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Title:

Avian Influenza: Critical Program Issues

Authors:

Shana Yansen, Basil Safi, Jennifer Nuzzo, Daniel Barnett

Date posted:

February 15, 2008

Publication type:

Brief

Publication:

Global Health Technical Brief February 2008

Publisher:

United States Agency for International Development

Availability:

Available on publisher's site

Introduction:

Since December 2003, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has infected and killed millions of poultry and wild birds across Asia, Europe, the Near East and parts of Africa. Also known as ‘bird flu’ and avian influenza (AI), HPAI H5N1 is endemic to several regions of the world and has demonstrated transmissibility to humans. While the spread of H5N1 virus from person-to-person is currently rare and unsustained, H5N1 continues to pose a significant threat to public health and economies worldwide.