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Governments should consider vaccinating birds against bird flu to avoid the virus which has already killed hundreds of millions of birds and infected mammals worldwide turning into a new pandemic, the head of the World Animal Health Organisation (WOAH) said...
The severity of the current outbreak of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, and the economic and personal damage it has caused, has led governments to reconsider vaccinating poultry..
However, some, like the United States, remain reluctant mainly because of the trade curbs this would entail...
The U.S. department of Agriculture (USDA) told Reuters on Friday that in the interest of leaving no stone unturned in the fight against HPAI, USDA continues to research vaccine options that can protect poultry from this persistent threat...
The risk to humans from bird flu remains low but countries must prepare for any change in the status quo, the World Health Organization has said.. Eloit said vaccination should focus on free-range poultry, mainly ducks, since bird flu is transmitted by infected migrating wild birds..
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