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Susceptible animal species to Asian H5N1 易受感染的動物
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From: Mohinder.Oberoi
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2006 2:59 PM
Subject: Susceptibility of animal species to the H5N1 Asian strain
Dear Colleagues
Placed below please find a joint FAO/OIE statement on the susceptibility of animal species to the H5N1 Asian strain.
Regards
Dr. Mohinder Oberoi
BVSc & AH, MSc, PhD, FNAVS, FISVIB
SAARC Regional Coordinator-TCP/RAS/3008
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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JOINT FAO/OIE NEWSRELEASE 06/32
Susceptibility of animal species to the H5N1 Asian strain
Joint statement by the OIE and the FAO
Rome, 13 April 2006 - The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and FAO confirm that the animal species playing a role in the transmission and spread of highly pathogenic avian H5N1 influenza virus are essentially domestic and wild birds.
Although some fifty non-domestic bird species have proved susceptible to infection with the virus, it would appear from the epidemiological data currently available that, among the wild birds implicated in the transboundary spread of the virus, aquatic birds play a major role.
Epidemiological findings and experimental studies have demonstrated that some mammal species, particularly cats may be susceptible to the virus. However, from the data that have accumulated since the start of the current avian influenza crisis (end of 2003), cats do not appear to play any discernable role in the transmission of the virus in the natural setting.
The OIE and the FAO can thus confirm the statement issued by the World Health Organization (WHO)on 28 February 2006 that "there is no present evidence that domestic cats can play a role in the transmission cycle of H5N1 viruses".
Nevertheless, in view of the susceptibility of certain individuals of this species, it is recommended that cats in infected zones and surveillance zones set up around avian influenza outbreaks be kept indoors.
Contact:
FAO Media Office
FAO-Newsroom@fao.org
(+39) 06 570 53625
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