What can farmers and other poultry handlers do to protect birds?
One of the most common breaks in biosecurity for many transboundary animal diseases, including HPAI, is people bringing contaminated materials and equipment (clothes, shoes, transport, crates, trays, feeders, cages, etc.) or animals into areas where healthy animals are kept, or taking such materials or sick animals out of areas that are infected. Avian influenza viruses can enter or leave places where poultry are housed in three major ways: through people, through materials and through animals themselves. Prevent contamination via people • Do not allow strangers access to places where animals are housed. • Provide protective clothes (including boots) to those that visit poultry farms/premises. • Provide baths with disinfectant for boots (use a pre-disinfectant bath to wash off organic matter before entering disinfectant) or keep boots clean after each use; do not use boots for other purposes outside poultry houses or areas. • Ideally, all farm workers and wanted visitors should take a
