Name: 禽流感是什麼，為什麼讓這麼多人憂心忡忡？- 新聞背後 (What is bird flu and why it has so many people worried? - Behind the News)
Uploaded: 2024-06-16T14:05:51.000Z
Duration: 3 min 55 s

走吧，我的朋友們，到草地上去。

I love the green grass, I love the people, I love the chickens.

我愛綠草，我愛人們，我愛小雞。

People are always surprised how chickens kind of want to be around you, right?

人們總是驚奇地發現，小雞們是多麼願意呆在你身邊，對嗎？

They have this dog-like quality where they just kind of want to hang out.

它們有一種像狗一樣的特質，就是喜歡閒逛。

In fact, he's been farming them since he was still at school and has managed to build up a successful business, selling eggs from his flock of 40,000.

事實上，他還在上學時就開始養殖它們，併成功地建立起了自己的事業，出售他的 40 000 個蛋雞群中的雞蛋。

I started Josh Ramberg's when I was nine with the goal of making some pocket money.

我九歲時開始經營喬希-蘭伯格餐廳，目的是賺點零花錢。

And over the last 14 years, the business has obviously grown a lot and our goals have changed to reflect that.

在過去的 14 年裡，我們的業務顯然有了長足的發展，我們的目標也隨之發生了變化。

We want to provide nourishment for the community and do the right thing.

我們希望為社會提供營養，做正確的事。

But right now, farms like Josh's are facing a big threat.

但現在，像喬希這樣的農場正面臨著巨大的威脅。

An egg farm has been forced into quarantine.

An outbreak was confirmed at a poultry farm.

一家家禽養殖場確認爆發疫情。

Two different strains of bird flu have been found on farms in Victoria.

維多利亞州的農場發現了兩種不同的禽流感病毒。

Both highly contagious and deadly for chickens.

這兩種疾病都具有高度傳染性，對雞來說是致命的。

You see, humans aren't the only ones who can get the flu.

要知道，並不是只有人類會得流感。

Bird flu is a kind of influenza, similar to the type that can make humans sick around this time of year.

禽流感是流感的一種，與每年這個時候可能使人類生病的流感類型相似。

But unlike us, treating these guys isn't as simple as a trip to the doctor.

但與我們不同的是，治療這些傢伙並不像看醫生那麼簡單。

In bad outbreaks like these, farmers can be forced to cull their animals to make sure the flu doesn't spread any further.

在這種疫情嚴重的情況下，農民可能會被迫宰殺牲畜，以確保流感不會進一步擴散。

Bird flu is amongst the most serious threats our industry faces.

禽流感是我們行業面臨的最嚴重威脅之一。

There's a lot of really good people out there who have lost their livelihoods.

有很多真正的好人失去了生計。

Luckily, Josh's farm hasn't been affected, but it's already having a big impact on the industry and on customers.

幸運的是，喬希的農場沒有受到影響，但這已經對行業和客戶產生了很大的影響。

In fact, over the weekend, some supermarkets have brought in limits on how many eggs you can buy.

事實上，上週末，一些超市已經開始限制雞蛋的購買數量。

I think that you're already seeing it right now.

Next time you go to the grocery store, have a look at the shelf and you'll see a fair few eggs.

下次去雜貨店時，看看貨架上的雞蛋，你會發現雞蛋的數量還真不少。

For a long time, it was known as fowl plague.

在很長一段時間裡，這種疾病被稱為雞瘟。

But in 1955, it was discovered to be a type A influenza virus.

但在 1955 年，人們發現它是一種甲型流感病毒。

It's spread by wild birds and there are lots of different strains.

它由野鳥傳播，有許多不同的菌株。

At the moment, a highly contagious strain called H5N1 is wreaking havoc in Asia, Europe and the Americas.

目前，一種名為 H5N1 的高傳染性病毒正在亞洲、歐洲和美洲肆虐。

And while it hasn't reached Australia, it is affecting birds in the world's most remote continent, Antarctica.

雖然它還沒有到達澳洲，但卻影響到了世界上最遙遠的大陸--南極洲的鳥類。

We're sort of in uncharted territory in a sense of this.

從某種意義上說，我們還處於未知領域。

It's sort of the first time this has happened, but it was something that, yeah, we predicted.

這算是第一次發生這種情況，但這是我們預料到的。

Bird flu can actually be transmitted to other animals and occasionally it can even be transmitted to humans.

禽流感實際上會傳染給其他動物，有時甚至會傳染給人類。

H5N1 has been found in foxes, squirrels and in the United States, it's recently been affecting cows.

在狐狸和松鼠身上都發現了 H5N1 病毒，在美國，它最近還影響到了奶牛。

That's a worry because when viruses spread between different animals, they adapt and could become more likely to affect humans.

這是一個令人擔憂的問題，因為當病毒在不同動物之間傳播時，它們會適應環境，並更有可能影響人類。

And although the World Health Organisation says the virus only poses a low risk to people, authorities are keeping a close eye on the situation.

儘管世界衛生組織表示，該病毒對人類的危害較小，但有關部門仍在密切關注事態的發展。

But some good news is that you can't catch bird flu by eating chicken or eggs.

但好消息是，吃雞肉或雞蛋不會感染禽流感。

It's very important to remember in every recorded case of human avian influenza, we've got prolonged exposure to sick birds.

重要的是要記住，在每一例有記錄的人類禽流感病例中，我們都曾長期接觸病禽。

And some more good news is that scientists are working on vaccines for the dangerous strains of bird flu.

還有一個好消息是，科學家們正在研製針對危險禽流感毒株的疫苗。

But for now, farmers like Josh are working to keep their chickens as safe as possible.

但現在，像喬希這樣的農場主正在努力盡可能地保證雞的安全。

You want to make sure nothing's getting out to the chickens in the paddock.

你要確保圍場裡的雞不會受到任何影響。

 So that means all the vehicles that come up to the farm are sanitised, they're parked in a separate spot and they're kept separate away from anything that's going out to the field.

這就意味著，所有駛入農場的車輛都要經過消毒，停在單獨的地方，與任何駛向田野的車輛隔開。