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Avian influenza can get, buy a chicken with hands

Moscow authorities recommend that citizens buy chicken meat only in stores, to avoid contamination of avian influenza, told Interfax spokesman from the department of food resources Moscow Leonid Ivakin . “The government of Moscow is working to build a civilized terms of trade in Moscow, closing markets and prevent natural food retailing with the hands. It is this type of trade contributes to the spread of various infections, “he said.

Recall found near Moscow subtype H5N1 avian influenza, which were infected chickens, belongs to the Asian option and dangerous to humans. That head of government vetnadzora Rosselhoznadzora Nikolai Vlasov. These are the results of research carried out in laboratories Rosselhoznadzora. It has been possible to ascertain that infected poultry was bought for Avian market in the south-east of Moscow. All cases of avian influenza infection of chickens in the registered private farms near Moscow. Virologists from the Institute of Viral drugs RAMS assure that infected poultry could not get to prilavki capital.