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        Special Topics 特別主題 >> Wild Birds & Avian Flu 野鳥與禽流感 >>  Wild Birds Should not be Killed 不應殺野鳥
        
(Message started by: Project Officer on Feb 21^st, 2004, 6:24pm)

Title: Wild Birds Should not be Killed 不應殺野鳥
Post by Project Officer on Feb 21^st, 2004, 6:24pm

Wild birds should not be killed to fight bird flu
Strict controls and surveillance needed to keep wild birds away from poultry

18 February 2004, Rome -- Eliminating wild birds is not an appropriate measure to control the spread of the avian influenza virus, FAO said today.

Killing wild birds will not help to prevent future bird flu outbreaks.

Prevention needs to be based on a control and surveillance system to ensure that any contact between wild birds and poultry is avoided or at least monitored.

For further information, please refer to:
http://www.fao.org/newsroom/en/news/2004/37427/index.html