Biosecurity,
Emergency Preparedness,
Avian Influenza
Biosecurity, Emergency Preparedness, and reportable poultry diseases have gained increased attention and importance based on recent experiences and concerns with events such as exotic Newcastle disease in the Western US, highly pathogenic Avian Influenza worldwide and H5N1 in Asia and Europe, natural disasters, and concerns of agroterrorism. This website has been established to serve as a resource center for information on these interrelated topics that have become increasingly important operational, management, and planning challenges to poultry producers and poultry health professionals. The goal is to identify and organize relevant available sources of information on a single website to facilitate access.
*Indicates resources with a North Carolina focus.
I welcome your input regarding the content presented here, and would especially appreciate suggestions for additional sources for information.
David Ley (david_ley@ncsu.edu)
HOT TOPICS and NEW INFORMATION
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Pandemic Planning Update V
12 May 2008 PandemicFlu.gov -
Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation
23 April 2008 PandemicFlu.gov
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Understanding Avian Influenza
9 April 2008 FAO -
Probable limited person-to-person transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in China
8 April 2008 The Lancet Early Online Publication
BIOSECURITY
Commercial Sites
- Avigen: Biosecurity - an essential tool for modern poultry production
- DuPont Animal Health: Biosecurity
Reports, Publications, Resources
- *UNC NCIPH NCCPHP Bioterrorism Training
- USDA-APHIS: Biosecurity for the Birds
- University of Nebraska: Farm and Ranch Biosecurity
- US Poultry & Egg Association: Infectious Disease Risk Management Practical Biosecurity CD
- defra: Biosecurity and Preventing Disease
- CDC: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Healthcare Settings
Organizations and Institutions
- National Biosecurity Resource Center
- UC Davis: Poultry Biosecurity Resource Forum
- University of Minnesota, Poultry U: Biosecurity Resources
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Commercial Sites
Reports, Publications, Resources
- OSHA Pandemic Flu Guidance for Workplaces
- OSHA Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Guidance for Healthcare Workers and Healthcare Employers
- Pandemic Influenza Planning Webinars, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, PandemicFlu.gov
- US Government (USG) Departments:Federal Guidance to Assist States in Improving State-level Pandemic influenza Operating Plans. March 11, 2008.
- US Department of Education: Pandemic Flu: A Planning Guide for Educators
- Pandemic Influenza Planning in the United States from a Health Disparities Perspective. EID, May 2008.
- Public Response to Community Mitigation Measures for Pandemic Influenza. EID, May 2008.
Organizations and Institutions
- *North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS)
- *NCDA&CS Emergency Programs Division
- *NCDA&CS Veterinary Division
- *NCDA&CS Veterinary Division - Reportable Diseases
- *NCDA&CS Veterinary Division - Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory System
- *NCDA&CS Veterinary Division - Animal Disease Alerts
- *NCDA&CS Meat and Poultry Division
- *North Carolina State Animal Response Team (SART)
- *NC Division of Public Health (NCPH), Department of Health and Human Services
- *NCPH NC Pandemic Flu Preparedness
- *NCPH NC Pandemic Influenza (Flu) Plan
- *Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, NC Division of Public Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- *UNC School of Public Health, NC Institute for Public Health (NCIPH)
- *NCIPH Certificate in Core Public Health Concepts
- *NCIPH Certificate in Field Epidemiology
- *NCIPH North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness (NCCPHP)
- *NCIPH NCCPHP Preparedness Training
- *NCIPH NCCPHP Bioterrorism Training
- *NCIPH NCCPHP Emerging and Reemerging Diseases (Avian and Pandemic Influenza)
- *NCIPH NCCPHP Avian & Pandemic Flu Resources
- *North Carolina's Ethical Guidelines for an Influenza Pandemic (April 2007)
- American Red Cross Pandemic Flu Information
- CDC Flu Web Page
- Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP),
- CIDRAP Promising Practices: Pandemic Preparedness Tools
- OIE Disease Emergency Preparedness
- OSHA Emergency Preparedness and Response
- OSHA Pandemic Flu Guidance For Healthcare Workers
- PandemicFlu.gov US Dept. of Health and Human Services Pandemic Flu Site
- USDA-APHIS
Emergency Preparedness and Response
AVIAN INFLUENZA
Commercial Sites
Reports, Publications, Resources
- Probable limited person-to-person transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) virus in China
The Lancet Early Online Publication, 8 April 2008. - Understanding Avian Influenza
FAO, 9 April 2008. - Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) Avian Influenza Publications
- Avian Influenza Information
NCSU Poultry Science Department, Cooperative Extension Service - Avian Influenza
David Swayne, Editor. Blackwell Publishing, March 2008. - The Use of Vaccination as an Option For The Control of Avian Influenza
Ilaria Capua & Stefano Marangon. OIE, May 2003. - Identification of the Progenitors of Indonesian and Vietnamese Avian Influenza A (H5N1) Viruses from Southern China. Journal of Virology, April 2008, p. 3405-3414, Vol. 82, No. 7.
- Avian Influenza (Bird Flu): Agricultural and Wildlife Considerations. Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), March 2008.
- Mapping H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza risk in Southeast Asia. PNAS vol. 105 no. 12 4769-4774, March 25, 2008.
- Transmission of Avian Influenza Virus (H3N2) to Dogs. EID, May 2008.
Organizations and Institutions
- *NCIPH NCCPHP Emerging and Reemerging Diseases (Avian and Pandemic Influenza)
- *NCIPH NCCPHP Avian & Pandemic Flu Resources
- AvianFlu.gov
- Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST)
- Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota
- OIE Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
- OSHA Guidance for Protecting Employees Against Avian Flu
- WHO Avian Influenza
- USGS
National Wildlife Health Center Avian Influenza News