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RR RUEHAG RUEHAST RUEHDA RUEHDBU RUEHDF RUEHFL RUEHIK RUEHKW RUEHLA
RUEHLN RUEHLZ RUEHPOD RUEHROV RUEHSR RUEHVK RUEHYG
DE RUEHPG #0945 2271459
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 151459Z AUG 07
FM AMEMBASSY PRAGUE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9492
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
RUEAUSA/DEPT OF HHS WASHDC
RUEHRC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHDC

UNCLAS PRAGUE 000945 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EUR/NCE, G/AIAG 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KFLU KSTH WHO MARR MASS CASA TBIO EZ
 
SUBJECT: CZECH REPUBLIC: ALL CLEAR ON AVIAN FLU QUARANTINE IN 
EASTERN BOHEMIA. 
 
REF:  A. PRAGUE 825 
 
      ¶B. PRAGUE 756 
      ¶C. PRAGUE 370 
      ¶D. PRAGUE 317 
      ¶E. PRAGUE 215 
 
¶1. On August 15, Czech regional authorities lifted the required 
30-day quarantine in Eastern Bohemia given no new cases of avian 
flu.  The strict veterinary and sanitary measures had been 
introduced in June and extended in July due to outbreaks of the 
disease in poultry farms in the Pardubice Region.  The outbreaks 
affected poultry kept inside closed stalls and resulted in the 
slaughter of almost 180,000 birds, both healthy and infected. With 
the lifting of the quarantine, individual villagers and farmers in 
the region may now purchase new poultry.  The investigation into the 
source of the infection remains inconclusive. 
 
¶2. At the national level, State Veterinary Administration 
regulations requiring all farmers to keep poultry in closed halls 
remain in force.  Bird shows also remain banned, with the exception 
of exotic bird exhibitions, which require a permit by the relevant 
regional veterinary administration. 
GRABER