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Prev Vet Med. 2019 Jun 1;167:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.03.011. Epub 2019 Mar 14.
Prevalence, distribution and risk factors of farmer reported swine influenza infection in Guangdong Province, China.
Li Y1, Edwards J2, Wang Y3, Zhang G4, Cai C5, Zhao M6, Huang B3, Robertson ID7.
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A cross-sectional study was undertaken to better understand the husbandry, management and biosecurity practices of pig farms in Guangdong Province (GD), China to identify risk factors for farmer reported swine influenza (SI) on their farms. Questionnaires were administered to 153 owners/managers of piggeries (average of 7 from each of the 21 prefectures in GD). Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to identify risk factors for farmer reported SI in piggeries during the six months preceding the questionnaire administration. The ability of wild birds to enter piggeries (OR 2.50, 95% CI: 1.01-6.16), the presence of poultry on a pig-farm (OR 3.24, 95% CI: 1.52-6.94) and no biosecurity measures applied to workers before entry to the piggery (OR 2.65, 95% CI: 1.04-6.78) were found to increase the likelihood of SI being reported by farmers in a multivariable logistic regression model. The findings of this study highlight the importance of understanding the local pig industry and the practices adopted when developing control measures to reduce the risk of SI to pig farms.
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KEYWORDS:
Biosecurity; China; Influenza; Logistic regression; Risk factors; Swine
PMID: 31027710 DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.03.011
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Prevalence, distribution and risk factors of farmer reported swine influenza infection in Guangdong Province, China.
Li Y1, Edwards J2, Wang Y3, Zhang G4, Cai C5, Zhao M6, Huang B3, Robertson ID7.
Author information
Abstract
A cross-sectional study was undertaken to better understand the husbandry, management and biosecurity practices of pig farms in Guangdong Province (GD), China to identify risk factors for farmer reported swine influenza (SI) on their farms. Questionnaires were administered to 153 owners/managers of piggeries (average of 7 from each of the 21 prefectures in GD). Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to identify risk factors for farmer reported SI in piggeries during the six months preceding the questionnaire administration. The ability of wild birds to enter piggeries (OR 2.50, 95% CI: 1.01-6.16), the presence of poultry on a pig-farm (OR 3.24, 95% CI: 1.52-6.94) and no biosecurity measures applied to workers before entry to the piggery (OR 2.65, 95% CI: 1.04-6.78) were found to increase the likelihood of SI being reported by farmers in a multivariable logistic regression model. The findings of this study highlight the importance of understanding the local pig industry and the practices adopted when developing control measures to reduce the risk of SI to pig farms.
Copyright ? 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Biosecurity; China; Influenza; Logistic regression; Risk factors; Swine
PMID: 31027710 DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2019.03.011
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