Juan Lubroth
Juan Lubroth
birds disease introduce man marketing possible poultry share systems transmit virus wild wildlife
I think that wild birds may introduce the virus but it is through man and man's marketing systems (the poultry trade) that the disease spreads. It is also possible that poultry can transmit the virus to wildlife when they share the same ecosystem.
good handle illegal love map occurs tip trade
I would love to have a map of illegal trade - but I'm embarrassed to say we don't have a good handle on it. We all know it occurs and we are worried, but what we see confiscated is only the tip of the iceberg.
avoid aware basic birds boots chickens contact ensuring entering farming hands hygiene importance informed leaving mixing people poultry practices shoes touching washing wild
People need to be informed about the importance of basic hygiene notably washing hands after touching poultry and disinfecting boots or shoes before entering or leaving a poultry farm. They should also be aware of suitable farming practices such as ensuring that poultry are roofed-in to avoid any contact with wild birds and not mixing chickens with other species, such as ducks.
community continue expertise field financial fully national operations plans private provide supported
Such plans and field operations must be fully supported by national governments with participation of the private sector. The international community should continue to provide expertise and financial resources.
animals farmers government report
If the government is just there to kill the animals and cull them there is the possibility that the farmers won't report cases.
concern eggs ensure meat poultry production wildlife
Poultry meat and eggs ... are safe, and the concern is to ensure that there is no spillover from wildlife to poultry production systems.
disease months past seen spread
We've never seen a disease spread out as much as this one has in the past 18 months to two years.
endemic prevent services time turkey turkish virus
We are still in time to be able to prevent the virus from being endemic in Turkey if the Turkish veterinary services have enough resources.
confidence disease europe increase picking seeing since system
What we are seeing is that the surveillance system in Europe is very, very good, since we're picking up disease in migrating swans. If anything, this should increase people's confidence in their food. We're seeing it in migrating swans, not in chickens.
disease
We don't know how the disease got into Nigeria.
activities diseases introduced move ways wildlife
There are other ways diseases move around the world.It could be that wildlife introduced the virus, but through our own activities of commerce, the disease spread.
aid becoming epidemic necessary pathology prevent receive services time turkish
We still have time to prevent the pathology from becoming an epidemic if Turkish veterinary services receive the necessary aid from international organizations.
against humans protection unlikely
This is unlikely to make any significant contribution to the protection of humans against avian influenza.
priority
Avian influenza has not been a priority for Indonesians.