Azerbaijan being helped by Japan to equip labs

Azerbaijan to Conduct Analyses on Detecting Bird Flu Virus
Source: Trend
Author: S. Aghayeva
14.11.2006

As from now, all analyses on detecting bird flu virus will be conducted in Azerbaijan, Ismayil Hassanov, Chief of the State Veterinary Department of the Azerbaijan Agriculture Ministry, informed journalists, Trend reports.

According to him, this has been made possible as the Country has acquired new up-to-date equipment to conduct the analyses. According to the Chief of the Department recently, 98 bird carcasses samples were sent to a London laboratory which had previously received all the analyses taken in the Country to detect the virus. The results received from the London laboratory totally corresponded with those from the Azerbaijani laboratory.

“Six regional veterinary laboratories are expected to be fully equipped with new equipment at the expense of a grant to be given by Japan’s Government in the near future”, he said.