Influenza roadmap:
Control Strategies
Roadmap for the development of disease control strategies for influenza
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Environment including farming systems
Next steps
Environment including farming systems
Research Question
- Role of environmental and ecological variables in virus transmission patterns
Research Gaps and Challenges
- Mode of environmental transmission
- Wildlife reservoirs in avian viruses
- Constantly changing virus
- Risks of exposure in various farming systems
- How can we limit transboundary risk associated with shared ecology?
- Farming near houses (like using manure, like cleaning the waterways)
Solution Routes
- Identification of the most critical environmental interfaces
- Identification of critical reservoir species, particularly within wild bird populations and understanding transmission within the different
species - Dynamics of influenza transmission in various population settings in swine
- Role of wind/dust in transmission patterns
- Study the changes in virus ecology/epidemiology (avian & 2.3.4.4.b
clade /swine and endemic farm infections) - Evaluation of farm size and animal density exposure risk factors
- Identification of farm/environment risk factors for HPAIV incursions
- Study how much do open market and free-range birds contribute to spread
- Increase knowledge on precursor viruses and/or signals to indicate any changes in ecology and enable anticipation
- Determine the variables of ‘risky’ ecosystems in order to determine where poultry holdings should
Dependencies
- Data transparency across nations and private companies
- Data collection harmonization so that there is consistency
- Shared data and protocols across countries
Monitor wildlife at strategic points
Projects
What activities are planned or underway?
Development of Vaccines for HPAI in Cattle, Turkey, Pigs, and Small Ruminants and Food Safety Studies Related to HPAI Virus in Food Products
Planned Completion date 25/08/2029
Source Countries:
United States
Automated non-invasive Detection of Surface Contamination and Optimizing Surface Biofilm Removal Conditions in Large-Scale Food Processing Equipment
Planned Completion date 31/08/2028
Source Countries:
United States