Rajasri is a designer fowl suitable for backyard production developed by PV Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University together with Poultry Research Station (PRS), Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. Rajasri variety is developed by crossing four different breeds (two dual type, one layer type exotic breed and local non-descript poultry were involved). It is different from other rural poultry varieties...

BACKGROUND Pigeon breeders disease usually affects adults. Children are more likely to be affected when they share living space with a backyard poultry or pigeon breeding. CASE CHARACTERISTICS A 12-year-old girl with persistent cough for 3 years and dyspnea for 2 years. OBERVATION She was dignosed to be having allergy to pigeon droppings, based on reports of lung biopsy and allergy testing....

In 2005, we assessed the seroprevalence of neutralizing antibodies to avian influenza virus A (H5N1) among 901 residents of 4 villages in Thailand where at least 1 confirmed human case of influenza (H5N1) had occurred during 2004. Although 68.1% of survey participants (median age 40 years) were exposed to backyard poultry and 25.7% were exposed to sick or dead chickens, all participants were se...

Nigeria was the first African country to report highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus outbreaks in February 2006 and has since been the most severely hit country in sub-Saharan Africa. A retrospective survey carried out towards the end of 2007, coupled with follow-up spatial analysis, support the notion that the H5N1 virus may have spread from rural areas of northern Nigeria near ...

France has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1 in backyard poultry (broilers and layer hens) in the Dordogne (OIE, 2015; see map). An increase in mortality was reported with 22 out of 32 birds dead and the others destroyed as a disease control measure. Samples taken on the 19 November confirmed HPAI. Other disease control measures have been implemented including 3km ...

This study is a contribution to the inventory of medicinal plants and other methods used in controlling external parasitic diseases of backyard poultry in the localities of Djougou and Ouaké (department of Donga, Benin). It consists of a survey undertaken from December 2010 to March 2011 through visits and interviews with 210 poultry famers. The results indicate that 13 species of medicinal pla...

Approximately 3 billion people were unable to afford a healthy diet in 2019 because of poverty and inequality. Most these live Asia Africa. Furthermore, 30% the world population was affected by moderate severe food insecurity 2020, most this lives low- middle-income countries. The is at critical juncture, there an urgent need for transformative systems that ensure empowerment poor vulnerable gr...

IntroductIon Poultry meat and eggs provide affordable, quality food products that are consumed by most ethnic populations worldwide. Advances in knowledge and technology over recent decades favour the growth and intensification of poultry production in developing countries where there are increasing human populations and economic constraints. Issues related to the environment, human health and ...

BACKGROUND In China, 30 human cases of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection were identified through July 2008. We conducted a retrospective case-control study to identify risk factors for influenza H5N1 disease in China. METHODS A questionnaire about potential influenza H5N1 exposures was administered to 28 patients with influenza H5N1 and to 134 randomly selected control subjects matched...

The H9N2 avian influenza virus circulates worldwide, predominantly in poultry. Its increasing infectivity and adaptation in poultry and mammals have enhanced the possibility of human infection. However, H9N2 human cases are difficult to detect due to their mild clinical symptoms. Serological study is valuable for risk assessment. A total of 15,700 serum samples were collected from occupationall...