US Embassy Warning — Avian Bird Flu
Garo Adanalian from Notes from Hairenik has just forwarded me a US Embassy warning addressed to American citizens living in Armenia. Because there have been cases of Avian Bird Flu close to the border with Armenia, US citizens are warned to avoid contact with poultry in Armenia.
Embassy Yerevan Warden Message 1
The Turkish Ministry of Health has confirmed three positive tests of H5 avian influenza in humans in eastern Turkey –approximately 55 kilometers from the Armenian-Turkish border. Two of these cases have resulted in deaths. Press reports indicating other infections in Turkey have not been confirmed. At this time, it has not been confirmed that the recent illnesses in Turkey were caused by H5N1 strain of avian influenza, which has resulted in human deaths in Asia.
The Government of Armenia has stated that there are no confirmed cases of either bird or human avian influenza in Armenia.
Given the situation in neighboring Turkey, we recommend that American citizens avoid all contact with live poultry and wild birds and to avoid commercial or backyard poultry farms and live poultry markets.
Anyway, Garo says it sounds scary to him, and Katy over at Blogrel recently posted a link to a map of outbreaks. The BBC has an in-depth look at Avian bird flu here.
Bird Flu!
Onnik posts that the US Embassy sent out a warning about the cases of Bird Flu very close to the Armenian-Turkish border.
Embassy Yerevan Warden Message 1
The Turkish Ministry of Health has confirmed three positive tests of H5 avian influenza in …
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