One Health approach needed to address bird flu
03/06/2022
Author: Jonathan Mayuga In: Business Mirror
“The health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants and the wider environment are interlinked………
.....in response to recent large-scale outbreaks of HPAI [Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza] in wild birds, the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) convened the Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds….......The scientific group said authorities with responsibility for animal health should apply the “One Health” approaches for communicating and addressing avian influenza, the task force said. This means recognizing that the health of humans, domestic and wild animals, plants and the wider environment are interlinked and acting with a coordinated and unified approach.”
