Avian Influenza Disease Emergency: issue No. 64 (28/02/2010)
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The Greater Mekong Region (GMR) includes Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam and the southern provinces of China. In the GMR, the emergence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) from 2004 to 2010 has affected animal and human health through mortality and morbidity. Poultry production in the region is heterogeneous with a majority of households keeping small flocks of indigenous, dual-purpose birds raised in low-input systems. In rural settings, traditional and small-volume poult ry supply chains support livelihoods across extended networks of people associated with production, distribution, processing and marketing. Thailand has a large-scale industrial poultry industry: an important source of export revenues, food, employment and income. In Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Myanmar, the bulk of poultry originates in rural smallholding farms and is consumed domestically; with little industrial poultry production taking place. Viet Nam is an intermediate between traditional backyar d and industrial poultry...