Living with the Risk of Bird Flu

It’s impossible to ignore Avian Influenza right now and the effect it is having on the poultry industry and wild animal population. It is also difficult to foresee an end to the current outbreak.

Against this backdrop, CIEL has commissioned a report ‘Living with the Risk of Bird Flu’. The upcoming publication is designed to contribute to discussions in industry on how we learn to live with bird flu (avian influenza) and strategies that can be employed to do so.

The report has been written by Prof. Lisa Boden and her team at the University of Edinburgh Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Systems in collaboration with the EPIC Centre of Expertise on Animal Disease Outbreaks.

It will document existing evidence, identify knowledge gaps and recommend future research priorities. This will include the risks of disease occurrence, spread and mitigation methods, and management & communication of risks during an outbreak. It will also consider knowledge transfer between the industry, scientists and policymakers, and the effectiveness of current and proposed (e.g. vaccination) mitigation methods.

The report will be published in April 2023, accompanied by a special launch webinar for CIEL Members, during which the report authors will present their findings and answer questions. It is also hoped that face to face events will follow later in the year.

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New report coming April 2023 – ‘Living with the Risk of Bird Flu’

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