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05DUSHANBE1779
2005-11-04 12:58:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Dushanbe
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TAJIKISTAN: STOPPING AVIAN FLU AT ITS BORDERS WITH NO

Tags:  PREL PGOV EAGR ECON EAID TBIO KSCA SOCI TI KSTH WHO 
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UNCLAS DUSHANBE 001779 

SIPDIS


STATE PLEASE PASS TO EUR/CACEN, SA, USAID FOR DENNIS CARROLL, NATHAN BLAUCKET

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV EAGR ECON EAID TBIO KSCA SOCI TI KSTH WHO
SUBJECT: TAJIKISTAN: STOPPING AVIAN FLU AT ITS BORDERS WITH NO
MONEY

UNCLAS DUSHANBE 001779

SIPDIS


STATE PLEASE PASS TO EUR/CACEN, SA, USAID FOR DENNIS CARROLL, NATHAN BLAUCKET

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV EAGR ECON EAID TBIO KSCA SOCI TI KSTH WHO
SUBJECT: TAJIKISTAN: STOPPING AVIAN FLU AT ITS BORDERS WITH NO
MONEY


1. To date, Tajikistan has no reported cases of Avian Flu. The
Ministries of Health and Agriculture as well as the country's
Veterinary Services have taken stringent measures to stop Avian
Flu from entering Tajikistan's borders.


2. The Veterinary Service has begun to capture and examine wild
birds along the country's borders with Uzbekistan and
Afghanistan for the Avian Flu virus. Tajikistan has banned
imports of chicken from ten countries including Russia and
Kazakhstan. Alternatively, they have imported 190 tons of
chicken meat from the United States (Tyson's chickens are
already showing up in the supermarkets) and Iran. The
government is working on developing its internal reserves of
chicken in order not to rely on imports. Mullodzhon Amirbekov,
Tajikistan's chief veterinarian, reports that illegal poultry
imports still continue. A quarantine has been in place since
mid-October on Tajikistan's five largest poultry farms.


3. The Deputy Minister of Health, Zievuddin Avgonov, told
PolOff in order to implement an effective vaccination plan for
the entire country, at least 25% of the population would need to
be vaccinated, costing upwards of $6 million. They have applied
to several NGOs for funding, but have not received a response.
In addition, the Ministry of Health has organized a roundtable
on the topic of Avian Flu that was broadcast on public
television. They are working on developing education materials
for widespread public dissemination as well as to target medical
professionals, but lack the funding for publication.


4. Tajikistan is taking this threat of a pandemic seriously and
is cooperating with regional governments as well as developing
domestic strategies to stop the expansion of the disease.
However, they lack the funds needed to implement their planned
programs.


HOAGLAND


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