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Industry opinion on the likely routes of introduction of highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome into Australia from south‐east Asia
Author(s) -
Brookes VJ,
HernándezJover M,
Holyoake P,
Ward MP
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/avj.12284
Subject(s) - expert opinion , porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus , east asia , highly pathogenic , covid-19 , domestic pig , environmental health , virus , medicine , china , virology , geography , political science , law , disease , pathology , intensive care medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , forestry
Objective To assess industry expert opinion on the likely occurrence of entry and exposure routes relevant to a potential incursion of highly pathogenic (HP) porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus from south‐east Asia to Australia. Design Expert opinion elicitation of pig‐industry stakeholders using a face‐to‐face questionnaire. Results Pig industry experts identified exposure routes involving the disposal of food waste to have the highest probability of occurrence. They were also concerned about the exposure of commercial pigs to humans acting as fomites of PRRS virus, and to feed and additives imported from south‐east Asia. They did not consistently agree on the probability of occurrence of entry routes. Conclusion This study demonstrated that the expert elicitation technique was useful in rapidly assessing opinion from a large group of pig industry experts regarding exposure of pigs in Australia to HP‐PRRS virus. The results of this survey were used to direct a risk assessment of an incursion of HP‐PRRS.