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• Avian Influenza in Birds
• Avian Influenza and Humans
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Q. What is avian influenza?
A. The mainstays of treatment include rest, ensuring adequate fluid intake and nutrition and taking medications to help with fever and pain such as aspirin (but not in children) and acetaminophen. Complications, such as bacterial pneumonia, can develop in some people and can be treated with antibiotics. Those who are severely affected may need hospitalization, supplemental oxygen therapy and respiratory support through artificial ventilation.
Q. Is avian influenza (bird flu) present in U.S. birds?
A. The effectiveness of antivirals in the treatment of pandemic influenza is unclear. The U.S. Government has developed a significant stockpile of the antivirals which will be used for prevention and treatment with the aim of minimizing the overall sickness and death in the population. However, it is important to recognize that antivirals can only be used as one part of a broader response to a pandemic, and that they need to be used strategically because stocks are limited, and because of the danger of the virus adapting to them.
Q. What about vaccines during a flu pandemic?
A. A vaccine that gives good protection against a pandemic virus can only be developed after that virus strain appears. Such a vaccine may take several months to develop and produce. The U.S. Government has arrangements in place to develop a vaccine against a pandemic influenza virus as soon as such a virus emerges. The seasonal flu vaccine will not protect against pandemic flu. However, in the lead up to a pandemic, it will still be important to vaccinate high risk groups against any seasonal strains of flu which are currently circulating. However, the vaccine may take 3-6 months to produce, and initially will be in short supply. Once sufficient pandemic vaccine has been produced, all US citizens should be able to receive the vaccine.
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