Controlling Avian Flu and Protecting People’s Livelihoods in the Mekong Region
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Since late 2003, more than 6,500 HPAI/H5N1 outbreaks have been reported in 61 countries and human cases have been identified in 15 countries. While the mechanisms enabling persistence in poultry populations remain unclear, the movement of poultry through live-bird markets (LBM), which are common in Asian countries because of a cultural preference to consume freshly slaughtered meat, has been shown to be an important factor in the circulation of HPAI/H5N1 in Viet Nam and Hong Kong. The dense concentration and high turn-over rate of live birds in LBMs provide ample conditions for virus amplification and therefore LBMs may be an important reservoir for HPAI or “hub” of circulation. HPAI surveillance programs in several countries including Viet Nam, Thailand, Cambodia, China and Hong Kong have demonstrated that HPAI/H5N1 can be found in LBMs.
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