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Advice for poultry producers |
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Outlines preventive strategies to help bird producers keep their flocks healthy. |
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Source: Government of Ontario |
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Avian flu facts |
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Describes what avian influenza is, how it is transmitted, how to stop the spread, its presence in Canada, the potential for transmission to humans, and its relationship to a possible pandemic. Discusses the safety of eating poultry products and reviews what individuals can do to protect themselves and their families. |
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Source: HealthyOntario.com |
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Avian influenza: a guide to personal protective clothing and equipment for workers and employers working with or around poultry or wild birds  |
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Describes appropriate precautions to take during periods of low, moderate and high risk and discusses equipment, training and policies and procedures. Reviews personal protective clothing and equipment and infection prevention measures. |
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Source: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care |
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Avian influenza: biosecurity |
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Defines biosecurity and outlines procedures for disinfection of poultry operations. Introduces strategies for bird owners and poultry producers to protect their birds, keeping avian influenza off premises, and highlight common mistakes to avoid. |
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Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
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Avian influenza: protecting poultry workers at risk |
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Presents basic information about avian influenza viruses and describes measures for protecting and minimizing exposure of poultry workers to the virus. Designed to aid in the development of biosecurity guidelines and standard operating procedures for the various sectors of the poultry industry.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
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Avian influenza: protecting workers from exposure |
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Offers an overview of avian influenza and provides links to the CDC's collection of avian influenza resources. |
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety |
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Health & safety |
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Provides access to collections of pandemic information for use in the home, in the workplace, for federal public servants, for travelers, for health professionals, and for the poultry industry. |
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Source: Government of Canada |
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Interim guidance for protection of persons involves in U.S. avian influenza outbreak disease control and eradication activities |
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Provides interim guidance for protection of persons involved in activities to control and eradicate outbreaks of avian influenza among poultry in the United States. Includes information about basic infection control, personal protective equipment, vaccination with seasonal influenza vaccine, antiviral prophylaxis, surveillance and monitoring of workers and evaluation of ill workers. |
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
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On-farm biosecurity: key avian influenza protection |
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Lists actions poultry producers should take to protect their birds. Outlines symptoms of avian influenza in birds. Provides access to card and poster versions of this information. |
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Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency |
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