Bird flu outbreak amidst COVID‐19 pandemic in South Africa: Efforts and challenges at hand
| العنوان: | Bird flu outbreak amidst COVID‐19 pandemic in South Africa: Efforts and challenges at hand |
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| المؤلفون: | Success David, Elie Chalhoub, Lucas Loiola Ponte Albuquerque Ribeiro, Yves Nasrallah, Lubanga Focus Adriano, Christin Berjaoui, Melissa Mhanna, Olivier Uwishema, Helen Onyeaka |
| المصدر: | Journal of Medical Virology |
| بيانات النشر: | Wiley, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), medicine.disease_cause, Poultry, Disease Outbreaks, South Africa, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, COVID‐19, Virology, Influenza, Human, Pandemic, medicine, Animals, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Socioeconomics, outbreak, Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype, SARS-CoV-2, business.industry, Bird flu, COVID-19, Outbreak, Poultry farming, Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, Shock (economics), Infectious Diseases, Geography, Influenza in Birds, Preparedness, Africa, Commentary, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, avian influenza, business, bird flu, influenza pandemic, Chickens |
| الوصف: | Over the months of April and May 2021, South Africa has witnessed several outbreaks of highly infective avian influenza (H5N1) in different poultry farms. This came as a shock to a country that was already battling with the deadly COVID‐19 pandemic. The emergence of the virus has spurred import bans and massive culls in the poultry business. Local experts have also called for a restriction on the movement of people and cars in and out of their chicken farms. Employees have also been encouraged to shower in the mornings when they arrive at the farms and wear fresh clothes, as the flu spreads very quickly. In a country that is already facing the economic implications of the COVID‐19, this has the potential to cause a significant dent in the economy, as well as severely impact people's day‐to‐day life. Bird flu—also called avian influenza—is a viral infection that can infect not only birds but also humans and other animals. The threat of a new influenza pandemic has prompted countries to draft national strategic preparedness plans to prevent, contain and mitigate the next human influenza pandemic. This paper describes the South African burden, current efforts, and preparedness against the avian influenza virus. |
| تدمد: | 1096-9071 0146-6615 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/jmv.27124 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::5508eab597328990353773752e1b8a1f https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.27124 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....5508eab597328990353773752e1b8a1f |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 10969071 01466615 |
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| DOI: | 10.1002/jmv.27124 |