HKBWS BBS 香 港 觀 鳥 會 新 聞 組    Special Topics 特別主題    Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感 (Moderators: Webcreeper, BBS Moderators, Forrest FONG)    Wetlands Int'l Position Statement on A.I. 濕地國際的公告 « Previous topic | Next topic » Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print    Author  Topic: Wetlands Int'l Position Statement on A.I. 濕地國際的公告  (Read 521 times) HKBWS Project HKBWS Officers BBS God Please support HKBWS!     Posts: 207 Wetlands Int'l Position Statement on A.I. 濕地國際的公告 « on: Oct 5th, 2005, 2:21pm » Quote Modify Wetlands International Position Statement on Avian Influenza   Since 1997, the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) of the H5N1 strain in east, southeast and central Asia have been increasingly recorded through recurrent outbreaks in poultry and through infections in people. This has resulted in the deaths over 60 people and culling of several hundred million domestic poultry and ducks. HPAI can be spread through movement of poultry, eggs, meat and bird products, poultry and live bird markets, illegal trade of wild birds, movement of humans and machinery between poultry farms, the religious practice of "merit release" of wild or pet birds and substandard poultry vaccines. In 2005, a few species of migratory waterbirds were affected by the virus with mass die offs observed in two locations in China and Mongolia. Due to their migratory nature, wild birds are perceived by some groups as a potential threat in spreading the disease along their migratory routes that cross national boundaries across Asia, Australasia, Europe, Africa and the Americas. At the same time wild birds are victims of this disease and thus under threat. As the role that wild birds could play in spreading HPAI is far from clear, Wetlands International urges that more research is urgently done and a world wide system for monitoring HPAI in wild birds be put in place. Practical measures to be taken to limit the risk of spreading the virus should focus on the control of movements of domestic poultry and on improved bio-security practices in poultry production enterprises.     http://www.wetlands.org/IWC/Avianflu/AI_position.htm « Last Edit: Oct 7th, 2005, 9:34pm by Webcreeper » Logged HKBWS Manager (Projects & Communication) 香港觀鳥會 經理(項目及傳訊) Pages: 1  Reply Send Topic Print Forum Jump: ----------------------------- Announcement 簡訊通告 -----------------------------  - Membership Affair 會員事務   - Outings / Activities 戶外活動 / 講座   - Projects 項目計劃   - Crested Bulbul Club 紅耳鵯俱樂部 ----------------------------- Discussion Area 討論區 -----------------------------  - General 一般問題   - Conservation 自然保育   - Bird Identification 鳥類辨識   - Birding Reports & Tips 觀鳥報告及心得   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 I   - Photo Gallery 相片分享 II ----------------------------- Special Topics 特別主題 -----------------------------=> Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感   - Sustainable Management Scheme in Long Valley 塱原可持續生態管理計劃   - Black-faced Spoonbill 黑臉琵鷺   - Goodbye Penfold 告別彭福   - Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育   - Black-eared Kite 鳶(麻鷹)   - Swifts and Swallows 燕與雨燕   - China Birdwatching Network 中國觀鳥活動網絡   - Winter Altas Survey 冬季鳥類普查   - Nature Conservation Policy 自然保育政策 ----------------------------- Knowledge Sharing 知識分享 -----------------------------  - FAQ 常見問題   - Archive 資料重溫 « Previous topic | Next topic »

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