Risk factors for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 infection in backyard chicken farms, Thailand

Paul Mathilde, Wongnarkpet Sirichai, Gasqui Patrick, Poolkhet Chaithep, Thongratsakul Sukanya, Ducrot Christian, Roger François. 2011. Risk factors for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 infection in backyard chicken farms, Thailand. Acta Tropica, 118 (3) : 209-216.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2011.03.009

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Résumé : To reduce the risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 infection in humans, the pathways by which HPAI is spread in poultry must be determined. Backyard poultry farmers are particularly vulnerable to the threat of HPAI, with both their health and livelihoods at risk. Identifying the risk factors for HPAI infection in backyard farms should allow control measures to be better targeted. To study the risk factors of HPAIH5N1infection,wecarried out a case-control study on backyard chicken farms in Thailand, analyzing 104 case farms and 382 control farms. Data on farming practices and environmental characteristics were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression models. We show that farms where owners bought live chickens from another backyard farm had a higher risk of HPAI H5N1 infection (OR 3.34, 95% CI 1.72-6.47), while those where owners used a disinfectant to clean poultry areas were exposed to lower risk (OR 0.48, 95% CI 0.26-0.87). Our results highlight the important role of the trade of poultry between farms in the transmission of HPAI H5N1, in addition to farming practices and environmental characteristics. Findings from this study may help to tailor prevention measures to the local circumstances of backyard farms in different regions of the world.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Influenzavirus aviaire, évaluation du risque, épidémiologie, élevage de volailles, poulet, genre humain, grippe aviaire

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Thaïlande

Classification Agris : L73 - Maladies des animaux
S50 - Santé humaine

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

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