BIRD FLU VIRUSES COULD RE-EMERGE IN UPCOMING FLU SEASON, WARNS UN AGENCY

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Date: 16 Sep 2013 12:00:00 -0400
Subject: BIRD FLU VIRUSES COULD RE-EMERGE IN UPCOMING FLU SEASON,
WARNS UN AGENCY
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BIRD FLU VIRUSES COULD RE-EMERGE IN UPCOMING FLU SEASON, WARNS UN
AGENCYNew York, Sep 16 2013 12:00PMThe United Nations food agency has
issued a new warning saying bird flu viruses continue to pose a
serious threat to human and animal health, adding they will pose a
greater risk during the upcoming flu season.

"Bird flu viruses continue to circulate in poultry. Efforts must
continue and be strengthened, not only in affected countries, but also
in neighbouring States and areas with strong trade linkages,"
<"http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/196736/icode/">said the Food
and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Chief Veterinary Officer, Juan
Lubroth, at a joint meeting with the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), the World Health Organization (WHO)
and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

Mr. Lubroth noted that while the world is more prepared than ever
before to respond to the H7N9 and H5N1 avian influenza viruses, it is
still important to remain vigilant.

"This is especially true for H7N9 since it causes no clinical signs in
birds and is therefore very difficult to detect in poultry," he said.

To address the issue, FAO has committed $2 million of emergency
funding supplemented by over $5 million from USAID to kick-start H7N9
response efforts. USAID support has enabled FAO to help countries at
risk dramatically improve surveillance capacities.

"Several at-risk countries previously unable to pick up the virus can
now accurately detect H7N9," said Mr. Lubroth. "Identifying the virus
with consistency is critical to targeting control efforts and reducing
spread."

FAO and USAID have stressed that more work is required. In the short
term this includes continued, targeted surveillance and trace back
throughout the production and marketing system, contingency planning
and compensation scheme development.

"Surveillance is key, and with support from key partners like USAID,
we're making progress," said Mr. Lubroth. "In addition to helping
countries detect the virus, we need to make sure authorities can trace
back the virus to its points of origin and better understand how the
virus is circulating so as to design effective control actions. Where
appropriate we need to help Governments put together contingency plans
for the possible detection of the virus and compensation schemes for
assisting those affected by control efforts."

In the longer-term, FAO and USAID are urging countries to invest in
improving the way they market and sell poultry.

"We need keep our eyes on the bigger picture of promoting healthy food
systems, especially when it comes to animal production and marketing,"
Mr. Lubroth said. "Restructuring can create healthier, safer markets
by developing facilities that employ proper food safety and hygiene
measures. Since animals, and therefore viruses, are inevitably
gathered at markets, keeping these markets clean and safe reduces the
chances for viruses and other pathogens to spread."

Heads of FAO Reference Laboratories in Australia, China and the United
States also attended the meeting, along with representatives from the
Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the United States
Department of Agriculture.Sep 16 2013 12:00PM
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