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A metapopulation model for highly pathogenic avian influenza: implications for compartmentalization as a control measure

Nickbakhsh, S; Matthews, L; Reid, S W J; Kao, R R

Authors

S Nickbakhsh

L Matthews

S W J Reid

R R Kao



Abstract

Although the compartmentalization of poultry industry components has substantial economic implications, and is therefore a concept with huge significance to poultry industries worldwide, the current requirements for compartment status are generic to all OIE member countries. We examined the consequences for potential outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in the British poultry industry using a metapopulation modelling framework. This framework was used to assess the effectiveness of compartmentalization relative to zoning control, utilizing empirical data to inform the structure of potential epidemiological contacts within the British poultry industry via network links and spatial proximity. Conditions were identified where, despite the efficient isolation of poultry compartments through the removal of network-mediated links, spatially mediated airborne spread enabled spillover of infection with nearby premises making compartmentalization a more ‘risky’ option than zoning control. However, when zoning control did not effectively inhibit long-distance network links, compartmentalization became a relatively more effective control measure than zoning. With better knowledge of likely distance ranges for airborne spread, our approach could help define an appropriate minimum inter-farm distance to provide more specific guidelines for compartmentalization in Great Britain.

Citation

Nickbakhsh, S., Matthews, L., Reid, S. W. J., & Kao, R. R. (2014). A metapopulation model for highly pathogenic avian influenza: implications for compartmentalization as a control measure. Epidemiology and Infection, 142(9), 1813-1825. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268813002963

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 30, 2013
Publication Date Sep 1, 2014
Deposit Date Nov 11, 2014
Publicly Available Date Nov 19, 2018
Journal EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Print ISSN 0950-2688
Electronic ISSN 1469-4409
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 142
Issue 9
Pages 1813-1825
DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268813002963
Public URL https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1404958

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