KIEV, Jan. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- A Ukrainian regional ministry of agriculture confirmed on Monday that bird flu has caused the deaths of a large number of poultry in a seaside village in late December and early January.
Some 171,500 fowls at three henneries in the village of Promorski on the affected Crimea peninsula have been totally slaughtered by Monday, the Interfax news agency reported.
The authorities have adopted necessary disinfection and vaccination measures to prevent the further spread of the virus.
The new outbreak came a month after bird flu was first detectedin the peninsula's northeastern corner near a migratory site for wild birds.
Up to now, no human cases of the disease have been reported in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko lifted the state of emergency in Crimea on Dec. 29 after the outbreak was temporarily eased. Enditem
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