Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 is endemic in Indonesia, where it is an important cause of disease in commercial, semi-commercial and backyard poultry flocks.
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Poultry is an important source of income and protein for poor households in Indonesia.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was first officially reported in Indonesia in 2004; the disease is now endemic, particularly in the Java, Sumatra, Bali and South Sulawesi Islands.
As part of the DFID-funded Pro-Poor HPAI Risk Reduction Project, a qualitative risk assessment was conducted for risk questions agreed during a stakeholder workshop in November, 2008, related to transmission of HPAI H5N1 between small-scale commer
The spatial distribution of disease risk and its visual presentation through risk maps can assist in the design of targeted animal disease surveillance and control strategies.
Pro-poor HPAI risk reduction strategies
This brief is a synopsis of five country background papers that provided an inventory of information about the importance of the poultry sector in the economy and for rural livelihoods, the structure of the poultry sector and the associated level
Overview of qualitative risk assessments for the introduction and spread of HPAI H5N1 Virus
From 2006 to the present, 11 countries in Africa reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1: Egypt, Sudan, Djibouti, Niger, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Cameroon.
A contingent valuation study on Indonesian farmers’ willingness to accept compensation for poultry
In the absence of market data on the price of poultry before and after the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), one method of capturing the costs of HPAI on farmers’ income is the use of non-market valuation techniques, such as th
Analyses of the poultry value chain and its linkages and interactions with HPAI risk factors in Nigeria
Impacts of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) can cause reverberations throughout the poultry marketing chain.
Knowledge and practices of Indonesian rural communities and poultry farmers toward avian flu
Understanding people’s knowledge, attitudes, practices, and perceptions (KAPP) about and toward risk is an important step in determining which cost-effective measure to adopt.
Overview on poultry sector and HPAI situation for Indonesia with special emphasis on the island of Java
The emergence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) of the subtype H5N1 and the potential threat of a global human pandemic have been issues of great concern to the international community since its regional and global spread since 2003.
Spatial analysis of the distribution of disease risk and its visual presentation through risk maps can be used to inform the design of animal disease surveillance resulting in more cost-effective strategies.
Animal source foods and nutrition of young children: an ex ante analysis of impact of HPAI on nutrition in Indonesia
Impact of HPAI on the Ghanaian economy
From April to June 2007, there were three highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks in Ghana, which were effectively controlled by the Veterinary Services Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
Poultry production is an important livelihoods activity in the rural areas of many developing countries.