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[Market-farming] Fwd: [BurroughsAnnounce] Illegal imports probable cause of bird flu in Nigeria
- From: Marty Kraft <martyk AT allspecies.org>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [Market-farming] Fwd: [BurroughsAnnounce] Illegal imports probable cause of bird flu in Nigeria
- Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:42:50 -0600
Thought this might be interesting considering earlier posts.
Marty Kraft
To: <BurroughsAnnounce AT yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 10:10 AM
Subject: [BurroughsAnnounce] Illegal imports probable cause of bird flu in Nigeria
Greetings,
The following article from BirdLife International raises the issue of
human activity as one reason for the spread of avian flu.
The recent outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza in Nigeria shows that
poultry movements can cause the virus to jump across countries and
even continents. With poor enforcement of controls already blamed for
outbreaks in China, south-east Asia and Turkey, the Nigerian outbreak
further demonstrates that lapses in biosecurity are the major reason
for avian influenza's continuing spread around the world.
"Globalisation has turned the chicken into the world's number one
migratory bird species," said Leon Bennun, Director of Science of
BirdLife International. "Movements of chickens around the world take
place 365 days a year, unlike the seasonal migrations of wild birds.
It is important that strict biosecurity measures are imposed to stop
further spread not only within Nigeria but also to neighbouring
countries."
To read the entire article, go to:
http://www.birdlife.org/news/news/2006/02/avian_flu_nigeria.html
- [Market-farming] Fwd: [BurroughsAnnounce] Illegal imports probable cause of bird flu in Nigeria, Marty Kraft, 02/16/2006
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