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Bird Flu
Reports from Cranfield University describe recent advances in bird flu
June 17th, 2008
A new study, 'Exposure assessment of carcass disposal options in the event of a notifiable exotic animal disease: application to avian influenza virus,' is now available. "We present a generalized exposure assessment of 28 disposal options for poultry carcasses in the event of a highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak. The analysis supports a hereto unverified disposal hierarchy for animal carcasses, placing waste processing (e.g., incineration and rendering) above controlled disposal (e.g., landfill), above uncontrolled disposal (e.g., burial on-farm)," researchers in Cranfield, the United Kingdom report. "We illustrate that early stages of the disposal chain...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-17)
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