HPAI As a Biological Weapon
HPAI is considered a potential biological weapon because of the following factors:
High mortality rate
Severe economic consequences of an outbreak:
Large numbers of birds are destroyed or die.
Control measures disrupt trade of poultry products from affected areas.
Prices of retail poultry products may increase significantly.
Virus has a high potential for genetic mutations and for new strains to arise and affect new species
The Hong Kong epidemic of 1997 and the associated human cases demonstrate the ability of the virus to affect humans and birds.
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1. Definition of Avian Influenza?
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5. Key Outbreaks of HPAI in Domestic Avian Populations?
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7. HPAI As a Biological Weapon?
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