{"id":264621,"date":"2023-10-16T13:11:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T13:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=264621"},"modified":"2023-10-16T13:11:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T13:11:37","slug":"world-organisation-for-animal-health-approves-self-declaration-of-freedom-from-avian-influenza-in-indian-poultry-compartments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/world-organisation-for-animal-health-approves-self-declaration-of-freedom-from-avian-influenza-in-indian-poultry-compartments\/","title":{"rendered":"World Organisation for Animal Health Approves Self Declaration of Freedom from Avian Influenza in Indian Poultry Compartments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article <\/span><b>\u201c<\/b><b>World Organisation for Animal Health Approves Self Declaration of Freedom from Avian Influenza in Indian Poultry Compartments<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in <\/span><b>\u201cPIB\u201d on 16th October 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Organisation for Animal Health(WOAH) has approved India\u2019s self-declaration of freedom from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza(HPAI) in specific poultry compartments.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza(HPAI)?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Avian influenza is also known as &#8216;bird flu&#8217;.It is a disease primarily affecting birds.It is caused by a virus of the Orthomyxoviridae family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can generally be classified into two categories:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><b>The Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (LPAIV<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) can cause a mild illness, often unnoticed or without any symptoms.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2013 The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">causes serious illness in birds that can spread rapidly, resulting in high death rates in different species of birds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Note: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the influenza viruses circulating in birds are not zoonotic. However, some HPAI strains have the ability to infect humans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza(HPAI) in India:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> HPAI <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was first detected in India in the state of Maharashtra in 2006.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Since then, India has experienced annual outbreaks of HPAI in different regions, leading to substantial economic losses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>India&#8217;s approach to controlling HPAI: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India follows a &#8220;detect and cull&#8221; policy as outlined in the National Action Plan for Prevention, Control, and Containment of Avian Influenza (revised &#8211; 2021).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 The policy approach includes the 1) humane destruction of infected and exposed animals, eggs, feed, litter and other contaminated materials and 2) restricting the movement of poultry and poultry products, disinfection and clean-up of infected premises.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India does not permit vaccination against HPAI.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the significance of WOAH approving India\u2019s <\/b><b>self-declaration of freedom from HPAI?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This approval by WOAH signifies India&#8217;s commitment to international biosecurity standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will also contribute to enhancing the export potential of Indian poultry and poultry products, including meat and eggs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> India is the third-largest producer of eggs and the fifth-largest producer of poultry meat globally.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cWorld Organisation for Animal Health Approves Self Declaration of Freedom from Avian Influenza in Indian Poultry Compartments\u201d published in \u201cPIB\u201d on 16th October 2023 What is the News? 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