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| this is the H7N9 strain |
The experts believe that live bird markets
may play a key role in human and
animal infections with H7N9 and that,
even if the overall level of infection is
relatively low (having not been detected
yet in poultry farms), live bird markets
provide an environment for amplification
and maintenance of the H7N9 virus.
Collaboration between human health
and animal health sectors is
useful to
better understand transmission to
humans.
The mission also confirms that currently
infection with H7N9 does not cause
visible disease in poultry therefore
Veterinary Services must be especially
involved in preventing its further spread
in poultry, particularly through the
supervision of the implementation o
f biosecurity measures on farms.
