title: When private actors matter: Information-sharing network and surveillance of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Vietnam.
abstract: The effectiveness of animal health surveillance systems depends on their capacity to gather sanitary information from the animal production sector. In order to assess this capacity we analyzed the flow of sanitary information regarding Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) suspicions in poultry in Vietnam. Participatory methods were applied to assess the type of actors and likelihood of information sharing between actors in case of HPAI suspicion in poultry. While the reporting of HPAI suspicions is mandatory, private actors had more access to information than public actors. Actors of the upstream sector (medicine and feed sellers) played a key role in the diffusion of information. The central role of these actors and the influence of the information flow on the adoption by poultry production stakeholders of behaviors limiting (e.g. prevention measures) or promoting disease transmission (e.g. increased animal movements) should be accounted for in the design of surveillance and control programs.
authors.affiliation: CIRAD, UR 22-AGIRs, Campus international de Baillarguet, F-34398 Montpellier, France; Paris Ouest University, CNRS, UR LADYSS, 200 Avenue de la République, 92001 Nanterre Cedex, France. Electronic address: alexis.delabouglise@gmail.com.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Delabouglise
authors.affiliation: Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Rural Development, Ngo Xuan Quang Street, Trau Quy, Gia Lam, Ha Noi, Viet Nam.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Dao
authors.affiliation: Nong Lam University, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Linh Trung, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Truong
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Veterinary Research, 86 Trung Chinh, Dong Da, Ha Noi, Viet Nam.
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Nong Lam University, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Linh Trung, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
authors.forename: N T X
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: CIRAD, UR 22-AGIRs, Campus international de Baillarguet, F-34398 Montpellier, France; Asian Institute of Technology, Box 4, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Duboz
authors.affiliation: Royal Veterinary College, Veterinary Epidemiology, Economics and Public Health Research Center, Royal College Street, London NW1 0TU, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fournié
authors.affiliation: University of Liege, Tropical Veterinary Institute, Quartier Vallée 2, avenue de Cureghem 6, 4000 Liege, Belgium.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Antoine-Moussiaux
authors.affiliation: CIRAD, UR 22-AGIRs, Campus international de Baillarguet, F-34398 Montpellier, France.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Grosbois
authors.affiliation: Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Rural Development, Ngo Xuan Quang Street, Trau Quy, Gia Lam, Ha Noi, Viet Nam.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Vu
authors.affiliation: Nong Lam University, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Linh Trung, Thu Duc, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Le
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Veterinary Research, 86 Trung Chinh, Dong Da, Ha Noi, Viet Nam.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Paris Ouest University, CNRS, UR LADYSS, 200 Avenue de la République, 92001 Nanterre Cedex, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Salem
authors.affiliation: CIRAD, UR 22-AGIRs, Campus international de Baillarguet, F-34398 Montpellier, France; National Institute of Veterinary Research, 86 Trung Chinh, Dong Da, Ha Noi, Viet Nam.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Peyre
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring / Q000662:veterinary*; D066275:Health Information Exchange; D006801:Humans; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011200:Poultry; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017149:Private Sector; D012944:Social Support; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Disease reporting; H5N1 virus; Influenza; Participatory research; Private sector; Social networks; Vietnam