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What should national authorities do if an influenza-like disease is suspected among animals?

April 26, 2017animals Authorities disease influenza-like National

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What should national authorities do if an influenza-like disease is suspected among animals?

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National authorities are encouraged to carefully investigate possible occurrences of influenza-like events in domestic animals. Virus samples may be collected and sent to national labs and/or international reference centres. National authorities can always get in touch with FAO, and by contacting EMPRES-Shipping-Service@fao.org, avail of support for transporting samples for laboratory testing.