Rumors of bird flu spreading in Azerbaijan untrue (Minister of Agriculture)

Azerbaijan - Sunday January 28, 2007 - The Azerbaijan Minister of Agriculture, Ismat Abbasov, said information about the spread of the deadly bird flu virus across the country is not true.

Commenting on results of the tests on a 14-year-old boy from Salyan province, suspected of having contracted the H5N1 virus, the Minister said they proved negative.

The boy was hospitalized after he fell sick with a high temperature, and local doctors feared he might have contracted bird flu.

But analysis carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture’s Veterinary Service and Ministry of Health found no signs of H5N1.

Avian influenza story source: Azerbaijan Ministry of Agriculture.

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