Strategies for combating avian influenza in the Asia–Pacific

Lisa Peters; Carolyn Greene; Eduardo Azziz-baumgartner; Suizan Zhou; Socorro Lupisan; Wang Dayan; Aspen Hammond; Filip Claes; Elizabeth Mumford; Erica Dueger

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Strategies for combating avian influenza in the Asia–Pacific

Author: Lisa Peters ¹ ; Carolyn Greene ² ; Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner ² ; Suizan Zhou ² ; Socorro Lupisan ³ ; Wang Dayan ⁴ ; Aspen Hammond ⁵ ; Filip Claes ⁶ ; Elizabeth Mumford ⁵ ; Erica Dueger ¹
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1. World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific
2. United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
3. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Philippine Department of Health
4. National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
5. World Health Organization
6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publication Type:Other Types
From: Western Pacific Surveillance and Response 2018;9(5):8-10
CountryWHO-WPRO
Language:English
Abstract: Avian, swine and other zoonotic influenza viruses may cause disease with significant impact in both human and animal populations. The Asia Pacific Strategy for Emerging Diseases (APSED), long recognizing the increased global impact of zoonotic diseases on human populations, has been used as the foundation for improving national preparedness and regional coordination for response to zoonotic diseases in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region.1 APSED encourages multisectoral coordination at the human–animal–environment interface as the primary action required for zoonotic disease control.2 In this article we emphasize the effectiveness of these multisectoral collaborations in responding to zoonotic diseases at the regional and country level, using avian influenza as an example.
Full text:wpsar.2018.9.5.007_03.pdf