What causes H5N1 avian influenza? Lay perceptions of H5N1 aetiology in South East and East Asia

Liao, Qiuyan; Lam, Wendy Wing Tak; Dang, Vu Trung; Jiang, Chaoqiang; Udomprasertgul, Venus; Fielding, R

doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdp043

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“…Although there has been some important work on risk perception and attribution processes in farm settings (e.g. Lia, Lam, Dang et al, 2009;Ly et al, 2007) little work has been conducted on understanding representations of risk groups and their behavioural implications in sites of potential zoonotic infection. Our present study should therefore permit us important insights into representations and threat perceptions amongst a relevant respondent group during pandemic threat, and the impact of being located in the potential centre of a pandemic on daily interactions.…”

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Representations of swine flu: perspectives from a Malaysian pig farm

Haque¹,

Hassan²,

Dhanoa³

2011

Public Underst Sci

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Novel influenza viruses are seen, internationally, as posing considerable health challenges, but public responses to such viruses are often rooted in cultural representations of disease and risk. However, little research has been conducted in locations associated with the origin of a pandemic. We examined representations and risk perceptions associated with swine flu amongst 120 Malaysian pig farmers. Thirty-seven percent of respondents felt at particular risk of infection, two-thirds were somewhat or very concerned about being infected. Those respondents who were the most anxious believed particular societal 'out-groups' (homosexuals, homeless and prostitutes) to be at higher infection risk. Although few (4%) reported direct discrimination, 46% claimed friends had avoided them since the swine flu outbreak. Findings are discussed in the context of evolutionary, social representations and terror management theories of response to pandemic threat.

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Section: Representations Of Swine Flu 15mentioning

confidence: 99%

Representations of swine flu: perspectives from a Malaysian pig farm

Haque¹,

Hassan²,

Dhanoa³

2011

Public Underst Sci

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“…Rural residents in the Vietnamese sample generally raised small sizes of poultry flocks for their own family consumption or sale for small income. Therefore, unlike those who have made large investments in commercial-scale poultry breeding in Thailand, the generally small-scale poultry farmers and households in Vietnam do not face significant economic loss if disease outbreaks occur [18]. In Vietnam, those who kept poultry before A/H5N1 outbreaks were announced were more likely to continue poultry rearing even after the A/H5N1 outbreaks occurred.…”

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“…That is, those who like to eat poultry probably have to raise their own for it to be perceived as safe as well as affordable. We have previously reported that rural residents generally attributed A/H5N1 to a variety of husbandry practices [18]. In particular, commercial poultry farming practices involving overcrowded poultry sheds, poor hygiene and unsanitary conditions, overuse of veterinarian drugs, and widespread use of growth promoters all geared to maximizing profit were perceived as encouraging or causing A/H5N1 [18].…”

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“…Governmental compensation for economic losses due to poultry culling of up to 75% of the market prices of affected poultry may encourage small-scale Thai farmers to report sick or dead poultry to the authorities [22]. Vietnam is less developed than Thailand [24], and the poultry compensation system for culling was often seen to have been inadequate [18]. Destroying infected poultry could be generally involuntary and evoke high anxiety among the Vietnamese poultry raisers.…”

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Comparison of behaviors regarding live poultry exposure among rural residents in Vietnam and Thailand

Liao

Lam

Bich

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J Infect Dev Ctries

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Introduction: Live poultry exposure and risk behaviors are more prevalent in rural communities, increasing the risk of influenza A/H5N1 infection. We examined the economic and socio-cultural influences on poultry-related practices by comparing the poultry-related practices among Vietnamese and Thai rural residents by family income and consumption preference. Methods: Stratified cluster sampling was performed to select households. Within each household, one adult was randomly selected for a faceto-face interview in five Vietnamese and five Thai rural districts. Using a standardized questionnaire to assess domestic poultry husbandry, live poultry purchase, and demographics, logistic regression enabled comparisons of behaviors related to live poultry exposure and examination of associated factors. Results: Among 994 Vietnamese and 907 Thai rural residents, live poultry exposure (prevalence of raising poultry, improper handling of sick or dead poultry, touching live poultry before buying, and slaughtering poultry at home) was more prevalent among Vietnamese than Thai respondents. After adjusting for other demographics, respondents with higher family incomes were less likely to rear backyard poultry in both Vietnam and Thailand, and with more likely to buy live poultry in Vietnam, but not in Thailand. Consumption preference for live poultry was associated with being more likely to rear backyard poultry in Vietnam and Thailand, and with being more likely to buy live poultry in Thailand, but not in Vietnam. Conclusion: The findings suggest important roles of economic imperatives and cultural preference for live poultry for consumption in supporting poultry rearing and live poultry purchase among rural residents.

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“…This will cause highlevel exposure to the H5N1 virus within poor and poorly educated settings across Southeast and East Asia (Liao et al 2009). Model results indicate that the introduction of HPAI into EU member states through poultry trade is unlikely because of the stricter quarantine and biosecurity measures, early detection, and stamping out that are enforced in these countries (Sánchez-Vizcaíno et al 2010).…”

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Anthropogenic factors and societal response to challenges in the transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1)

Tian

2015

Annals of GIS

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Research suggested that human infection with the novel avian influenza virus might be derived from live poultry markets. The sale of freshly slaughtered poultry, live poultry transportation, and mixed trading of different domestic animals in the live poultry markets all provide environments conducive to genome segment reassortment, gene mutation, and interspecies transmission of avian influenza virus. Production methods, human lifestyle, and the earth environment have been dramatically altered owning to rapid expansion of cities, industrialization, transportation, and accelerated population growth, in contrast to preserving traditional culture. People are exposed to the double burden of continued increasing incidence and mortality of the disease. In response to the huge challenge in the transmission of the disease, especially to prevent the spread of future avian influenza outbreaks, changing lifestyle and production habit should partly control the spread of the infections such as temporally closing live poultry markets, together with efforts to control the movement of illegal poultry products and wild birds. It is anticipated that by constantly seeking better solutions new models of living and development throughout society will gradually come into being.

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What causes H5N1 avian influenza? Lay perceptions of H5N1 aetiology in South East and East Asia

Cited by 33 publications

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Representations of swine flu: perspectives from a Malaysian pig farm

Representations of swine flu: perspectives from a Malaysian pig farm

Comparison of behaviors regarding live poultry exposure among rural residents in Vietnam and Thailand

Anthropogenic factors and societal response to challenges in the transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1)

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