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AVIAN INFLUENZA
Is an infectious disease of birds
caused by the influenza virus
Influenza strain H5N1 has been
transmitted from poultry to humans
through direct contact, causing
deaths since 1997
a WHO/MZCC
informational leaflet
for
people living in
Avian Influenza
affected areas
Avoid Contact with
Domestic or Wild Birds
unless it is Absolutely Necessary
World Health Organization
Mediterranean Zoonoses Control Centre
ATHENS, Greece
[email protected]
Edited by Dr. N. Charisis
www.mzcp-zoonoses.gr
The influenza viruses:
• Replicate easily in humans and animals
• Elude host defenses
H5N1 virus (CDC Public Health Image Library)
That’s why vaccines should
be adjusted continuously
ATTENTION
THERE IS NO HUMAN VACCINE AVAILABLE AT THE TIME BEEN
(=January 2006)
So the health of you and your family depends on
YOUR
hygienic habits
why Avian Influenza virus is so…. dangerous?
BECAUSE
Mutates rapidly, (=can be adapted to other
animal species;)
Can cause severe disease in humans;
The disease in poultry may be “mild” with ruffled
feathers and reduced egg production, thus going
undetected by the owner.
Surviving birds excrete virus for at least 10 days
mild illness
The Severe form of the disease is (highly contagious and fatal)
It is transmitted easily from poultry to poultry or from poultry to humans
through:
a) mechanical ways,
- contaminated equipment,
- vehicles,
- feed,
- cages,
- clothing
b) inhalation of desiccated infected poultry faeces……..
Can survive for long in the environment,
especially when temperatures are low.
Therefore Refrigeration of infected meat
and eggs doesn’t protect anyone from the virus!!
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SYMPTOMS IN MAN
Clinical Picture
Typical influenza-like symptoms
Fever (>380C),
dry, non productive cough
sore throat,
headache,
muscle aches
Severe
Eye infections,
severe respiratory distress,
viral pneumonia,
other complications
Duration of illness: Average: 13 days, Range: 5 to 31 days
How to protect yourself !
Don’t let domestic or
wild birds entering the
house
Protect food from insects or
rodents
Find ways to avoid contact of your poultry with wild
birds:
- keep chickens and ducks in enclosed (fenced) hen-houses,
- don’t throw seeds in the yard,
-use scarecrows
Keep children away from poultry
In case of sick or dead birds, “ask
the Authorities for ADVICE”
Wash hands carefully with hot water and soap after:
- contact with live or dead
poultry, faeces or feathers
- before you eat or touch
cooked food, fruits or vegetables
(Remove jewelry before hand washing: Jewellery makes hand-washing less effective)
Don’t transport:
- live, or dead birds
- raw or cooked bird meat
- eggs
Use long trousers, shirts, boots, gloves and masks
when you collect the eggs or work in a hen-house.
Consider always these cloths contaminated and keep them outside
of the house. Wash them regularly with boiling water and soap
or detergent
Use protective cloths (masks, gloves and goggles)
for slaughtering poultry
Burn or bury at a depth of 1 meter dead
carcasses, faeces and feathers after slaughter in
infected areas
REMEMBER : “Only Heat can KILL influenza virus”
- Cook Poultry meat at + 700 C (no pink meat or juices should
be observed)
- Cook eggs for 5 minutes at + 700 C
Don’t prepare or eat dishes
containing raw or undercooked
eggs, (home-made mayonnaise,
sauces, mousses) For mayonnaise, sauces should be
cooked for at list 5 min. in 700 C
Eggs for children should be boiled for 5 min
Keep raw food
separate from cooked food
Do not store raw and cooked food in the
same container
Don’t cut raw poultry and other meat or food
on the same cutting board (or wash it well after
you cut chicken)
Reheat cooked food to at least 700C!
Proper reheating kills microorganisms, which may have
developed during storage. This rule also applies when
freshly cooked food is added to leftovers.
Cover nose and mouth when sneezing or
coughing:
Use a handkerchief
and wash hands again
before touching food
Thawing
Discard all liquid accumulated during
defrosting of meat and poultry
- if refrigerator shelves, table tops or utensils are
soiled with it, they should be thoroughly washed!
These liquids may contain disease-causing micro
organisms
ICE
Drips may contaminate
surfaces or other food
Don’t eat sick or dead birds !
Don’t let People with Influenza symptoms to handle, cook or work near of
any kind of food
Don’t buy live birds for replacement (from
unknown source!)
Before you replace your dead or culled poultry
ask the Authorities for permission!