Prepared by The International Association for Food Protection®
Scientists, animal health, and public health advisors from government, academia, and industry are mobilizing to address the Asian form of the H5N1 avian influenza (AI, bird flu) spreading in Southeast Asia. While avian influenza primarily affects birds, health experts also are concerned that events in Southeast Asia could lead to a new human pandemic form, resulting from mutation of the virus or recombination between this virus and the human influenza virus. Given these events, scientists and advisors are cooperating to educate poultry producers, the food industry and the general public about avian influenza. The objective of this brief is to provide food safety professionals with a background on the Asian H5N1 avian influenza virus, methods to control its spread, suitable procedures to inactivate the virus should poultry or eggs be contaminated, and links to agencies for additional details.
http://nabc.ksu.edu/assets/uploads/Avian_influenza_sci_brief_IAFP_11-05.pdf Report Broken Link
Posted by: Adassa Roe
Posted Date: May 24 2006