Bird flu: distribute the myths and rumors to me!

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In connection with the occurrence of avian influenza in the neighborhood of the Czech Republic disseminate media, in our view, unnecessary panic. This could ultimately have far worse impact on nature and people, than bird flu itself. Therefore, it is important to emphasize certain facts.

How is H5N1 spreading?
It is shown that the extension of the avian influenza (H5N1 virus in particular) from SE Asia into the world is a man, not wild birds. Disease outbreaks copies migration routes of birds, but more important traffic arteries, which take place after transport of poultry and poultry products. The transmission is sufficient and only the transport of contaminated faeces prostredky.Volne living birds H5N1 may spread to only a shorter distance. Incubation period the virus is only 3 - 7 days. During the infected birds can not insult a great distance. However, in Europe are very likely to cause the spread of the virus.

Who infected whom?
From wild birds has been demonstrated especially in disease types linked to the aquatic environment,who are also moving in the vicinity of humans. This illustrates the fact that the primary source of infection of wild birds are domestic birds. For bird species that occur in Europe, H5N1 has already been demonstrated in wild ducks, swans large chechtaveho gull, black coot, SefhÃ¦na, heronry ashy or large cormorant - the birds who live in close proximity to domestic poultry water.

There is a danger to people?
A man with us the current H5N1 virus can infect virtually. Not a single recorded case of human infection from wild birds. If infected by poultry, the only long-lived if stressed, along with poultry faeces of infected premises or to consume if its rare meat or eggs,where appropriate, to drink when raw poultry blood. But that is in our countries, perhaps not. The probability of infection is normally chovajiciho human H5N1 virus from wild birds is the same as the likelihood of infection by this virus in birds or consumption of Spanish Moravian sparrows in our restaurants.

Who, therefore, is in danger?
The only real risk associated with H5N1 threatens us with domestic poultry. In proof of the virus in poultry breeding will be disposed of all veterinarians. Unlike wild birds, the domestic poultry, probably for reasons of stressful conditions in which he lives, much more sensitive to H5N1. Wild Birds H5N1 virus poses a threat to more or less.There is thus a mass death, which would jeopardize the entire population. Moreover, it is likely and it would be only natural that the proportion of the population of birds with this virus is able to cope. Wild birds, however, threatens to reckless reactions in humans. If, as should be in July 2005 in Russia, people panicked and started to dispose of birds, collectively, could the existence of some rare species directly ohrozit.Realne danger man could face in the event that the virus mutated and began to transmit from human to humans. The danger of such a mutation exists. Since 1997, when H5N1 was first identified in humans, the virus the ability to spread between people availed.

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