Avian Flu Biosecurity Practices
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Follow Poultry Biosecurity Practices
Poultry workers should know and follow biosecurity practices to prevent the introduction of avian influenza and other diseases into a poultry flock. An understanding of how infection can be spread is important for both effective biosecurity and worker safety and health practices. |
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Poultry farm employers should:
• Keep an "all in, all-out" philosophy of flock
management, where all the birds enter and leave
the facility on the same days and the facility is
disinfected between groups of birds |
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• Protect poultry flocks from coming into contact with
wild or migratory birds. Keep poultry away from any
source of water that may have been
contaminated by wild birds |
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• Permit only essential workers and vehicles
to enter the operation |
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• Provide clean clothing and disinfection
facilities for employees |
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• Thoroughly clean and disinfect equipment and
vehicles (including tires and undercarriages) entering and
leaving the farm |
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It's important to disinfect boots that are worn on and off the operation.
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• Do not loan to, or borrow equipment and/or vehicles from
other operations |
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• Avoid visiting other poultry operations. If you do visit
another operation or live-bird market, change footwear
and clothing before working with your own flock |
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• Do not bring birds from slaughter channels, especially
live-bird markets, back to the operation |
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• Use disinfectant mats with a 1:10 bleach/water solution
or other proven solution that kills the avian flu virus |
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Avian Flu Facts
Depending on temperature and moisture conditions,
avian influenza viruses can survive in the environment for weeks. However, they are generally sensitive to most detergents and disinfectants and are inactivated by heating and drying. Contact
with organic material such as dust, dirt, litter and manure can decrease the effectiveness of some disinfectants, and thus the possibility persists that viruses will survive. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered products that have a claim of being effective against influenza viruses should provide some measure of activity against avian influenza A viruses. |
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Contaminated clothing should be washed separate from other clothing.
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For more information, see the technical pages:
• PPE to Protect Yourself from Avian Flu
• Avian Flu Symptoms and Signs of Infection |
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It's important to wash your hands frequently to prevent the spread
of Avian Flu. |
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