"At the beginning of this year epidemic situation on highly pathogenic avian influenza remains extremely tense in the world in General, and in Russia, – stated in the message Rosselkhoznadzor. – The maximum threat of occurrence of new cases continues in the territories of the southern and North Caucasian Federal districts".

Earlier it became known about the outbreak of bird flu in the border with Crimea in Kherson region of Ukraine. Because of the disease, the EU banned the import of poultry meat and products from the entire territory of Ukraine.