Russian dairy products are not infected with bird flu - Dankvert

Published 2024년 12월 14일

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The article highlights the ongoing efforts of Russia's agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, to prevent the spread of bird flu to dairy products, following the mandatory testing implementation by the US government for milk and dairy products. Sergei Dankvert, the agency's head, emphasized that Russia is already conducting experiments to detect the virus in cattle and has not yet detected it in dairy products. He also discussed the concerns surrounding the new strain of bird flu in the US, which has the potential to affect mammals like cattle, and the risks of its spread through trade with EU countries and Ukraine. Dankvert stressed the importance of strict control measures to prevent panic and ensure the safety of dairy products.

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To date, no cases of bird flu have been detected in dairy products in Russia. This statement was made by the head of Rosselkhoznadzor Sergei Dankvert in an interview with the Russia 24 TV channel. This is how he commented on the recent decree of the US federal government on the launch of mandatory milk testing for this disease for producers and processing plants. It will begin next week. The authorities spoke about the conditions for its implementation. "We do not have this. We immediately began to conduct experiments on bird flu," Dankvert assured. Also, the deputy director of the Federal Center for Animal Health Protection (FGBU "VNIIZG"), which belongs to Rosselkhoznadzor, Nikita Lebedev, confirmed that in Russia, cattle are tested for highly pathogenic bird flu. At the same time, special attention is paid to those animals that show signs of respiratory diseases. The head of Rosselkhoznadzor named mutations as the cause of bird flu among dairy cattle in the USA, which began in ...

Source: Rosng