Media Orientation Training Notes. Three Day Workshop - AI.Comm

HANDOUT #5PREVENTION ANDCONTROL OF BIRD-TO-HUMAN TRANSMISSIONFollowing are key message points on prevention and control ofbird-to-human transmission of avian influenza.Even though all the message points are important and helpful inpreventing and controlling avian influenza, specific aspects oftopics will be more important in different local contexts and therewill be times when specific information is particularly important.Users should select the message points that are most appropriatefor local conditionsand outbreak phase (pre-outbreak, outbreak, and post-outbreak)and transform them into suitable messages, using localexpressions and language.It is very difficult for humans to get avian flu, but if you havesigns of a serious respiratory illness, get care. Avoid closecontact with birds. Take precautions if you unintentionallycome into contact with poultry or poultry feces in an affectedarea.• If you become sick with a high fever after contact with dead orsick birds, seek immediate treatment.• If you suspect that someone has avian influenza, take them toa health care provider immediately.Avoid close contact with birds.• Do not touch dead or sick birds with bare hands; use gloves.• Do not let poultry into your house. If for some reason you dohave to let them in, keep them in a specific area away fromwhere the family sleeps and eats.• If possible, do not let children collect eggs and keep themaway from birds – including pet birds if they are not keptindoors all the time.• Be careful when using birds in rituals or ceremonies or find analternative to using birds.Protect yourself and your family.• Keep children away from birds and collecting eggs if possible –this includes pet birds if they are not exclusively kept indoors.• Do not sleep with birds or keep them as pets.• Do not let children help with slaughtering or preparing poultryor wild birds.• Make sure you and your family always washes and brushesyour shoes and sandals when leaving the farmyard – andespecially before going indoors.AI.COMM: Media Orientation Training Notes 61