Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06ASHGABAT141
2006-01-27 13:36:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Ashgabat
Cable title:
WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA
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UNCLAS ASHGABAT 000141
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/CACEN (PERRY),SA DAS (GASTRIGHT)
ANKARA FOR AGRICULTURE COUNSELOR JAMES HIGGISTON
TASHKENT FOR ESTH (PUTNAM)
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
SUBJECT: WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA
REFTEL: A) ASHGABAT 48
B) ASHGABAT 1375
C) ASHGABAT 1335
D) ASHGABAT 82 AND PREVIOUS
E) ASHGABAT 153802
Sensitive But Unclassified; Not for Internet Distribution
UNCLAS ASHGABAT 000141
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/CACEN (PERRY),SA DAS (GASTRIGHT)
ANKARA FOR AGRICULTURE COUNSELOR JAMES HIGGISTON
TASHKENT FOR ESTH (PUTNAM)
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
SUBJECT: WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA
REFTEL: A) ASHGABAT 48
B) ASHGABAT 1375
C) ASHGABAT 1335
D) ASHGABAT 82 AND PREVIOUS
E) ASHGABAT 153802
Sensitive But Unclassified; Not for Internet Distribution
1. PER REFTEL E, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON
AVIAN INFLUENZA.
INVESTIGATION INTO MYSTERIOUS BIRD DEATHS
--------------
2. (SBU) ON JANUARY 20, A SOURCE AT THE MOH TOLD
USAID'S HEALTH PROJECT SPECIALIST THAT CHIEF OF SANITARY
AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SERVICE LEYLA SHAMURADOVA MADE VISITS
TO MARY, LEBAP AND BALKAN WELAYATS TO INVESTIGATE THE
MASS DEATH OF CHICKENS. THE VISITS' OUTCOME WAS KEPT
CONFIDENTIAL.
SIPDIS
GOTX'S SMALL STEPS FORWARD
--------------
3. (SBU) THE MOH IS INVENTORYING LOCAL HOSPITALS'
SUPPLIES OF PLAGUE PROTECTIVE GEAR FOR USE IN THE EVENT
OF AN AI OUTBREAK OR QUARANTINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE MOH
PLANS TO IMPORT ENZYME TEST KITS AND TO SUPPLY LOCAL
PHARMACIES WITH NASAL OINTMENT TO PREVENT AN AI OUTBREAK.
ON JANUARY 27, THE MOH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS IS
ORGANIZING AN AI MEETING FOR INTERNATIONAL DONORS.
EMBASSY EXPECTS THE MOH WILL REQUEST DONOR SUPPORT FOR A
PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN ON THE RISKS OF AI. ON JANUARY 29,
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON AI WILL CONVENE FOR A CLOSED
SESSION. INTERNATIONAL DONORS ARE NOT INVITED.
INADEQUATE AND UNDERFUNDED EFFORTS
--------------
4. (SBU) THE LOCAL WHO OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD
USAID'S HEALTH SPECIALIST THAT A POOR UNDERSTANDING OF AI
HAS LED TO AN INADEQUATE NATIONAL ACTION PLAN. (NOTE:
USAID HAS NOT REVIEWED THE PLAN, BUT EXPECTS TO RECEIVE A
COPY IMMINENTLY. END NOTE.) ADDITIONALLY, THE
VETERINARIAN LABORATORY DESIGNATED TO TEST FOR AI (REF B)
STILL DOES NOT HAVE TEST KITS, AND THE MOH'S TURKMEN-
LANGUAGE BROCHURES ON AI NEED DONOR FUNDING TO COVER
PHOTOCOPYING EXPENSES.
INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS CONTINUE
--------------
5. (U) ON JANUARY 26, A UN AI THEME GROUP MEETING WAS
CONVENED. THE WHO DISTRIBUTED A DRAFT WORK PLAN IN
SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL AI RESPONSE.
