"Global health"The public health risks of bird influenza virus are low
Geneva, April 30 / WAM / Dr. Wen Cheng Chang, Head of the Global Influenza Program of the World Health Organization, confirmed that the current overall risks posed by the H5N1 avian influenza virus to public health have decreased, following the discovery of the presence of the virus in dairy cows in the United States and the infection of… Someone with it.
Dr. Wen Cheng Chang said, in a press conference today in Geneva, that the organization’s assessment of the risk of infection among those who deal with infected birds or animals or are present in contaminated environments is considered low to moderate.
But the global health official warned that the bird flu virus is evolving, as are the risks associated with it, which require close monitoring, so the World Health Organization recommends that countries strengthen disease surveillance in both animals and humans, implement strict biosecurity measures on farms, and ensure that farm workers are protected with personal protective equipment that They need this in addition to strengthening surveillance of people exposed to the virus due to the nature of their work, through active case detection and serology studies, as well as rapid exchange of information and genetic sequence data.
The WHO official said that the study recently conducted by the US Food and Drug Administration on the effect of “pasteurization” on the survival of the bird flu virus in milk is promising, noting that pasteurized milk is expected to be safe for consumption, as the WHO previously said.
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