Avian influenza - virus transmission (H5N8) resulting from the consumption of poultry meat and poultry meat products unlikely
| Main Author: | German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment |
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| Format: | Report |
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, 2014
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/580598 |
Daftar Isi:
- According to the Ministry for Agriculture, Environment and Consumer Protection in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the avian (coming from birds) influenza virus of the subtype H5N8 and hence poultry plague was detected in a fattening farm for turkeys in the former administrative district of Uecker-Randow. The subtype H5N8 virus is characterised by its highly pathogenic (strong ability to cause disease) properties for birds. To date, there have been no known cases of human infections with the H5N8 virus. While conceivable in theory, transmission of the pathogen (H5N8) via infected food is unlikely. Past cases of transmission of other subtypes (H5N1, H7N9) of avian viruses from birds to humans have almost exclusively been attributable to direct contact with infected live birds. There is no evidence to date for the possibility of humans contracting the virus through raw eggs or raw sausage products made from poultry meat of infected animals. When handling and preparing raw poultry meat and poultry meat products, the rules of hygiene should always be applied. The BfR already published more extensive information on avian influenza viruses in 2007. The Internet pages of the Friedrich Loeffler Institute (www.fli.bund.de), the Robert Koch Institute (www.rki.de) and the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (www.bmel.bund.de) contain more details on the subject of avian influenza. The topical section of the website of the Ministry for Agriculture, Environment and Consumer Protection of the Federal State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern provides information on the latest developments of the poultry plague at www.lu.regierung-mv.de/gefluegelpest (in German).
- DE; en; efsa-focal-point@bfr.bund.de