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Dianne Wampler  03/05/2007 08:11:46 PM  From  DB/Inbox:  Dianne Wampler

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UNCLAS        ANKARA 00482

SIPDIS
CX:
    ACTION: ECON
    INFO:   FAS MGT PMA FCS POL CONS PA DCM RAO AMB

DISSEMINATION: ECON /1
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: FAS: RGIFFORD
DRAFTED: FAS: CGUVEN
CLEARED: ECON: DYOUNG, DCM: MCELDOWNEY

VZCZCAYI092
RR RUEHC RUEHRC RUEHVI RUEHRO RUEHGB RUEHDA
RUEHIT RUEHBS RUEHPH RUEAUSA RUEHGV RUEHBS RUEHZN
DE RUEHAK #0482 0640729
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 050729Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1191
INFO RUEHRC/USDA FAS WASHDC
RUEHVI/AMEMBASSY VIENNA 1640
RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 6622
RUEHGB/AMEMBASSY BAGHDAD 0905
RUEHDA/AMCONSUL ADANA 1706
RUEHIT/AMCONSUL ISTANBUL 2249
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS
RUEHPH/CDC ATLANTA GA
RUEAUSA/DEPT OF HHS WASHDC
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 1544
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS
RUEHZN/EST COLLECTIVE

UNCLAS ANKARA 000482 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE ALSO FOR STUDZINSKI AND LANGE 
USAID FOR TROSTLE, BLANCHET AND CARROLL 
HHS FOR WSTEIGER/PBUDASHEWITZ 
FAS FOR OCRA/FLEMINGS AND CURTIS, OSTA/WETZEL 
FAS PASS FSIS AND APHIS 
VIENNA FOR APHIS 
BAGHDAD FOR FAS 
BRUSSELS FOR APHIS/FERNANDEZ 
GENEVA FOR HEALTH ATTACHE 
ROME FOR US MISSION TO FAO 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958:N/A 
TAGS: KFLU ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO AMED CASC EAID SENV TU
SUBJECT: TURKEY AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE 
 
REF: ANKARA 354 AND PREVIOUS 
 
¶1.  As of February 28, the H5N1 strain of avian influenza has been 
detected in 12 locations of four districts in Batman province, 
including one area with wild birds, and in six locations of two 
districts in Diyarbakir province.  There have been a total of 283 
dead birds with confirmed cases of H5N1, 179 in Batman and 104 in 
Diyarbakir, between February 9 and 28. 
 
¶2. In Batman, the first district with 80 confirmed cases of H5N1 on 
February 9 has not yet had another case.  The second district has 
had confirmation of new cases about 6-7 days apart (two cases on 
February 14, then ten on February 21, 49 cases on the 22nd, and then 
ten cases on the 28th).  The third district also had four new cases 
in a new village, about six days after its first seven cases in 
another village.  There are about 20 days between when H5N1 was 
confirmed in the first district and in the fourth district of 
Batman. (There were 20 confirmed new cases in the fourth district.) 
In most locations of Batman, all affected birds were chickens; in 
two villages, turkeys were confirmed as having contracted the 
virus. 
 
¶3. Diyarbakir had 20 confirmed cases in its first district on 
February 14.  Two other villages in that same district had a total 
of 66 confirmed cases about 7 days later.  There were 18 confirmed 
cases in a second district of Diyarbakir, also about 7 days after 
the first district had its first cases.  In most locations of 
Diyarbakir, all affected birds were chickens.  In one village, geese 
and roosters were struck by the virus. 
 
¶4. Almost 20,000 poultry have been culled in the two provinces of 
Batman and Diyarbakir: 17,170 in Batman and 2,476 in Diyarbakir. 
Extensive surveillance throughout the country continues and there 
have been no other cases outside of those two provinces. 
 
¶5. Last week, three Turkish veterinarians sponsored by USDA returned 
from the Ames, Iowa HPAI diagnostic training course with very 
positive comments about the program.  One of the participants, along 
with another veterinarian from Ankara, will also attend the OIE 
vaccination course in Italy at the end of March.  FAS and APHIS are 
working on other projects to train Turkish veterinarians in 
AI-related lab techniques. As of February 27, almost 20,000 poultry 
had been culled in the two provinces of Batman and Diyarbakir 
17,170 in Batman and 2,403 in Diyarbakir.  The H5N1 strain of avian 
influenza has been detected in 11 locations of four districts in 
Batman province and in six locations of two districts in Diyarbakir 
province. Extensive surveillance throughout the country continues 
and there have been no other cases outside of those two provinces. 
 
¶6. More than 30 officials from Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, 
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey Turkmenistan 
and Uzbekistan are currently attending an FAO-organized six-day 
conference on AI Surveillance at Ankara  Eklik Laboratory.  Topics 
include principles of surveillance, on-going activities in 
participating countries, and surveillance for Avian Influenza in 
both domestic poultry and wildlife, and outbreak investigation 
methodology.  The organizers stated aim is to develop a common 
methodology that can be adopted in each participating country. 
 
 
 
Wilson