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WHO experts to visit Masalli, Barda and Nakhchivan to assess the situation on Bird flue

03 February 2006 [03:54] - TODAY.AZ
4-member mission of World Health Organization (WHO) which has been on a visit in Azerbaijan since 28 January leave for Massali to assess the situation on Bird flue for today.

As APA reports, the mission members will visit Barda on February 4 and Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic on February 5. The experts will also evaluate the risk of spread of Bird flue in those regions.

The WHO representatives will return to Baku in the evening of February 6. They will draw up a report and inform Health Minister Oktay Shireliyev about that. They are expected to meet with the Minister on February 10, the end of the visit's expected by February 11.

One more WHO mission might visit Azerbaijan depending on the results of this visit.

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