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Under the FAO project (OSRO/SUD/624/CHF), FAO provided funds to the Federal Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries of the Republic of Sudan to support the detection and control of avian influenza (AI) outbreaks and to mitigate the consequences of the disease on animal production and the risk to human health. Participatory Disease Surveillance (PDS) was used as an active surveillance tool for avian influenza viruses in domestic backyard poultry-production systems in high- and moderate-risk states, while surveillance activities were conducted in backyard systems, commercial farms and on wild birds in both the Northern and Southern Sudan. This paper highlights the PDS methodology, the results of the investigation and some final recommendations.
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