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International health experts have warned that the United States should enhance measures to control the outbreak of bird flu in the country and reduce the increasing risks that the virus develops to spread more easily among humans.
The scientists have called for increasing vaccination from farm workers and more efforts to stop the spread among farm animals such as H5N1 pathogens It continues to be injured Cattle and chicken throughout the country.
The epidemic is an early test for President Donald Trump's administration, and it is indeed already Limbing obligations For global efforts to control and prevent diseases.
“It can be said that it is significantly not responsible for the American authorities to allow such a continuous high level of viruses in dairy cattle because this represents a major threat to global human health,” said Professor James Wood, an expert in infectious diseases at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. .
He added that restrictions, such as the most stringent livestock movement, “will significantly reduce human exposure and expect in every other country.”
Experts have seen the growing alert as H5N1 was distributed in the United States for more than nine months. Outbreak 67 confirmed human issuesOften in people who work with livestock and chicken, according to the United States Centers to control and prevent diseases.
the First deaths This month was reported, although human transmission of human being was not documented.
Viruses are afraid of re -allocating genetic materials from H5N1 pathogens with an animal or other human flu, creating a new virus that is likely to be transmitted among people. The possibility of this scenario rises as H5N1 revolves in the United States during the winter influenza season.
There was an estimated 12AN-22MN Human flu cases Between October 1 and January 11, according to the Center for Disease Control. On January 16, hospitals urged the analysis within 24 hours People with influenza actually contract with bird fluEspecially if patients are in intensive care. The Center for Disease Control in November said it was presented Human flu vaccines For farmer workers in 12 states.
H5N1 risks to the audience were considered low, but added that she was “closely monitoring this dynamic position.”
The World Organization for Animal Health, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization said that governments should climb several measures to combat the spread of bird flu. This includes strengthening the virus test, sequence and data sharing, improving the biological security of the farm and protecting people who have been exposed to infected animals.
“More and should be done and should be done to reduce the spread of bird flu in animals, between different animal species and humans,” said Van Kirkov, who works on behalf of the epidemic.
Van Kerkhove added that the World Health Organization also encouraged pharmaceutical companies to develop more animal vaccines that can be widely used to reduce the spread of bird flu.
Three senior makers Flu perfumes birds For humans – CSL Sequist, Sanofi and GSK – in a good position to respond if the fascism becomes an epidemic. In October, the trio signed a $ 72 million agreement with the US government, which included obligations to prepare for the distribution of doses quickly and maintain supply levels.
On January 17, the United States government gave $ 590 million to Moderna, which is developing the influenza vaccine using similar Messenger RNA technology as Jab Covid.
Several European governments have been requested in Seqirus Jab, but Finland is the only one that has confirmed that it uses vaccines to vaccinate farm workers. The vaccine maker said that the North State was also conducting independent studies on the safety and effectiveness of JAB.
The American response to bird flu is complexly complicated due to a “short stop” to “collective communications and public manifestations that are not directly related to emergency or critical cases to maintain health” by the Ministry of Health and Humanitarian Services and other bodies.
The Ministry of Health said that the Trump administration temporarily started to “create a review process and set priorities.”
Trump and his allies criticize the basic aspects of international diseases control, while Robert F. Kennedy Junior, a candidate for the health secretary for humanitarian services, is for a long -term vaccine.
One of Trump's first actions after his inauguration was the operation that lasted for a year to remove the United States from the World Health Organization. The same measure was taken in 2020 during his previous term, but President Joe Biden reversed the decision on assuming his position in January 2021.
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