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Handling and slaughtering animals\u003C\/span\u003E\n\n      \u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content-container\u0022\u003E\n                  \u003Cdiv class=\u0022community-messages--container\u0022\u003E\n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022community-messages--title\u0022\u003ECommunity messages\u003C\/div\u003E\n                                                                                    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022community-messages--image\u0022\u003E\n                \u003Ca href=\u0022\/volunteer\/community-message\/08-washing-hands-soap\u0022\u003E\n                  \u003Cimg src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/bounding_box_message_thumbnail\/public\/volunteer\/message\/2022-04\/IFRC_washing%20hands%20with%20soap%20illustration.png?itok=qfWCdBjj\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-bounding-box-message-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\n                \u003C\/a\u003E\n              \u003C\/div\u003E\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022community-messages--link\u0022\u003E\n                \u003Ca\n                  class=\u0022mini-pdf-icon\u0022\n                  href=\u0022https:\/\/epidemics.ifrc.org\/pdf\/123\u0022\n                \u003E\n                  \u003Cimg\n                    src=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/ect_theme\/images\/svg\/pdf.svg\u0022\n                    alt=\u0022pdf-download-icon\u0022\n                    width=\u002224\u0022\n                  \u003E\n                \u003C\/a\u003E\n                \u003Ca href=\u0022\/volunteer\/community-message\/08-washing-hands-soap\u0022\u003E\n                  08. Washing hands with soap\n                \u003C\/a\u003E\n              \u003C\/div\u003E\n                                                                                    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022community-messages--image\u0022\u003E\n                \u003Ca href=\u0022\/volunteer\/community-message\/09-when-wash-hands\u0022\u003E\n                  \u003Cimg src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/bounding_box_message_thumbnail\/public\/volunteer\/message\/2022-04\/IFRC_when%20to%20wash%20hands%20illustration_0.png?itok=Hkw_TnPB\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-bounding-box-message-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\n                \u003C\/a\u003E\n              \u003C\/div\u003E\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022community-messages--link\u0022\u003E\n                \u003Ca\n                  class=\u0022mini-pdf-icon\u0022\n                  href=\u0022https:\/\/epidemics.ifrc.org\/pdf\/124\u0022\n                \u003E\n                  \u003Cimg\n                    src=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/ect_theme\/images\/svg\/pdf.svg\u0022\n                    alt=\u0022pdf-download-icon\u0022\n                    width=\u002224\u0022\n                  \u003E\n                \u003C\/a\u003E\n                \u003Ca href=\u0022\/volunteer\/community-message\/09-when-wash-hands\u0022\u003E\n                  09. When to wash hands\n                \u003C\/a\u003E\n              \u003C\/div\u003E\n                                                                                    \u003Cdiv class=\u0022community-messages--image\u0022\u003E\n                \u003Ca href=\u0022\/volunteer\/community-message\/25-handling-and-slaughtering-animals\u0022\u003E\n                  \u003Cimg src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/bounding_box_message_thumbnail\/public\/volunteer\/message\/2022-04\/IFRC_handling%20and%20slaughtering%20animals%20illustration.png?itok=ZNxlukQw\u0022 class=\u0022image-style-bounding-box-message-thumbnail\u0022 \/\u003E\n\n\n                \u003C\/a\u003E\n              \u003C\/div\u003E\n              \u003Cdiv class=\u0022community-messages--link\u0022\u003E\n                \u003Ca\n                  class=\u0022mini-pdf-icon\u0022\n                  href=\u0022https:\/\/epidemics.ifrc.org\/pdf\/140\u0022\n                \u003E\n                  \u003Cimg\n                    src=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/ect_theme\/images\/svg\/pdf.svg\u0022\n                    alt=\u0022pdf-download-icon\u0022\n                    width=\u002224\u0022\n                  \u003E\n                \u003C\/a\u003E\n                \u003Ca href=\u0022\/volunteer\/community-message\/25-handling-and-slaughtering-animals\u0022\u003E\n                  25. Handling and slaughtering animals\n                \u003C\/a\u003E\n              \u003C\/div\u003E\n                      \u003C\/div\u003E\n                \u003Cdiv class=\u0022content-container-rest\u0022\u003E\n          \n\n\n\n            \u003Cdiv class=\u0022clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-description field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item\u0022\u003E\u003Ch3\u003EOverview\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAnimals can carry and spread germs that cause diseases. These include livestock animals such as such as cattle, domestic poultry birds, and pigs, companion animals such as dogs and cats, household vectors such as rats, and wild animals such as bats and wild birds.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAll animals can carry germs in their bodies when they are alive and in their meat and offals when they are slaughtered for food. Animal by-products, such as milk or eggs, can also carry germs.