Novosibirsk scientists intend to make up the national collection of the most dangerous for a human flu viruses.

The director-general of State scientific virology and biotechnology centre "Vector" Ilya Drozdov said to journalists, that the collection will be formed on the base of research results, received by Novosibirsk scientists in different regions where bird flu was detected.

He said, that "Vector" had prepared several specialists for business trip to Turkey in order to study bird flu virus, and appropriate documents had been sent to Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Besides, according to the scientist`s words, the Siberian scientists have visited Mongolia recently on the same purpose.

"Mongolia is the country, where we can learn a month before birds appear in Russia, how much malignant culture may enter Russia and realize itself, in particular, in our region", explained he.

To the nearest time the "Vector"`s scientists` trip to the area of Sivash in the Crimea is scheduled, in order to carry out there appropriate research.

"Establishing the national collection of the most dangerous for a human flu viruses will become the main result of such monitoring", said Drozdov.
sections: Nature & Health, Region News
areas: Siberian region