Bird Flu Kills Wild Swans in SE Mongolia
MONGOLIA - Three swans found dead on a lake in south-east Mongolia, near the border with China, were infected with H5 subtype of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus.
20 April 2011
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The veterinary authority sent an Immediate Notification dated 19 April to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
The report describes the finding of three Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) on 5 April at Zegst lake at Dariganga soum in Sükhbaatar province. The disease is reported to be subclinical and the birds have died.
The presence of an H5 sub-type of the avian influenza virus has been confirmed.
The last outbreak of HPAI in the country was in June 2010.
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