NERC Poultry

Poultry farming is a thriving economic activity and millions all over the world depend upon it for their day to day living. Any adverse impact in this segment is bound to have far reaching consequences. Bird flu has proved to be a double-edged sword for the government of any country. Firstly, its economy is affected with the adverse tidings in the poultry sector. Secondly, it requires huge resources to fight the pandemic menace. Therefore, it is an economic disaster for any country, if threatened on a big scale by bird-flu.

Panic– is the initial reaction by the health authorities of any country, when its birds and animals are attacked by the disease. The second reaction is from the people, the chicken eaters and the abrupt fall in the poultry business! There are three strong reasons for panic all over. Firstly, your income from poultry has stopped. Secondly, you require money and labor to destroy the affected stock of birds. Thirdly, you need funds again for preventive measures. With the definite instances of the disease knocking off human beings, increase in the health bill is substantial.

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Laboratory tests have confirmed that bird flu was the cause of death of a middle-aged Indonesian male in November 2005. The man was the 14th fatality of bird flu infections in Indonesia, and the ninth bird flu case confirmed by the World Health Organization after the case was sent by local health officials to Hong Kong for verification.

The confirmation brings to 70 the number of people in Asia who have died in the last two years from the H5N1 strain, now considered the deadliest avian influenza virus subtype. Antiviral medications such as amantadine and rimantadine, which are usually given to treat influenza, do not work on the avian flu virus. Drugs are being developed and temporarily used on patients who appear to have succumbed to the avian flu disease. Although they appear to be responding to treatment and are showing improvements, further tests need to be done to ensure the effectivity of these new drugs.

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