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAnimals that have died (including foetuses that have been aborted or animals that died during birth) can also carry germs.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ETo avoid spreading diseases, it is important to wear personal protective equipment and follow recommended hygiene practices when dealing with live or dead animals and their by-products.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDiseases transmitted by animals\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022responsive-table\u0022\u003E\u003Ctable\u003E\n\u003Cthead\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\n\u003Cth\u003EDisease\u003C\/th\u003E\n\u003Cth\u003EAnimals\u003C\/th\u003E\n\u003Cth\u003ETransmission\u003C\/th\u003E\n\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/thead\u003E\n\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\n\u003Cth\u003ERift Valley fever\u003C\/th\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003ESheep, cattle. other animals. Signs and symptoms in infected animals: abortion; deaths in young.\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003ETransmitted by mosquito bites; droplets in the air; the blood of sick animals; the bodies of infected dead animals.\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\n\u003Cth\u003EAvian influenza\u003C\/th\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003EWild and domestic poultry (birds). Signs and symptoms in infected animals: death or neurological signs; may have no signs of illness.\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003ETransmitted through droplets in the air; feathers; and potentially the eggs and meat of infected birds.\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\n\u003Cth\u003EMpox\u003C\/th\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003EMainly monkeys. Also rats, squirrels and prairie dogs. Signs and symptoms in infected animals: mainly none. Skin sores, breathing problems in prairie dogs.\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003ETransmitted by touching infected animals or their body fluids; the bite or scratch of an infected animal; the meat of infected animals.\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\n\u003Cth\u003EPlague\u003C\/th\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003EMainly rats. Also rabbits, squirrels and prairie dogs. Signs and symptoms in infected animals: none in above. May cause disease in cats and occasionally dogs.\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003ETransmitted by flea bites and domestic rats; droplets in the air; the bodies of dead infected animals.\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\n\u003Cth\u003ELeptospirosis\u003C\/th\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003ECattle, pigs, rodents (mainly rats). Signs and symptoms in infected animals: abortion; liver and kidney disease. None in rats.\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003ETransmitted by contact (through a cut, eyes, mouth etc.); or ingestion of the urine of an infected animal.\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\n\u003Cth\u003EMERS\u003C\/th\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003ECamels. Signs and symptoms in infected animals: none.\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003ETransmitted by close contact with an infected animal or person.\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\n\u003Cth\u003EHantavirus pulmonary syndrome\u003C\/th\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003ERodents (mainly rats). Signs and symptoms in infected animals: none.\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003ETransmitted by droplets of rodent urine or faeces in the air; the bodies of dead infected rodents; a bite or a scratch.\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\n\u003Cth\u003EAnthrax\u003C\/th\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003ESheep, cattle (cows) and other animals. Signs and symptoms in infected animals: sudden death in sheep and cattle; neck swelling with breathing difficulties in pigs, dogs and cats.\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003ETransmitted by contact with, or eating, infected animal products; spores in the air.\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\n\u003Cth\u003ERabies\u003C\/th\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003EPrimarily dogs, but may affect other mammals such as cats, livestock and wildlife; initial signs include fever, pain and unusual or unexplained tingling, pricking, or burning sensations at the wound site, later progressive and fatal neurological signs\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003EDog bites and scratches cause 99% of the human rabies cases\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHandling poultry and livestock\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022responsive-table\u0022\u003E\u003Ctable\u003E\n\u003Cthead\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\n\u003Cth\u003EPoultry (birds)\u003C\/th\u003E\n\u003Cth\u003ESheep and cows\u003C\/th\u003E\n\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/thead\u003E\n\u003Ctbody\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EBe careful when keeping poultry (birds) at home: keep the birds separated from the places where humans live and ensure that where they live is regularly kept clean and safe.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EKeep domestic poultry birds away from the reach and contact of wild birds. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EKeep the birds in a closed yard or enclosed free-range area where they have plenty of room to roam.