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. 2019 Feb 18:6:33.
doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00033. eCollection 2019.

A Systematic Evaluation of Measures Against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Indonesia

Muchammad Gumilang Pramuwidyatama  1 , Henk Hogeveen  1   2 , Helmut W Saatkamp  1
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A Systematic Evaluation of Measures Against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Indonesia

Muchammad Gumilang Pramuwidyatama et al. Front Vet Sci. .

Abstract

Over the past years, many different control measures have been implemented to prevent HPAI infection. The national plan with numerous measures lead to problems in terms of prioritization and budget allocation. Our study objectives are to (i) establish an inventory of measures on HPAI control in Indonesia since the first actions were taken in 2004, (ii) evaluate preferences for different HPAI control measures applied in the West Java province at the district level during 2013-2017, and (iii) establish a basis for further qualitative and quantitative research to improve control for an endemic HPAI in Indonesia. This research was carried out according to the following five steps (i) development of an HPAI management framework for an endemic state, (ii) inventorization of measures directed at HPAI and description of the development of HPAI in Indonesia, (iii) development of a questionnaire for the experts involved, (iv) systematic evaluation of preferences for short- and long-term HPAI strategies and measures applied in the West Java Province based on expert opinion, and (v) data analysis. The study systematically evaluated in total 27 measures. The results of this study show that the animal disease management framework is helpful as a systematic structure to distinguish and evaluate strategies and measures. In our framework, we defined the following strategies: prevention, monitoring, control, mitigation, eradication, and human protection. The findings of our research show that the primary aims of the government were to safeguard humans from HPAI transmission by mitigating HPAI disease in livestock. The measures with the highest priority were preventive vaccination of poultry, biosecurity, and stamping-out infected flocks. This showed that the government predominantly chose a vaccination-based HPAI mitigation strategy. However, the chosen strategy has a low implementation feasibility. A collaboration between the responsible stakeholders farmers may increase the feasibility of the chosen strategy in the future. Furthermore, our findings provide a basis for research into the motivation of farmers to implement different measures as well as into the expected impact of different measures to develop an effective and efficient mitigation approach.

Keywords: HPAI H5N1; endemic; evaluation; measures; mitigation; strategy; vaccination.

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Steps and approaches for the evaluation of measures directed at HPAI mitigation in Indonesia.
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HPAI management framework for the endemic state in Indonesia.
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The geographical map of the Republic of Indonesia. (A) Provincial boundaries of Indonesia with the West Java Province is highlighted. (B) A zoomed map of West Java Province.
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