Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- February 17, 2004
Bird flu outbreak is a reminder of need for biosecurity (:46)
Suggested Intro:
AS PENNSYLVANIA BRACES FOR A POSSIBLE OUTBREAK OF AVIAN INFLUENZA, A POULTRY SPECIALIST IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS SUCH PROBLEMS OFTEN CAN BE AVOIDED. MORE FROM GARY ABDULLAH:
Story:
(:16) HEIGHTENED AWARENESS OF AGROTERRORISM THREATS MAY PAY DIVIDENDS AS THE STATE MOBILIZES TO RESIST AVIAN INFLUENZA. PENN STATE POULTRY SPECIALIST MIKE HULET SAYS MANY OF THE PRECAUTIONS FOR LIMITING THE SPREAD OF BIRD FLU ALREADY SHOULD BE IN PLACE AS PART OF ONGOING BIOSECURITY MEASURES:
Hulet Actuality:
(:18) "THEY SHOULD BE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE AND A LOT OF TIMES WHEN WE DON'T HAVE ANY PRESENCE OF ANY DISEASE, PEOPLE GET LAX. THEY SEEM TO THINK THIS IS NOT NEEDED AS MUCH. BUT WHEN THERE IS A RISK PRESENT, INCREASED SURVEILLANCE AND INCREASED OBSERVANCE OF THE RULES IS WHAT WE LIKE TO RECOMMEND."(:12) HULET SAYS SUCH PRACTICES AS LIMITING ACCESS TO PRODUCTION FACILITIES, DISINFECTING BOOTS AND WEARING COVERALLS SHOULD BE PART OF ONGOING POULTRY BIOSECURITY HABITS. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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