This has dramatically proven wrong during the last decade, with huge outbreaks in the USA, Europe, and Asia. The H5N1 strain that caused human deaths in Hong Kong appeared to be transmitted directly from poultry to man. This initiated sudden awareness that pigs were not a necessary intermediate in the transmission chain. During the AI outbreaks in Italy, mutation of low-pathogenicity viruses into high-pathogenicity viruses in poultry appeared another new threat, and further evidence that the poultry sector had a wolf in sheepa (TM)s clothing. It put pressure on development of diagnostic methods that could be used in large monitoring programmes.
In The Netherlands a human fatality, after increased reports of conjunctivitis during a H7N7 outbreak, signalled that different AI strains could be fatal to man. Also, the huge economic losses and difficulties in controlling the spread of the infection in densely populated poultry areas, problems with vaccination and lack of marker vaccines demonstrated that the current control policy must be improved. These events led to an international AI conference with experts from Asia, USA and Europe.
In this book you will find new views on the issues, expert opinions andthe results of in-depth discussions among avian experts of around the world that do not want to give up against this dangerous virus.
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This has dramatically proven wrong during the last decade, with huge outbreaks in the USA, Europe, and Asia. The H5N1 strain that caused human deaths in Hong Kong appeared to be transmitted directly from poultry to man. This initiated sudden awareness that pigs were not a necessary intermediate in the transmission chain. During the AI outbreaks in Italy, mutation of low-pathogenicity viruses into high-pathogenicity viruses in poultry appeared another new threat, and further evidence that the poultry sector had a wolf in sheepa (TM)s clothing. It put pressure on development of diagnostic methods that could be used in large monitoring programmes.
In The Netherlands a human fatality, after increased reports of conjunctivitis during a H7N7 outbreak, signalled that different AI strains could be fatal to man. Also, the huge economic losses and difficulties in controlling the spread of the infection in densely populated poultry areas, problems with vaccination and lack of marker vaccines demonstrated that the current control policy must be improved. These events led to an international AI conference with experts from Asia, USA and Europe.
In this book you will find new views on the issues, expert opinions andthe results of in-depth discussions among avian experts of around the world that do not want to give up against this dangerous virus.
Imprint | Springer-Verlag New York |
Country of origin | United States |
Series | Wageningen UR Frontis Series, 8 |
Release date | October 2005 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | October 2005 |
Editors | Remco S. Schrijver, G Koch |
Dimensions | 235 x 155 x 8mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 152 |
Edition | 2005 ed. |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4020-3440-4 |
Barcode | 9781402034404 |
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LSN | 1-4020-3440-7 |