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDo not let children play where the birds are kept.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECook poultry (meat or eggs) thoroughly.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhen preparing raw meat or eggs, always use clean utensils (knives, forks) and clean surfaces.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAfter cooking, use new utensils for eating. Never use the same utensils that you cook with. \u0026nbsp;If no unused utensils are available, wash the utensils thoroughly before they are used for eating.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhen slaughtering and handling poultry, be sure to protect yourself. Wear gloves and goggles if possible.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ENever touch sick or dead birds without protection.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EObserve birds for signs of sickness. If you detect illness, inform the animal health and welfare authorities.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAt the slaughterhouse, abattoirs or when slaughtering at home, animals with visibly infected tissue and organ parts (e.g. tubercles, worms, eggs of parasites, etc.) should be immediately condemned and disposed of\/destroyed. They should not be consumed or taken to the market for sale. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWash hands thoroughly with soap and water after any contact with living or dead animals (grooming, feeding, husbandry, etc.), their by-products (eggs, feathers, raw wool, etc.).\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDispose of animal carcasses appropriately and swiftly (by burning or burying).\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003Ctd\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EKeep sheep or cows in an enclosed yard or free range where they have plenty of room to roam.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDo not let children play where animals are kept.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECook meat thoroughly.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EBoil milk before drinking or cooking it.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhen preparing raw meat, always use clean utensils (knives, forks) and clean surfaces.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAfter cooking, use new utensils for eating. Never use the same utensils that you cook with. If no unused utensils are available, wash the utensils thoroughly before they are used for eating\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhen handling or slaughtering livestock, be sure to protect yourself. Wear gloves and goggles if possible.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ENever touch sick or dead sheep, goat or cows without protection.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EObserve animals for signs of sickness. If you detect illness, inform the animal health and welfare authorities.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAt the slaughterhouse, abattoirs or when slaughtering at home, animals with visibly infected tissue and organ parts (e.g. tubercles, worms, eggs of parasites, etc) should be immediately condemned and disposed of\/destroyed. They should not be consumed or taken to the market for sale. \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWash hands thoroughly with soap and water after any contact with living or dead animals (grooming, feeding, husbandry, etc.), their by-products (eggs, feathers, raw wool, etc.).\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDispose of animal carcasses appropriately and swiftly (by burning or burying).\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003C\/td\u003E\n\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\n\u003C\/table\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHandling bushmeat (monkeys, rodents, wild pigs and others)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBushmeat should be discouraged as a food source, especially in areas where epidemic-causing infections are present in bushmeat. However, sometimes people may continue to eat bushmeat and to use bushmeat by-products. In these cases, volunteers should promote the following messages:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDo not let children play where animal carcasses are kept.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECook bushmeat thoroughly.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhen preparing raw meat, always use clean utensils (knives, forks) and clean surfaces.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EAfter cooking, use new utensils for eating. Never use the same utensils that you cook with.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWhen slaughtering, butchering or skinning bushmeat, be sure to protect yourself. Wear gloves and goggles if possible.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIf you come upon an animal in the bush that appears sick or is already dead, do not handle it without protection (for example, gloves).\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EObserve animals for signs of sickness. If you detect illness, inform the authorities.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWash hands thoroughly with soap and water after any contact with living or dead animals.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDispose of animal carcasses appropriately and swiftly (by burning or burying).\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n      \n        \u003C\/div\u003E\n      \u003C\/div\u003E\n    \u003C\/div\u003E\n  \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/article\u003E\n","settings":null}]