Poultry Workers
and Avian Flu
[Posted 02/28/2008]
The
National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) has issued detailed information
regarding steps to take to protect poultry workers
from the viruses that cause avian influenza and steps to
take if an outbreak occurs. This information is
available in HTML format and as a 28-page PDF
document:
HTML:
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2008-113/
PDF:
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2008-113/pdfs/2008-113.pdf
Although no human cases of the
H5N1 strain of avian influenza have been reported in
North, Central, or South America, 353 human cases
have been reported worldwide, of which 221 cases
proved fatal.
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