Pilot of asymptomatic swabbing of humans following exposures to confirmed avian influenza A(H5) in avian species in England, 2021/2022

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A programme of asymptomatic swabbing was piloted in 2021/2022 in England to further understand the risk of human infection with avian influenza in exposed individuals and to evaluate this surveillance approach as a public health measure. There were challenges in deploying this pilot that will need to be addressed for future seasons. However, there was one detection of avian influenza A(H5N1) in a human despite low uptake in eligible exposed persons. Future use of asymptomatic swabbing could help provide an evidence base to quantify asymptomatic infection, quickly identify signals of increased animal to human transmission and improve public health preparedness.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

Enthalten in:

Influenza and other respiratory viruses - 17(2023), 8 vom: 22. Aug., Seite e13187

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Capelastegui, Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Julianna [VerfasserIn]
Kumbang, Jharna [VerfasserIn]
Humphreys, Clare [VerfasserIn]
Padfield, Simon [VerfasserIn]
Turner, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Mumford, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Richardson, Nick [VerfasserIn]
Oliver, Isabel [VerfasserIn]
Dabrera, Gavin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

A(H5N1)
Asymptomatic testing
Avian influenza
Emerging disease
England
Journal Article
Surveillance

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Date Completed 29.08.2023

Date Revised 11.09.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/irv.13187

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NLM361362129