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Wildlife
Wildlife
Research Question
- Prevent spill-over of HPAI from poultry to wildlife
- Reduction of population impacts of HPAI on wild bird and wild mammal species
Research Gaps and Challenges
- Identification of the most important reservoir species within wild bird populations
- How high or low is the host species barrier?
- Dynamic of exchange between migratory wild migratory birds and resident wildbirds – reservoir persistence
Solution Routes
- Molecular signatures of adaptation to poultry of wild bird LPAI virus
- Evaluation of poultry systems that provide good poultry health and welfare and reduce contact with relevant wildlife
- Study wildlife species at the interface with domestic animal/humans
- Study wildbirds and wild boars raised and released into the wild by hunting activities
- Direction of infection: From domestic to wildlife or vice versa
Dependencies
- Longitudinal wild bird surveillance studies
- True costs and benefits of poultry production need to be implemented in order to allow changing poultry systems for both improved poultry health and welfare and reduced risk of spillover of HPAI to wildlife
Projects
What activities are planned or underway?
Impact of host age on viral and bacterial communities in a waterbird population.
Planned Completion date 01/11/2022
Source Countries:
Netherlands
Association of biosecurity and hygiene practices with avian influenza A/H5 and A/H9 virus infections in turkey farms.
Planned Completion date 14/03/2024
Source Countries:
Netherlands