See also: 7th February 2003.

(Date of previous outbreak of Newcastle disease in Russia reported to the OIE: November 2002).

Extract from the monthly report of Russia for May 2003, received from Dr Evgueny A. Nepoklonov, Head of the Main Veterinary Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Moscow:

Location	No. of outbreaks in May 2003
Lipetsk region (Lipetskaya oblast)	2

Total number of animals in the outbreaks:

species	susceptible	cases	deaths	destroyed	slaughtered
avi	1,219	1,219	1,219	0	0

Note: To date, no information for June and July 2003 has been received at the OIE Headquarters.

Source: OFFICE INTERNATIONAL DES EPIZOOTIES - 8th August 2003