Avian influenza A(H5N1)- update 7
While trade restrictions have been put in place by some countries to
protect animal health, on the basis of presently available data,
WHO does not conclude that any processed poultry products
(whole refrigerated or frozen carcasses and products derived from
them) and eggs in or arriving from areas currently experiencing
outbreaks of avian influenza H5N1 in poultry flocks pose a risk to
public health.
It is well known that influenza viruses are killed by adequate heat.
WHO continuously emphasizes, and in this particular situation
reiterates, the importance of good hygiene practices during handling
of poultry products, including hand washing, prevention of
cross-contamination and thorough cooking (70°C). http://www.who.int/csr/don/2004_01_24/en/
The World Health Organisation has said there is no evidence that the
disease spreads between humans but that its victims are believed to
have caught it from eating infected chickens.
Safety guidelines
How to avoid communicable diseases from poultry
1) Consumers
- Ensure poultry and poultryrelated products are cooked thoroughly
- Ensure that eggshells are clean ？ wash them thoroughly before cooking
- Pick the newest eggs possible when shopping
2) Chicken butchers
- Avoid purchasing fowl that appear lethargic, or have nasal mucus,
swollen eyes or diarrhoea
- Do not keep all fowl for slaughter in the same enclosure
- Wear protective plastic gowns or aprons
- Wash your hands and body thoroughly with soap and water following
the slaughter
- Change clothes immediately after the slaughter and wash those
clothes separately
- If you develop symptoms such as a fever, headaches or shivers,
see a doctor immediately and declare your occupation
3). Chicken farmers
- Prevent fowl from entering your house
- Clean your house
- Do not sell chickens you suspect may be sick or chickens already
killed by diseases -destroy them immediately
Influenza viruses are destroyed by heat. As a precaution,
consumers should ensure that all foods from poultry, including eggs,
have been thoroughly cooked. http://www.who.int/csr/don/2004_01_26/en/
Avian influenza A(H5N1) in humans - update 11
January 2004 http://www.who.int/csr/don/2004_01_28a/en/
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To date, highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been detected
in poultry in 28 of the country’s 64 provinces. Around 3.7 million
poultry are reported to have died or been slaughtered as a result.
AUSVETPLAN is a series of technical response plans that describe the proposed Australian approach to an emergency animal disease incursion. The documents provide guidance based on sound analysis, linking policy, strategies, implementation, coordination and emergency-management plans.
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>>91 Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER)
Location: WHO > WHO sites > WER Home > 2004: Volume 79
13 February 2004, vol. 79, 7 (pp65-76)
Contents
65 Outbreak News: Avian influenza A(H5N1):
- Editorial note
- Preliminary clinical description, Thailand
- Preliminary epidemiological summary, Viet Nam and Thailand
70 Monitoring the interruption of indigenous measles transmission, Cape Town meeting, 14 October 2003
72 Database of public health chemical incidents: first year pilot phase report
76 International Health Regulations
