SITUATION OF AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAKS IN TURKEY

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SITUATION OF AVIAN INFLUENZA OUTBREAKS IN
TURKEY

• Dr. Nihat PAKDIL
• Deputy Undersecretary
• Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs

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First Outbreak in Manyas

• In a free range turkey holding in
  Manyas/Balikesir.
• The local veterinary service quarantined the
  holding on Thursday 6 October 2005.
• 1.700 of the 1.800 birds had died. The remaining
  100 live birds were culled immediately.
• The notification was sent to OIE on 07 October
  2005.

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Outbreak in Igdir Province and Other Recent
Outbreaks

• 15 December 2005 Sudden poultry deaths in
  Aralik/Igdir.
• Quarantine measures taken by stamping out poultry
  herd.
• Laboratory tests by Veterinary Control and
  Research Institute in Bornova, H5 virus was
  detected.
• The notification was sent to OIE.
• 16 outbreaks in backyard poultry flocks in 9
  provinces, 2 of these provinces (Yozgat and
  Aydin) also have positive results for wild birds
  (pigeon, swan, sparrow and wild duck).
• Positive results were found only in wild birds
  (pigeon and wild duck) in Ankara, Erzincan and
  Bitlis provinces.
• As for 13 January, 32 suspect cases are under
  investigation besides the 9 provinces where
  outbreaks have been already detected additional
  15 provinces

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Challenges and General Measures

• National and Local Disease Control Centers
  activated.
• Protection and Surveillance zones established.
• Susceptible animals are culled with compensation.
• Animal movements strictly controlled.
• Biosecurity measures increased.
• Check points to control illegal movements.
• Clinical, serological, virological surveillances.
• Hunting is banned.
• Public awareness emhasized.

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International Cooperation

• Turkey has taken all necessary measures to fight
  against this virulent disease.
• Cooperation proposals have been received from EU,
  USAID, WB, OIE, FAO and other International
  Organisations.

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• THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
• The Republic of Turkey
• Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs