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Industrial Food Animal Production >> Avian Flu (Bird Flu)
Avian influenza, or bird flu, is caused by the avian influenza virus. This virus is related to the influenza virus that causes “the flu” in people every year, but it differs substantially in its ability to infect and move between humans. Avian influenza normally infects wild waterfowl and does not typically make them sick, but it can also infect domesticated birds such as chickens, ducks and turkeys — making them extremely sick and often killing them. Avian influenza infections among domesticated birds cause substantial losses to the agricultural industry and they pose a significant threat to human health.
Recommended resources on this topic: Reports & Other Documents
Key Facts About Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Virus Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Facts and news updates on avian influenza Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Global Strategy for Prevention and Control of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Food and Agriculture Organization, March 2007.
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Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
The Animal-Human Interface and Infectious Disease in Industrial Food Animal Production: Rethinking Biosecurity and Biocontainment J.P. Graham et al. Public Health Reports, May-June 2008.
Transmission of influenza A in human beings G. Brankston, et al. Lancet Infect Dis, April 2007.
Bird-flu experts question advice on eating poultry D. Butler. Nature, April 2006.
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Relevant Organizations
World Health Organization Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... more
Additional Tools & Resources
Situation updates on avian influenza World Health Organization Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response.
Latest news on avian influenza Centers for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP).
World Health Organization links ... more
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