Studies have shown that people are learned in the spread of bird flu

People bring the virus indoors through contaminated shoes, clothing, cars, pet food and bedding, a 5-year pan-European study shows .

Professor Thomas Mettenleiter, HEAD of the Institute for Animal Research. Friedrich Loeffler in Germany, has just completed coordinating the EU- funded DELTA-FLU project , which aimed to identify key viral, host-related and environmental factors driving the dynamics of the spread of avian influenza. .

“There is a need to be more careful when handling poultry and to strengthen biosecurity measures,” Mettenleiter said.

As a result of the study, the research team developed guidelines for higher hygiene standards for staff working with poultry in isolation. it is hoped that these recommendations will be adopted throughout Europe.