BIOSECURITY FOR HPAI Promoting and Supporting Actions for Risk Reduction

The Importance of Biosecurity in Reducing Hpai Risk on Farms and in Markets

Risk factors for highly pathogenic avian influenza in commercial layer chicken farms in bangladesh during 2011.

A case-control study conducted during 2011 involved 90 randomly selected commercial layer farms infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza type A subtype H5N1 (HPAI) and 175 control farms randomly selected from within 5 km of infected farms. A questionnaire was designed to obtain information about potential risk factors for contracting HPAI and was administered to farm owners or managers. ...

Biosecurity measures for backyard poultry in developing countries: a systematic review

BACKGROUND Poultry represents an important sector in animal production, with backyard flocks representing a huge majority, especially in the developing countries. In these countries, villagers raise poultry to meet household food demands and as additional sources of incomes. Backyard production methods imply low biosecurity measures and high risk of infectious diseases, such as Newcastle diseas...

A Collaborative Research

• Poultry provides a sustainable income at minimal investment as well as security against risk and is a cheap source of protein, especially for poor households in developing countries. Hence, it is important to emphasize the relationship between livelihood and poultry in designing pro-poor HPAI control strategies. • There is need for a more rigorous consideration of the links between scale of p...

Knowledge and Perceptions of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) among Poultry Traders in Live Bird Markets in Bali and Lombok, Indonesia

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been prevalent in Indonesia since 2003 causing major losses to poultry production and human deaths. Live bird markets are considered high risk areas due to the density of large numbers of mixed poultry species of unknown disease status. Understanding trader knowledge and perceptions of HPAI and biosecurity is critical to reducing transmission risk an...