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Book (series)Global consultation on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)
Rome, Italy, 2-4 May 2023
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No results found.Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is a severe and highly contagious disease that has severe impacts on animal and human health, livelihoods, and the economy. At the time of the consultation, the recent panzootic had affected more than 70 countries and territories, resulting in over 11 000 disease events in both wild and domestic bird populations. The disease has also spilled over to several mammalian species, including humans, and may result in severe ecological and biodiversity consequences. Considering the alarming spread of HPAI and the evolution of avian influenza in wild birds, The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and Network of Expertise on Animal Influenza (OFFLU) brought together the global scientific community to review the latest science and evidence on the disease, to support development/implementation of disease prevention and control strategies and policies and contribute to global efforts towards reducing pandemic risk. The report summarizes the meeting discussions, and key recommendations to reduce the transmission of HPAI along the poultry value chains, and the spillover risk to humans and wildlife. The meeting report will contribute to revising the FAO-WOAH global control strategy for HPAI and developing evidence-based policies and research agendas to tackle the disease. Sharing the meeting report with technical experts and policy makers will help support the development of a research and development agenda to tackle HPAI globally. -
Book (stand-alone)REPORT - GLOBAL PROGRAMME FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA 2008
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No results found.Following the outbreak and spread of the H5N1 virus strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Southeast Asia in late 2003-early 2004, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), in close collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), developed the FAO/OIE Global Strategy for the Prevention and Control of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. The strategy focused resources on fighting and eradicating HPAI in animals in order to avert spread of the virus to humans and an eventual human influenza pandemic. In order to meet its responsibilities under the Global Strategy, FAO developed a Global Programme for the Prevention and Control of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. That programme, which is implemented by the Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) at FAO headquarters in Rome, emphasises the need for both global and regional coordination in order to help HPAI infected and at- risk countries develop effective prevention and control programmes. The Global Programme is regularly revised and updated to reflect the changing disease situation, to report how FAO expertise is being utilised to combat HPAI, and to report accurately on activities and budget monitoring. -
Book (series)Rational use of vaccination for control and prevention of H5 highly pathogenic avian influenza (EMPRES FOCUS ON) 2016
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Vaccination can play a valuable role in control, prevention and elimination of highly pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) viruses in poultry. However, risk of adverse consequences as well as concerns about availability of sufficient resources to conduct vaccination programmes often restrain countries from embarking on vaccination. This document discusses concerns regarding poultry vaccination for H5 HPAI, with the aim to facilitate decision making in affected countries or those at risk of H5 HP AI incursion. The document contributes to FAO’s Strategic Objective 5 by helping to increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats from HPAI.
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