A large-scale study of a poultry trading network in Bangladesh: implications for control and surveillance of avian influenza viruses

Moyen, N; Ahmed, G; Gupta, S; Tenzin, T; Khan, R; Khan, T; Debnath, N; Yamage, M; Pfeiffer, D U; Fournié, G

doi:10.1186/s12917-018-1331-5

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Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is an important animal health issue in many parts of the world. In England and Wales, the primary test to detect infected animals is the single intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin test, which compares immunological re... Read More about Exploring the fate of cattle herds with inconclusive reactors to the tuberculin skin test.

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Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses continue to threaten smallholder poultry producers in several South‐east Asian countries, including Vietnam. In particular, the free‐grazing duck system has been repeatedly highlighted as a major risk... Read More about Trade patterns facilitating highly pathogenic avian influenza virus dissemination in the free-grazing layer duck system in Vietnam.

A large-scale study of a poultry trading network in Bangladesh: implications for control and surveillance of avian influenza viruses (2018)
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Moyen, N., Ahmed, G., Gupta, S., Tenzin, T., Khan, R., Khan, T., …Fournié, G. (2018). A large-scale study of a poultry trading network in Bangladesh: implications for control and surveillance of avian influenza viruses. BMC Veterinary Research, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-018-1331-5

Since its first report in 2007, avian influenza (AI) has been endemic in Bangladesh. While live poultry marketing is widespread throughout the country and known to influence AI dissemination and persistence, trading patterns have not been described.... Read More about A large-scale study of a poultry trading network in Bangladesh: implications for control and surveillance of avian influenza viruses.

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