Prevention and control of avian influenza in Singapore.
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.
Leong
Hon Keong
HK
Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority, 5 Maxwell Road, #04-00, Tower Block, MND Complex, Singapore 069110. leong_hon_keong@ava.gov.sg
Goh
Cheryl S
CS
Chew
Siang Thai
ST
Lim
Chee Wee
CW
Lin
Yueh Nuo
YN
Chang
Siow Foong
SF
Yap
Him Hoo
HH
Chua
Sin Bin
SB
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