This Article  • Full text  • PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in JAMA  Topic Collections  • Viral Infections  • World Health  • Alert me on articles by topic

Joan Stephenson, PhD

JAMA. 2005;294:787.

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings.

International animal and human health experts announced last month that they had developed a plan to help prevent transmission of the H5N1 avian influenza virus from poultry to humans and thus reduce the risk of an influenza pandemic. As of July 21, 2005, 109 human cases of avian influenza had been reported in Asian countries, resulting in 55 deaths (http://www.cdc.gov/flu/avian/).

The plan was drawn up at a 3-day conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Organization for Animal Health, and the World Health Organization. Delegates concluded that priority should be given to addressing conditions at small-scale and backyard farms, the setting for most human cases that have arisen. The groups called on the international community to provide $100 million to fund the recommended control measures, which include educating farmers and their communities about changing farming practices (such . . . [Full Text of this Article]