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Risk factors of highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreaks in domestic poultry
FAOAIDEnews - Animal Influenza Disease Emergency Situation, Update 69
2 September 2010
Since late 2003, 62 countries around the world have reported cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 (H5N1 HPAI) in poultry and wild birds. Up to September 2010, the cumulative number of confirmed human cases of H5N1 HPAI reported to the World Health Organization is 504, of which 299 have resulted in death.
The H5N1 HPAI global disease situation is now relatively stable, but still alarming in some countries where the disease is considered entrenched. In these locations, pockets of infections are closely associated to well-known risk factors, such as high human and chicken densities, large free-grazing duck populations, poor biosecurity in smallholder units and culturally-determined food market habits linked to poor poultry hygiene. . . . .
Full article and graphs at http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/ak779e/ak779e00.pdf
credits ProMED
FAOAIDEnews - Animal Influenza Disease Emergency Situation, Update 69
2 September 2010
Since late 2003, 62 countries around the world have reported cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 (H5N1 HPAI) in poultry and wild birds. Up to September 2010, the cumulative number of confirmed human cases of H5N1 HPAI reported to the World Health Organization is 504, of which 299 have resulted in death.
The H5N1 HPAI global disease situation is now relatively stable, but still alarming in some countries where the disease is considered entrenched. In these locations, pockets of infections are closely associated to well-known risk factors, such as high human and chicken densities, large free-grazing duck populations, poor biosecurity in smallholder units and culturally-determined food market habits linked to poor poultry hygiene. . . . .
Full article and graphs at http://www.fao.org/docrep/012/ak779e/ak779e00.pdf
credits ProMED