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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus to the UK via legal trade .... the ability to cause clinical disease in chicken (Chen and others 2004). ...

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HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN RUSSIA Page 1HPAI in Russia Working document Version 1 of 13(28 September 2005) Ref: VITT1200/H5N1 RussiaHIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN RUSSIA Working Document: Version 1 (28 September 2005) Dr Mirzet SabirovicDr Nick Coulson Andrew Kingston Simon Hall International Animal Health Division International Animal Disease MonitoringQualitative Risk Assessment DISCLAIMER: These assessments should not beused as sources of reference. IAHD reserves the right to make changes based on new information. Page 2HPAI in Russia Working document Version 1 of 13(28 September 2005) Table of Contents 1SUMMARY.................................. .......................................... ...............................32INTRODUCT ION....................................... .......................................... .................43HAZARD IDENTIFICATION .......................................... ......................................43.1 HPAI H5N1OUTBREAKS IN SOUTHERN RUSSIA OFFICIAL DISEASE REPORTS4 3.2GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS............................ .......................................... ......4 4RISK ASSESSMENT................................ .......................................... .................64.1DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY............................... ......................................6 4.2LEGAL TRADE IMPORT OF UNPROCESSED FEATHERS.................................. ...6 4.2.1EU rules any country .......................................... ...............................64.2.2Trade data on imports of unprocessed feathers into the UK................74.3RELEASE ASSESSMENT................................ .......................................... ........7 4.3.1Unprocessed feathers .......................................... ................................74.3.1.1 EU rules western Russia .......................................... .....................8 4.3.1.2 Production of unprocessed feathers General principles............... ...

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