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Viewing cable 05ANKARA7318, Avian Influenza Situation Update in Turkey

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05ANKARA7318 2005-12-14 12:06 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Ankara 
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
 
UNCLAS ANKARA 007318 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EUR/RUS, OES/STC, EB/TPP/ATP, EB/TPP/BTA 
HHS FOR WSTEIGER/PBUDASHEWITZ 
FAS FOR ITP/MACKE/THOMAS, CMP/DLP/WETZEL 
FAS PASS FSIS AND APHIS 
VIENNA PASS APHIS 
BRUSSELS PASS APHIS/FERNANDEZ 
GENEVA PASS HEALTH ATTACHE 
 
E.O. 12958:N/A 
TAGS: ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED TU CASC
SUBJECT:  Avian Influenza Situation Update in Turkey 
 
Ref:  (A) Ankara 5119  (B) Ankara 6105  (C) Ankara 6138 
      (D) Ankara 6232  (E) Ankara 6291  (F) Ankara 6430 
     (G) Ankara 6514  (H) Ankara 6605  (G) Ankara 7034 
 
  1.   The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture's Protection and 
     Control Division published its fourth and final report on 
     Avian Influenza (AI)on December 8, 2005 and submitted it to 
     the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE). 
  2.   The report declares that the country is free of AI and 
     indicates that the complete quarantine is lifted. 
3.   The report also summarizes the AI outbreak in Turkey as 
follows: the outbreak started on October 1, 2005, in a small 
turkey farm in the Manyas District of Balikesir province, a 
sparsely populated area.  In total, 1700 turkeys died of AI 
and 100 more were destroyed on that farm. 
  4.   There have been no new outbreaks of Avian Influenza 
     (AI) in Turkey since the October outbreak.  The GOT 
     continues to monitor for any future outbreaks and maintains 
     good surveillance of any suspicious bird deaths in the 
     country. 
 
 
 
 
WILSON