Copy Edit with Explanation (10%)

This attached article about the types of bird flu needs to be edited before the CDC delivers the information to the public. To copyedit this article, you will need to make decisions about spelling, capitalization, and abbreviations as well as to edit for consistency. Use a style manual and dictionary as you make copyediting decisions. Make a short style sheet indicating choices that involve editorial judgment and that might apply to this and related documents, even if the judgment is to leave the text as it stands. You will need to explain the editing and fact checking decisions you have made; a memo detailing your editing and style sheet must accompany this assignment. You may be tempted to edit for organization and sentence structure. However, your supervisor has limited your responsibilities on this task to basic copyediting. You may, however, query the author if you see a confusing point of content. You will also need to mark for graphic design according to these specifications: release & contact info title heading paragraphs left justified, ulc (upper- and lowercase), double-spaced boldface, centered, ulc bold, left justified, ulc, flush left, ragged right, indent 2 ems add a bulleted list for the dates on the last page

RELEASE No. 0296.06 Contact: USDA PRESS OFFICE (202/ 720-4623

AVIAN INFLUENZA Lowly Pathogenic H5N1 vs. Highly PATHOGENIC H5N1 LATEST UPDATE JULY 23, 2007 There are two types of avian influenza (AI) that are identified as H5N1. A1 strains also are divided into 2 groups based upon the ability of the virus to produce disease low pathogenic (LP) and highly pathogenic(HP). A difference exits in the virus classification -- one is low pathogenic (LPAI) or low path and the other is highly pathogenic (HPAI) or high path. pathogenicity refers to the ability of the virus to produce disease HPAI H5N1, often refered to as the Asian" H5N1 is the typo causing world wide world concern. LPAI H5N1, often referred to as the "north american" H5N1,

Copy Edit with Explanation (10%) is of less concern. The following paragraph provide an explanation of the differences among them. LPAI H5N1 ("NORTH AMERICAN" H5N1) LPAI, or "low path" AI, occurs naturally in wild birds and can spread to domestic-birds. In most cases it causes miner sickness or no noticeable signs of disease it is rarely fatal in birds. LPA strains are not a human-health concern. This includes LPAI H5N1. Evidence of LPAI H5N1 has been found in wild-birds in the United States in recent years and is not closely related to the more sever HPAI H5N1 circulating over sees. Most recently in 2006 LPAI H%N1 was confirmed in two Michigan mute-swans and mallard ducks - Maryland resident Wild Mallard Ducks and Pennsylvania wild-mallard ducks - and Delaware green-winged teals, all sampled as part of USDAs expanded avian influnza surveillance. In the past their were no requirement for reporting or tracking LPaI-H5 or H7 detections in wild birds so states and Universitys tested wild-bird samples independantly of USDA. Because of this, the previous detections might not be all inclusive of pass LPAI H5N1 detections, however, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) recently changed its requirement of reporting detections of avian influenza (AI). Effective in 1006, all confirmed LPAI H5 and H7 AI subtypes must be reported to the OIE because of there potential to mutate in to

Copy Edit with Explanation (10%) highly-pathogenic strains. Therefore, USDA now tracks these detections in wild birds, backyard flocks, commercial flocks and live bird markets. HPAI H5N1 ("ASIAN H5N1) HPAI, or "high path" A1, spreads rapid and is often fatal to chickens ducks and turkeys. This includes HPAI H%N1. Millions of birds have dies in countries were hPAI H5N1 has been detected. This virus has also infected people, most of who have had direct contact with infected birds. HPAI H5N1 has not been detected in the United States. However, other stranes of HPA1 have been detected and eradicated 3 times in the United States: in 1924, 1983 and 2004. No significant human illness resulted from these outbreaks The 1926 HPAI H7 out break was contained and eradicated in East coast live bird markets. The 1983-84 HPAI H5N2 outbreak resulted in humanly euthanizing approximately seventeen million chickens, turkeys and guinea fowl in Pennsylvania and virginia to contain and eradicate the disease. In 2000, USDA confirmed an HPAI H5N2 outbreak in chickens in Texas. The Disease was quick eradicated tanks to close coordination and cooperation between USDA and and State Local and Industry leaders.

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