Command and staff exercises to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus were held in the Republic of Bashkortostan

Many contagious diseases, including especially dangerous ones, spread extremely quickly and have a high mortality rate. All susceptible poultry in the outbreak are killed and destroyed by incineration. In this connection, it becomes necessary to carry out measures to develop an algorithm of actions in case of their occurrence.

During the practical part of the exercises, the participants of the exercises demonstrated the readiness of operational groups and forces to eliminate the outbreak of avian influenza by the State Veterinary Service of the Republic of Bashkortostan, including the combined anti-epizootic detachment.

During the exercises, a meeting of the republican interdepartmental commission on the prevention of the emergence and spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza was held.

The meeting of the Extraordinary Interdepartmental Commission was attended by: Acting HEAD of the ROSSELKHOZNADZOR Administration for the Republic of Bashkortostan Ruslan Baikeev, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Bashkortostan Farit Valitov, Head of the Veterinary Administration of the Republic of Bashkortostan Azat Ziganshin, representatives of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Republic of Bashkortostan , the State Committee of the Republic of Bashkortostan for emergency situations, as well as representatives of the Rosselkhoznadzor from the Republic of Tatarstan and the Perm Territory.