How is Asian H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza being kept out of the United States?
The United States has multiple lines of defense against Asian H5N1 HPAI: Wild bird monitoring: The U.S. government, working with the state and regional Flyway Councils, has an extensive program of monitoring migratory wild birds to spot Asian bird flu before it reaches commercial flocks. Thousands of samples are being taken in Alaska, where it is believed that migratory North American birds may commingle with birds that spend their winters in Asia. The monitoring program is intended to give early warning of any incursion of the virus into North America via migratory birds. Transmission from live animals: The importation of birds or bird products from the affected area has been banned by the U.S. government. Transmission from poultry products: The United States has never imported poultry from Southeast Asia, and the government has banned imports from other affected regions. In fact, the United States is a large poultry exporter and imports very little poultry. Transmission via human bei
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