Central Asia Experts Discuss Avian Flu Surveillance Guidelines
More than 150 specialists from the Ministries of Health and Agriculture of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan attended the Central Asia Regional Conference on Practical Aspects of Avian Influenza Surveillance in Almaty, December 4-6. The conference was organized by USAID, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Winrock International to help regional specialists develop guidelines for avian influenza surveillance, detection, and investigation, as well as for containing outbreaks in poultry and humans.
The guidelines will fill existing gaps in pandemic preparedness plans and enable the Central Asia countries to respond promptly and adequately to avian influenza and other dangerous diseases. Following the conference, CDC and Winrock International, with funding from USAID, will assist the governments of these countries in adopting and implementing guidelines developed during the conference.
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Avian flu can be transferred to humans through infected domestic fowl
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