COMMENT
--------------
6. (SBU) THE GOTX'S SMALL STEPS FORWARD ARE
ENCOURAGING, BUT SOLICITATION OF INTERNATIONAL DONORS TO
FUND UNILATERAL -- NOT COORDINATED BILATERAL AND MULTI-
LATERAL - PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND INFORMATION SHARING
DOES NOT INITIATE THE GOTX INTO THE LEAGUE OF COUNTRIES
WORKING COOPERATIVELY TO STOP OR LIMIT A POTENTIAL
INTERNATIONAL AI PANDEMIC. END COMMENT.
JACOBSON
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/CACEN (PERRY),SA DAS (GASTRIGHT)
ANKARA FOR AGRICULTURE COUNSELOR JAMES HIGGISTON
TASHKENT FOR ESTH (PUTNAM)
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
SUBJECT: WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA
REFTEL: A) ASHGABAT 48
B) ASHGABAT 1375
C) ASHGABAT 1335
D) ASHGABAT 82 AND PREVIOUS
E) ASHGABAT 153802
Sensitive But Unclassified; Not for Internet Distribution
1. PER REFTEL E, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP ON
AVIAN INFLUENZA.
INVESTIGATION INTO MYSTERIOUS BIRD DEATHS
--------------
2. (SBU) ON JANUARY 20, A SOURCE AT THE MOH TOLD
USAID'S HEALTH PROJECT SPECIALIST THAT CHIEF OF SANITARY
AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SERVICE LEYLA SHAMURADOVA MADE VISITS
TO MARY, LEBAP AND BALKAN WELAYATS TO INVESTIGATE THE
MASS DEATH OF CHICKENS. THE VISITS' OUTCOME WAS KEPT
CONFIDENTIAL.
SIPDIS
GOTX'S SMALL STEPS FORWARD
--------------
3. (SBU) THE MOH IS INVENTORYING LOCAL HOSPITALS'
SUPPLIES OF PLAGUE PROTECTIVE GEAR FOR USE IN THE EVENT
OF AN AI OUTBREAK OR QUARANTINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE MOH
PLANS TO IMPORT ENZYME TEST KITS AND TO SUPPLY LOCAL
PHARMACIES WITH NASAL OINTMENT TO PREVENT AN AI OUTBREAK.
ON JANUARY 27, THE MOH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS IS
ORGANIZING AN AI MEETING FOR INTERNATIONAL DONORS.
EMBASSY EXPECTS THE MOH WILL REQUEST DONOR SUPPORT FOR A
PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN ON THE RISKS OF AI. ON JANUARY 29,
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON AI WILL CONVENE FOR A CLOSED
SESSION. INTERNATIONAL DONORS ARE NOT INVITED.
INADEQUATE AND UNDERFUNDED EFFORTS
--------------
4. (SBU) THE LOCAL WHO OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE TOLD
USAID'S HEALTH SPECIALIST THAT A POOR UNDERSTANDING OF AI
HAS LED TO AN INADEQUATE NATIONAL ACTION PLAN. (NOTE:
USAID HAS NOT REVIEWED THE PLAN, BUT EXPECTS TO RECEIVE A
COPY IMMINENTLY. END NOTE.) ADDITIONALLY, THE
VETERINARIAN LABORATORY DESIGNATED TO TEST FOR AI (REF B)
STILL DOES NOT HAVE TEST KITS, AND THE MOH'S TURKMEN-
LANGUAGE BROCHURES ON AI NEED DONOR FUNDING TO COVER
PHOTOCOPYING EXPENSES.
INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS CONTINUE
--------------
5. (U) ON JANUARY 26, A UN AI THEME GROUP MEETING WAS
CONVENED. THE WHO DISTRIBUTED A DRAFT WORK PLAN IN
SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL AI RESPONSE.
COMMENT
--------------
6. (SBU) THE GOTX'S SMALL STEPS FORWARD ARE
ENCOURAGING, BUT SOLICITATION OF INTERNATIONAL DONORS TO
FUND UNILATERAL -- NOT COORDINATED BILATERAL AND MULTI-
LATERAL - PREVENTIVE MEASURES AND INFORMATION SHARING
DOES NOT INITIATE THE GOTX INTO THE LEAGUE OF COUNTRIES
WORKING COOPERATIVELY TO STOP OR LIMIT A POTENTIAL
INTERNATIONAL AI PANDEMIC. END COMMENT.
JACOBSON