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Editor, Senior Moderator
Influenza Other Respir Viruses
. 2023 Aug 23;17(8):e13187.
doi: 10.1111/irv.13187. eCollection 2023 Aug. Pilot of asymptomatic swabbing of humans following exposures to confirmed avian influenza A(H5) in avian species in England, 2021/2022
Fernando Capelastegui[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Julianna Smith[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jharna Kumbang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Clare Humphreys[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Simon Padfield[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jonathan Turner[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Andrew Mumford[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nick Richardson[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Isabel Oliver[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gavin Dabrera[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
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.
Keywords: A(H5N1); England; asymptomatic testing; avian influenza; emerging disease; surveillance.
. 2023 Aug 23;17(8):e13187.
doi: 10.1111/irv.13187. eCollection 2023 Aug. Pilot of asymptomatic swabbing of humans following exposures to confirmed avian influenza A(H5) in avian species in England, 2021/2022
Fernando Capelastegui[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Julianna Smith[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jharna Kumbang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Clare Humphreys[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Simon Padfield[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Jonathan Turner[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Andrew Mumford[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nick Richardson[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Isabel Oliver[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Gavin Dabrera[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 37638093
- PMCID: PMC10447230
- DOI: 10.1111/irv.13187
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.
Keywords: A(H5N1); England; asymptomatic testing; avian influenza; emerging disease; surveillance.