Identifier
Created
Classification
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08ULAANBAATAR526
2008-12-05 08:37:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Ulaanbaatar
Cable title:
MONGOLIAN AVIAN FLU UPDATE NOVEMBER 2008
R 050837Z DEC 08 FM AMEMBASSY ULAANBAATAR TO SECSTATE WASHDC 2587 INFO CDC ATLANTA GA USMISSION USUN NEW YORK AMEMBASSY SEOUL AMEMBASSY BEIJING AMEMBASSY MOSCOW AMEMBASSY BANGKOK AMEMBASSY TOKYO AMEMBASSY ASTANA SECDEF WASHINGTON DC DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHINGTON DC DEPT OF HHS WASHINGTON DC DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS ULAANBAATAR 000526
USDA FOR FAS/DLP, FAS/ITP, FAS/ICD
STATE FOR EAP/CM, OES/IHA, AND CA/OCS
STATE PLEASE PASS TO USAID, ATTN DWINSTON, ANE/EA
BANGKOK FOR USAID FOR RDM/A
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO CASC EAID PGOV SENV KFLU MG
SUBJECT: MONGOLIAN AVIAN FLU UPDATE NOVEMBER 2008
REF: ULAANBAATAR 268
UNCLAS ULAANBAATAR 000526
USDA FOR FAS/DLP, FAS/ITP, FAS/ICD
STATE FOR EAP/CM, OES/IHA, AND CA/OCS
STATE PLEASE PASS TO USAID, ATTN DWINSTON, ANE/EA
BANGKOK FOR USAID FOR RDM/A
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO CASC EAID PGOV SENV KFLU MG
SUBJECT: MONGOLIAN AVIAN FLU UPDATE NOVEMBER 2008
REF: ULAANBAATAR 268
1. November often marks the beginning of a four-month period where
H5N1 outbreaks are concentrated in many countries, but in Mongolia
migration due to the cold weather actually makes these months
somewhat passive.
2. Update on WCS Field Veterinary Program -- Avian Influenza: In
FY 08, intensive capture efforts and mortality surveys resulted in
the collection of samples from 1,377 water birds. In October, these
samples were exported to the United States and Hong Kong for
laboratory testing supported through the National Institutes of
Health's Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research (CEIR)
program. Testing of samples collected during the 2008 field season
continued in November. Results will be shared with USAID mission
staff and government partners as soon as they are received.
3. The first resighting of Bean Geese tagged in Mongolia was
reported from East Dongting Hu, China in November. Specifically,
the resighted Bean Geese were P81 (a female) and P82 (a male). Both
were caught together on Sangiyn Dalai Nuur, Hovsgol aimag on July 2,
2008 (approx. N: 49.26023, E: 99.0688). Swan Geese collared in
Mongolia were also resighted in Poyang Lake, China. A whooper Swan,
which was originally banded in Darkhad this past summer, was also
recently sighted in China.
MINTON
USDA FOR FAS/DLP, FAS/ITP, FAS/ICD
STATE FOR EAP/CM, OES/IHA, AND CA/OCS
STATE PLEASE PASS TO USAID, ATTN DWINSTON, ANE/EA
BANGKOK FOR USAID FOR RDM/A
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO CASC EAID PGOV SENV KFLU MG
SUBJECT: MONGOLIAN AVIAN FLU UPDATE NOVEMBER 2008
REF: ULAANBAATAR 268
1. November often marks the beginning of a four-month period where
H5N1 outbreaks are concentrated in many countries, but in Mongolia
migration due to the cold weather actually makes these months
somewhat passive.
2. Update on WCS Field Veterinary Program -- Avian Influenza: In
FY 08, intensive capture efforts and mortality surveys resulted in
the collection of samples from 1,377 water birds. In October, these
samples were exported to the United States and Hong Kong for
laboratory testing supported through the National Institutes of
Health's Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research (CEIR)
program. Testing of samples collected during the 2008 field season
continued in November. Results will be shared with USAID mission
staff and government partners as soon as they are received.
3. The first resighting of Bean Geese tagged in Mongolia was
reported from East Dongting Hu, China in November. Specifically,
the resighted Bean Geese were P81 (a female) and P82 (a male). Both
were caught together on Sangiyn Dalai Nuur, Hovsgol aimag on July 2,
2008 (approx. N: 49.26023, E: 99.0688). Swan Geese collared in
Mongolia were also resighted in Poyang Lake, China. A whooper Swan,
which was originally banded in Darkhad this past summer, was also
recently sighted in China.
MINTON