Avian influenza virus found in wild birds in southwestern Russia

the southern center of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations
announcedtuesday that the bird flu virus has been detected in wild birds in rostov-on-
in southwestern RussiaAccording to,Rostov-on-China Veterinary Medicine Laboratory in the local wild sparrows and other birds in the detection of,found the avian influenza virusHowever, it is still not clear whether the wild birds themselves are carriers of the virus or infected poultry before carrying the virusFrom the 7th of this month to, three bird flu outbreaks have been detected in rostov,the number of poultry culled in the region more than half a millionAt present, the local government has set up checkpoints at the entrance and exit offices of the main villages in the affected areas to prevent the spread of the epidemicThe epidemic prevention department has vaccinated all the residents of the affected areas The Russian Academy of Sciences has also sent a team of experts to help the state contain the avian flu outbreak