Interaction between research and diagnosis and surveillance of avian influenza within the Caribbean animal health network (CaribVET)

Lefrançois Thierry, Hendrikx Pascal, Vachiery Nathalie, Ehrhardt Nicolas, Millien Max, Gomez L., Gouyet L., Gerbier Guillaume, Gongora Victor, Shaw J., Trotman Mark. 2010. Interaction between research and diagnosis and surveillance of avian influenza within the Caribbean animal health network (CaribVET). Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 57 (1-2) : 11-14.

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1865-1682.2010.01120.x

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Quartile : Q1, Sujet : VETERINARY SCIENCES / Quartile : Q3, Sujet : INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Résumé : The Caribbean region is considered to be at risk for avian influenza (AI) because of predominance of the backyard poultry system, important commercial poultry production, migratory birds and disparities in the surveillance systems. The Caribbean animal health network (CaribVET) has developed tools to implement AI surveillance in the region: (i) a regionally harmonized surveillance protocol, (ii) specific web pages for AI surveillance on http://www. caribvet.net, and (iii) a diagnostic network for the Caribbean including AI virus molecular diagnostic capability in Guadeloupe and technology transfer. Altogether 303 samples from four Caribbean countries were tested between June 2006 and March 2009 by real time PCR either for importation purposes or following clinical suspicion. Following AI H5N2 outbreaks in the Dominican Republic in 2007, a questionnaire was developed to collect data for risk analysis of AI spread in the region through fighting cocks. The infection pathway of Martinique commercial poultry sector by AI through introduction of infected cocks was designed and recommendations were provided to the Caribbean veterinary services to improve fighting cock movement controls and biosecurity measures. Altogether, these CaribVET activities contribute to strengthen surveillance of AI in the Caribbean region and may allow the development of research studies on AI risk analysis.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Influenzavirus aviaire, surveillance épidémiologique, coq, diagnostic

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Caraïbes, Guadeloupe, France

Classification Agris : L73 - Maladies des animaux

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 4 (2005-2013) - Santé animale et maladies émergentes

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