Abstract
Introduction: Avian Influenza usually affects poultry, domestic birds, and wild birds. A surge of HPAI-H5N6 human infections was reported in 2021. This study intends to identify the risk of HPAI-H5N6 introduction into Sabah through migrating birds, live-poultry trades, poultry products, and global tourism.
Methods: This qualitative study assessed the likelihood of HPAI-H5N6 in Tuaran District, Sabah, among animals and humans. The research respondents included zoonotic disease experts from the Department of Veterinary Service, Sabah State Health Department, Tuaran District Health Office, and academicians from University Malaysia Sabah. The risk analysis uses the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) guideline to analyse the HPAI-H5N6 introduction through the entry, exposure, and consequence pathways.
Results: There is a medium probability of HPAI-H5N6 entry into Tuaran through migratory birds ' pathways and live poultry while there is a low probability through poultry products and global tourism pathways. Besides, the probability of free-range poultry and human being exposed to H5N6 virus are medium while the probability of H5N6 exposure to contaminated environment is low. Therefore, the overall risk of HPAI H5N6 introduction into Tuaran, Sabah is estimated to be in the medium category. Conclusion: With the medium risk level of HPAI-H5N6 being introduced into Tuaran district, prevention measures must be in place for Sabah in order to prevent the HPAI-H5N6 from intruding. This includes emphasizing a collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary one-health approach strategy focusing on migratory bird surveillance, biosecurity in farms and live-poultry markets as well as enhancement in human influenza surveillance.
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@proceedings{APCPH2022-P-98,
title = {Risk Analysis of the Introduction of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N6 in Tuaran District, Sabah},
author = {Hazeqa Salleh and Richard Avoi and Nornazirah Ahmad Kamarudin and Nelbon Giloi Mei Ching Lim and Khalid Mokti and Azman Atil@Azmi1 and Muhammad Jikal},
url = {https://apcph.cphm.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/APCPH2022-P-98.pdf
https://apcph.cphm.my/wp-content/uploads/wpforms/1176-1e04940bb5d885bf8711ed19095a89ed/APCPH2022-P-98-3fd3a58921827f2713544eb8c078b3f5.pdf},
year = {2022},
date = {2022-08-02},
urldate = {2022-08-02},
issue = {7},
abstract = {Introduction: Avian Influenza usually affects poultry, domestic birds, and wild birds. A surge of HPAI-H5N6 human infections was reported in 2021. This study intends to identify the risk of HPAI-H5N6 introduction into Sabah through migrating birds, live-poultry trades, poultry products, and global tourism.
Methods: This qualitative study assessed the likelihood of HPAI-H5N6 in Tuaran District, Sabah, among animals and humans. The research respondents included zoonotic disease experts from the Department of Veterinary Service, Sabah State Health Department, Tuaran District Health Office, and academicians from University Malaysia Sabah. The risk analysis uses the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) guideline to analyse the HPAI-H5N6 introduction through the entry, exposure, and consequence pathways.
Results: There is a medium probability of HPAI-H5N6 entry into Tuaran through migratory birds ' pathways and live poultry while there is a low probability through poultry products and global tourism pathways. Besides, the probability of free-range poultry and human being exposed to H5N6 virus are medium while the probability of H5N6 exposure to contaminated environment is low. Therefore, the overall risk of HPAI H5N6 introduction into Tuaran, Sabah is estimated to be in the medium category. Conclusion: With the medium risk level of HPAI-H5N6 being introduced into Tuaran district, prevention measures must be in place for Sabah in order to prevent the HPAI-H5N6 from intruding. This includes emphasizing a collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary one-health approach strategy focusing on migratory bird surveillance, biosecurity in farms and live-poultry markets as well as enhancement in human influenza surveillance.},
howpublished = {published online at https://apcph.cphm.my},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: University Malaysia Sabah; Sabah State Health Department},
keywords = {global tourism, High Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N6, live poultry, migratory birds, one health, poultry products},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}