In the Chelyabinsk region, a focus of bird flu was recorded

This was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Rosselkhoznadzor department for the region.

According to the data of the department, research was carried out on the found carcasses of birds (wild duck and four domestic geese), selected on the shores of Peschanoe and Tabynsha lakes, Uvelsky district.

All samples identified material from avian influenza virus subtype H5N8. In this regard, a survey of birds was carried out in these settlements.

“On the territory of disadvantaged settlements located near these lakes, quarantine has been established, epizootic foci and threatened zones have been identified. In disadvantaged areas, measures are being taken in accordance with the rules for combating avian influenza, ”the department said.

In January, as reported by FAN, Rospotrebnadzor experts warned about the movement of the H5N8 avian influenza virus strain across Europe, which may end up in Russia along with migratory birds.