NUUR, SAIKHAN SOUM, NORTHERN MONGOLIA, MAY 4, 2006.
US Embassy, Ulaanbaatar. Mongolia
has reported one additional case of H5N1 Avian Influenza, in a wild
whooper swan. The swan was found sick at Khunt Nuur, Saikhan Soum, on
May 4 in Bulgan, a northern province, during surveillance activities by
the Central Veterinary Laboratory. The Ministry of Food and
Agriculture did an initial rapid test for H5 and sent a sample to the
OIE reference laboratory at Hokkaido University in Tokyo for
confirmation of H5N1. This was confirmed on May 29. Active
surveillance has been implemented in the western and central parts of
Mongolia following the main flyways of migratory birds. A total of 182
samples have been collected from birds belonging to 27 different wild
species. The Government of Mongolia (GOM) has quarantined the area and
has found no further dead birds. There have been no human cases of
avian influenza in Mongolia.
The U.S. Embassy reminds U.S.
citizens in Mongolia to review information about H5N1 Avian Influenza
A, including suggested precautions, on the U.S. Department of State’s
“Avian Flu Fact Sheet,” at http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/health/health_1181.html
The State Department website includes answers to Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ’s), and links to websites of the World Health
Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC). Guidance on how private citizens can prepare for a
“stay in place” response to an avian flu pandemic or a variety of other
emergencies is available on the websites of the CDC, the American Red
Cross (http://www.redcross.org) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (http://www.fema.gov) and http://pandemicflu.gov/ websites.
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