RÍO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, CMC – The Pan-American Well being Group (PAHO) says international locations within the Americas, together with the Caribbean, have sought to determine an intersectoral fee to forestall and management avian influenza.
PAHO mentioned that this week, representatives from 35 international locations met right here to determine a regional fee to fight avian influenza to be able to strengthen surveillance, prevention, and management of the illness in each animals and people.
“The assembly occurred at a time when the world is experiencing excessive ranges of transmission of the virus amongst birds and mammals, which poses a possible danger to public well being,” PAHO mentioned.
It mentioned contributors agreed to create an intersectoral fee to strengthen detection, prevention, and response to zoonotic influenza.
“It’s important to advertise this fee beneath the ‘One Well being’ method to handle zoonoses comprehensively,” mentioned Dr. Sylvain Aldighieri, PAHO’s director on the Division of Prevention, Management and Elimination of Communicable Ailments.
PAHO mentioned the Inter-sectoral Fee for the Prevention and Management of Avian Influenza within the Americas will allow public, animal, and environmental well being sectors to alternate up to date info on surveillance, epidemiological danger, and evolution of circulating viruses.
PAHO mentioned the Fee can also be anticipated to advertise nationwide, subregional, and regional methods and strengthen coordination.
PAHO mentioned the brand new Fee will comprise specialists in seasonal influenza, zoonosis, pandemics, epidemiology, and laboratory drugs from ministries of well being within the Americas.
PAHO mentioned the assembly can even embody veterinary officers, representatives of the environmental sector, and collaborating facilities, with PAHO appearing because the secretariat.
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