Reducing risks for people and poultry

Reducing risks for people and poultry Cue: Each year, the coming of winter in the Northern Hemisphere causes millions of birds to fly south, searching for warmer weather. Many end up in Africa, often settling in wetland areas. For African countries this also brings potential danger. The H5N1 strain...

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Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: Audio
Language:English
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2015
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/57311
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Summary:Reducing risks for people and poultry Cue: Each year, the coming of winter in the Northern Hemisphere causes millions of birds to fly south, searching for warmer weather. Many end up in Africa, often settling in wetland areas. For African countries this also brings potential danger. The H5N1 strain of avian flu has been detected in several European and Asian countries, and could potentially be brought to Africa by migrating birds, such as ducks and geese. For commercial poultry farmers and small scale village farmers, an outbreak of avian flu could be devastating; a serious outbreak could also have significant impact on national economies for some countries. In 2006, Senegal was one of several African countries where an outbreak of H5N1 avian flu occurred. This is the type of flu that can also be spread to humans, and has led to over one hundred human deaths in East Asia. The small country of The Gambia is surrounded by Senegal on three sides. So far it has remained free of the virus, but the government has set up rapid response teams in 6 zones of the country, to deal with an outbreak should one occur. So what should farmers be doing, both to minimise the risks to their poultry and to themselves? In this interview, Dr Demba Jallow, head of the national avian flu response team, offers some advice. Putting the questions was Ismaila Senghore. IN: ?One, try to be observing your birds?? OUT: ??marginalised and the poorest therefore.? DUR?N: 5?07? BACK ANNOUNCEMENT: Ismaila Senghore was speaking to Dr Demba Jallow, Assistant Director of Livestock Services for The Gambia, and head of the national avian flu rapid response team. The interview comes from a radio resource pack produced by CTA. Transcript Jallow One, try to be observing your birds everyday to observe any mortalities or sickness and other things. That?s one. And report immediately to the nearest veterinary personnel in case you notice some mortalities or some sickness in your birds, that?s one. Two, dead birds should be buried deep or burned. They should ...