Surveillance, detection, and environmental drivers of avian influenza-like viruses in African birds

非洲鸟类中禽流感样病毒的监测、检测和环境驱动因素

• 批准号: 2887884
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2887884
• 关键词: Surveillance; detection; environmental; drivers; avian

Avian influenza is highly contagious, and if it spills over into human populations, could cause future influenza pandemics. When poultry are infected, the animals should be housed under strict biosecurity measures to prevent direct or indirect contact with wild birds. This project will assess how management of infectious diseases in poultry could impact conservation zones. More specifically, the spread and transmission patterns of avian influenza-like diseases that spill over from domestic animals, such as poultry, to populations of African penguins and other seabirds will be studied. In addition, an affordable and quick diagnostic test to test seabirds for the presence of avian influenza viruses will be develop. There is currently no diagnostic test available to survey seabird populations for avian influenza-like viruses. This will transform the management of disease outbreaks, policy development and enhance biodiversity conversation. The work will be divided into three Work Packages (WP), each resulting in at least one scientific paper/thesis chapter.

禽流感具有很高的传染性，如果它溢出到人类的人群中，可能会引起未来的流感流感。当家禽感染时，应采取严格的生物安全措施，以防止与野生鸟类的直接接触或间接接触。该项目将评估家禽中传染病的管理如何影响保护区。更具体地说，将研究从家畜（例如家禽）到非洲企鹅和其他海鸟种群中溢出的鸟类流感样疾病的传播和传播模式。此外，还将开发负担得起的快速诊断测试，以测试海鸟是否存在禽流感病毒。目前尚无诊断测试可用于调查类似鸟类流感的病毒的海鸟种群。这将改变疾病爆发的管理，政策制定并增强生物多样性对话。这项工作将分为三个工作包（WP），每个工作包（WP）至少产生了一个科学论文/论文章节。