SSA explains that the consumption of chicken and eggs does not represent the risk of influenza Avia

So far, the Ministry of Health has not reached more human infections Influenza Affar (H5N1) In Mexico. Therefore, the first case was confirmed – on April 1 – by the Diagnostic and Reference Institute (Indre), in three years of age in the state DurangoThe only person in the country is still considered.

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In fact, after the publication of the information, yesterday, Saturday, Ministry of Health The entity stated that the girls of the girl -the ACINARARA in the Gomez municipality, Palacio -negatively to an infection.

He added that the state government has provided fully cooperation in achieving the measures carried out by the national epidemiological monitoring system (SISIR), “including technical visits, field supervision, coordination between the states, and the construction of the epidemiological fence in the region, tracking and monitoring communications, taking samples and medical supervision, as well as health monitoring.”

The consumption of chicken or eggs is not well permitted the risk. Photo: Cuartoscuro

Are there health risks?

For its part, the Federal Ministry of Health stated that World Health Organization (WHO) It considers that the risk of general health of bird flu for the general population is low, “so well -permitted chicken or egg consumption does not represent a danger to human health.”

Repeat that influenza is a disease that can be transmitted from birds or other animals to humans, however There is no evidence of a sustainable transition from one person to another.

Therefore, the Federal Agency was made The following recommendations:

• Wash your hands before handling cooked food and after handling raw foods.
• Cook chicken and egg meat properly (larger than 70 ° C).
• Do not use the same utensils to treat raw and cooked foods.
• Avoid touching or approaching wild animals.
• Do not manipulate or collect dead animals.
• Do not touch birds, sick or dead animals for unknown reasons.
• Use gloves, covers and protective clothes if work is done on farms or slaughterhouses and you have a connection with birds or other animals, their products and waste.
• Monitor a possible disease or abnormal death data in farm or back animals and notify salads immediately.

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