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Avian
Influenza (AI) is an infection caused by bird
flu viruses, which naturally occur among birds.
Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in their
intestines, but usually do not get sick from them.
However, AI is very contagious among birds and
can make some domesticated birds, including chickens,
ducks, and turkeys, very sick and kill them.
The strain that is currently being reported in
Asia and Europe is AI H5N1.
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National
Strategy for Pandemic Influenza: Implementation Plan
Released
in May of 2006, the implementation plan reviews the critical
actions that the U.S. has taken as well as the actions
that the U.S. will take in the future to address the threat
of AI .
The
Facts About Avian Influenza Brochure
New
consumer brochure on Poultrysafety.org.
Information
for Employees Working in the Meat and Poultry Industry
This
brochure from the American Meat Institute (AMI) provides
information for employees working in poultry plants and
grow-out operations. It is available in English
and Spanish.
USDA,
DOI and HHS Expand Screening for Highly Pathogenic H5N1
Avian Influenza in Migratory Birds
A
USDA news release on the interagency readiness plans.
USDA
Efforts and Response to Avian Influenza in the United States
A
news release from the USDA on the response to the AI outbreak
and their efforts to control the disease.
Questions
and Answers: Avian Influenza
The
USDA's question and answer document on AI.
USDA
Transcript of the Technical Briefing Regarding Avian Influenza
"Avian
Influenza 101" Technical Briefing from the USDA.
USDA's
Avian Influenza Website Resource
Bird
flu information from the USDA containing fact sheets and
disease alerts.
U.S.
Government's Pandemic Flu Site
The
government launched this resource to equip Americans with
accurate information on how to protect themselves and
their families from a pandemic, and inform them about
the government's preparations for AI.
AI
Pandemic Flu Letter
AI
Pandemic National Strategy
AI
Pandemic Impact
White
House Fact Sheet: Safeguarding America Against Pandemic
Influenza
An
outline of the National Strategy to Safeguard Against
the Danger of Pandemic Influenza.
U.S.
Poultry Industry Organizations Website
U.S.
poultry industry organizations have launched a new website
to respond to any public concern that may occur over bird
flu, highlighting the fact that avian influenza is not
a food issue and that highly pathogenic AI does not exist
in the United States.
Avian
Influenza Fact Sheet
The
Center for Disease Control's (CDC) fact sheet provides
general information about bird flu and information about
avian influenza A (H5N1) that is infecting birds in Asia
and has infected some humans.
Avian
Influenza Information from the Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) of the United Nations
A
website resource from the FAO containing everything from
general information on AI to the Epidemiology of the disease.
Avian
Influenza Frequently Asked Questions
A
question and answer document from the World Health Organization
on AI.
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