Zoonotic Implication of Duck and Chicken Diseases on Public Health Concern

This article is related to zoonotic diseases of poultry origin. There are several infectious diseases in poultry those may communicate to human being through direct and indirect contact and through food chain. The most lethal pandemic diseases is avian influenza or bird flu. So far a number of 379 people died of the this lethal disease of poultry origin. Other important poultry zoonotic infections are Chlamydiosis or Ornithosis, Newcastle Disease or Ranikhet diseases, Salmonellosis, Campylobacteriosis and Avian Tuberculosis. Those work related to poultry, duck, geese, turkey etc need to protect themselves from direct and indirect contact. Proper protective dress and regular disinfection of farm equipments and farm persons are required. Vaccination with bird flu to poultry workers, vaccinate to the birds with schedule vaccines are necessary. Meat, eggs, their products and value additions should be consumed with proper cook and sterilization.