title: Prevention and control of avian influenza in Singapore.
abstract: The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus was first detected in 1996 in Guangdong, China. Since 2003, H5N1 outbreaks have been reported in parts of Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It is currently entrenched among poultry in parts of Asia and poses a major challenge to animal and human health. Singapore is free from HPAI. Given Singapore's need to import food, the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has adopted a pro-active risk management system to prevent the introduction of HPAI. AVA's approach maybe described as a multi-layered control strategy for the prevention and control of HPAI. The strategy includes control measures at source, border control measures, local control measures and emergency preparedness.
authors.affiliation: Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority, 5 Maxwell Road, #04-00, Tower Block, MND Complex, Singapore 069110. leong_hon_keong@ava.gov.sg
authors.forename: Hon Keong
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Leong
authors.forename: Cheryl S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.forename: Siang Thai
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Chew
authors.forename: Chee Wee
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Yueh Nuo
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Siow Foong
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Him Hoo
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Yap
authors.forename: Sin Bin
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Chua
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014943:Global Health; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology; D011200:Poultry; D012846:Singapore / Q000453:epidemiology