Since its arrival in Turkey at the end of 2005, highly pathogenic avian influenza has been spreading throughout Europe predominantly in the wild bird population, although there have been a number of cases in domestic poultry. The animal health industry has an important role to play in helping to combat this disease by supplying vaccines that protect birds against the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus and products to control disease vectors. There is no one single solution to successfully combating avian influenza, instead a combination of three types of measures should be used in conjunction with each other, namely biosecurity and surveillance activities, "stamping out" or culling of infected birds and preventative and/or emergency vaccination of birds.

IFAH-Europe has produced a set of regularly updated FAQs designed to answer the common questions that surround avian influenza. It is important not to confuse avian influenza (“bird flu”) with the seasonal influenza that infects humans every year

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• Click on the link to learn about the role of the animal health industry in avian influenza or click here to download the document "The role of the Animal Health Industry in avian influenza"
  
  
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