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Astonishing speed of avian influenza transmission explored
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Currently, veterinary public health interventions to limit and prevent the spread of the virus focus on addressing the disease in the markets, including banning the storage of birds overnight, enforcing market ‘rest days’ and separating bird species in the markets.
New research has shown that most poultry entering live bird markets in Asia become infected with avian influenza within 24 hours if they remain there for a day.
The study found that more that 9 in 10 chickens entering live bird markets having been previous exposed to the H9N2 subtype of avian influenza virus become infected with it. Birds typically became contagious in less than five and a half hours.
The new research from the Global Challenges Research Fund’s (GCRF) One Health Poultry Hub, including researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has, for the first time, modelled the transmission of avian influenza, revealing the speed at which it can spread in Asia’s live bird markets. The findings will help researchers evaluate the impact of potential control measures to reduce H9N2 (a subtype of avian influenza) in markets. One in 10 birds arriving at live bird markets are already exposed to the H9N2 virus…
https://www.poultryworld.net/health-...sion-revealed/
09:00 |
Currently, veterinary public health interventions to limit and prevent the spread of the virus focus on addressing the disease in the markets, including banning the storage of birds overnight, enforcing market ‘rest days’ and separating bird species in the markets.
New research has shown that most poultry entering live bird markets in Asia become infected with avian influenza within 24 hours if they remain there for a day.
The study found that more that 9 in 10 chickens entering live bird markets having been previous exposed to the H9N2 subtype of avian influenza virus become infected with it. Birds typically became contagious in less than five and a half hours.
The new research from the Global Challenges Research Fund’s (GCRF) One Health Poultry Hub, including researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has, for the first time, modelled the transmission of avian influenza, revealing the speed at which it can spread in Asia’s live bird markets. The findings will help researchers evaluate the impact of potential control measures to reduce H9N2 (a subtype of avian influenza) in markets. One in 10 birds arriving at live bird markets are already exposed to the H9N2 virus…
https://www.poultryworld.net/health-...sion-revealed/
