Avian Flu: Don’t Blame on Wild Birds

January 16, 2010

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The pandemic that all shocked and Asia led the economy of the United States and the European Union to massive killing of more than 50 million of wild birds. The virus has already caused the death of more than fifty poultry farm workers. The H5N1 virus, which is the group of influenza A virus, which is common in birds, poultry is guilty of death throughout the world. The main reservoir of influenza A viruses in the wild, migratory birds such as ducks, geese, gulls and beach runners (snipe). Both viruses and their hosts (birds) are well adapted to coexistence. Interestingly, the people have never been anywhere from wild birds, which confirms that infected that tries to solve the problem are the destruction of wild birds generally not justified. However, such destruction has already begun in some areas. Experts in the field of nature and health, including the World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and World Veterinary Association agree with the view that wild birds to eradicate viruses no serious damage to hosts and birds have a strong immunity in Over the long evolution develops joined. Poultry is something quite different. His influence of natural selection, the population approves in poor health put people and poultry are genetically affected by the relatives of the crossing and is forced to live unnaturally dense, they lost the immunity and has become a fertile field for epizootic. Along with this are, viruses also developed, are a growing new cultures, one of which – H5N1, which is highly pathogenic. For the first time it was registered in 2001, she was from poultry ducks Now she has discovered in several regions in Russia and the European nations. Virus may promote a particular concentration of resources in this type of activity and in those regions where there are people, pets and nature in close contact to be canceled. The most effective way would be if the industrial poultry succeeded in eliminating the possibility of contact between poultry and wild birds. If the disease outbreaks, sick birds should be destroyed immediately and completely. In addition, game birds and poultry markets, transport should be rigorously monitored.

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