Open AccessBangladeshi backyard poultry raisers’ perceptions and practices related to zoonotic transmission of avian influenza
Author(s) -
Rebeca Sultana,
Nadia Ali Rimi,
Shamim Ahmed Azad,
Md Saiful Islam,
Salah Uddin Khan,
Emily S. Gurley,
Nazmun Nahar,
Stephen P. Luby
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.2242
Subject(s) - influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , poultry farming , transmission (telecommunications) , flock , pandemic , biosecurity , environmental health , population , veterinary medicine , socioeconomics , business , disease , covid-19 , medicine , virology , biology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virus , ecology , pathology , sociology , electrical engineering , engineering
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) virus (known as "bird flu") is an important public health concern due to its potential to infect humans and cause a human pandemic. Bangladesh is a high-risk country for an influenza pandemic because of its dense human population, widespread backyard poultry raising, and endemic H5N1 infection in poultry. Understanding poultry raisers' perceived risks and identifying their risk exposures can help to develop interventions to reduce the risk of avian influenza transmission. This paper explores the perception of Bangladeshi backyard poultry raisers regarding poultry sickness and zoonotic disease transmission and relevant practices.
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