Anti-genes of enteritis and hepatitis are found in the seals who have lost on Baikal - prosecutor's office

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Irkutsk. November 13. INTERFAX-SIBERIA - Zapadno-Baykalskaya interregional prosecutor's office (as nature protection) finished the check organized in connection with mass death of a seal at the end of October on Lake Baikal, enteritis and hepatitis anti-genes are revealed.

As were reported on Monday by Prosecutor's office of Irkutsk region, for establishment of causes of death by bodies of veterinary science tests of a pathological material at 14 victims of seals were selected. By results of researches at 11 animals the enteritis anti-gene, at two - an anti-gene of parvoviral hepatitis is revealed.

"A virus of plague of the carnivorous did not come to light", - it is spoken in the press release.

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Meanwhile, experts of FKUZ "Irkutsk Research Protivochumny Institute" it is carried out molecular and genetic researches on possible existence of other virus diseases.

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by results of chemical and toxicological research of carcasses of seals and the tests of the water which have been selected in places of their mass death, signs of chemical pollution of the water area Baikal it is not established.

Pathoanatomical opening states integrity of an internal of the studied carcasses of a seal, and also lack of signs of illegal production.

Earlier West Baikal nature protection prosecutor Kalinin Aleksey reported

to Interfax Siberia agency that the anthropogenous reason of mass death of a seal is completely excluded.

"When studying the lost animal any elements testifying to negative anthropogenous impact, it is not revealed. All inspections JSC "BTSBK", treatment facilities (regarding leaks - IF) yielded negative result. All tests of water (in the water area of Baikal - IF) showed lack of pollution. Poisonings are not present, there is an infectious disease", - Kalinin Aleksey told.

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that finally to answer the question, which infection caused death of a seal, it will be possible after carrying out the molecular and genetic analysis.

the Source familiar with a situation, reported to agency that the speech can go about a gastrointestinal infection.

the Director of Limnological institute Fedotov Andrey reported

to agency that for carrying out the molecular and genetic analysis live seals will be used.

B Angaro-Baykalsky territorial administration office federal agency on fishery to agency specified that it is supposed to catch and deliver to Irkutsk two-three seals on a quota of scientific researches.

Fedotov Andrey also reported that during expedition at the end of October employees of LEAN found 18 carcasses of seals on 1 km of the coastline near Mishikh's settlement (Kabansk district Republic of Buryatia) - earlier about detection there the lost animals was not reported.

of All on the coast of Baikal found from October 26 to November 2 141 carcasses of the lost seal, including 38 - in Slyudyanka district Irkutsk region in the south of the lake, 99 - in Kabansk district Republic of Buryatia in the central part of the lake, four - in Barguzin district Republic of Buryatia in the north of Baikal. All these adults and well-fad animals, 80% from them - pregnant females.

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It was reported also that the first seals were found on a tongue of sand at the settlement New Enkhaluk (Republic of Buryatia) and along Krugobaykalsky iron roads between settlements Baikal and Kultuk Port (Irkutsk region).

according to nature protection prosecutor's offices, animals did not run aground - they perished in water and then their hulks took out waves. They were lost not in one stage - at different times, within two days. All victims of seals in a gastrointestinal path had no food.

by data Federal Veterinary And Phytosanitary Monitoring Service, the death of seals came because of the cardiac arrest caused by unknown while by the reasons. Dangerous diseases, such as plague carnivorous and rage, at victims of animals is not revealed.