Strategic Importance of Exit Biosecurity in Controlling of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza

One of the main strategies in controlling of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) is implementation of measures for avoiding of viral shedding and spreading during erosion and purification of contaminated units.According to the control and eradication program for influenza, biosecurity could be implement by two different method:1- On farms which not infected, all measures are focused on prevention of entering and spreading of HPAI virus. These measures summarized as an Enter Biosecurity .2- On farms which infected, all measures are focused on prevention of virus exit which is known as an Exit Biosecurity .When Biosecurity measures were implemented correctly by farms managers and personnel, all ways for virus entrance were closed, but in some situation, these measures were filed and the farm was infected.In this stage All efforts are aimed at preventing the virus shedding. The responsibility for this phase and elimination of infected farm is the relevant veterinary network of the respective city.In this article, we discussed about the actions and principles required for prevention of the virus exit from infected farm, from the perspective of an aviculture health care and quarantine officer whose farm was infected and all poultry and their products were eliminated. In the end it is suggested that excavation work is multidisciplinary with the leadership of the representative of the city’s veterinary network and presence technical assistant of infected farm and adjoining farm. Also, Incentives to be paid to contaminated units that were fully involved with this team.

کلیدواژه ها:

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ، Biosecurity ، Quarantine ، Health ، Virus