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Editor, Senior Moderator
Transbound Emerg Dis
. 2021 Aug 11.
doi: 10.1111/tbed.14286. Online ahead of print.
A mixed-methods study of stakeholders' practices and attitudes on avian influenza H7N9 vaccination for the yellow broiler industry in Guangxi, China
Hao Tang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Chao Jianshen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lianbin Zou[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Chang Cai[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Youming Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ian D Robertson[SUP] 2 5 [/SUP], John Edwards[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Baoxu Huang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mieghan Bruce[SUP] 2 6 [/SUP]
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Abstract
In response to a sudden increase in H7N9 human infections, China introduced a H5/H7 bivalent inactivated vaccine for poultry in Guangxi and Guangdong provinces in July 2017, which subsequently became integrated into the existing compulsory national H5N1 vaccination program from September 2017. Although the vaccination program effectively reduced H7N9 infections in humans and poultry, there are ongoing arguments against continuing this long-term vaccination. These discussions have drawn policymakers to think about the possibility of stopping routine vaccination for H7N9 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) in China, however they have not considered the poultry industry stakeholders' practices on and attitudes towards this vaccination. This study investigated H7N9 vaccination practices in the yellow broiler industry in Guangxi and stakeholders' attitudes on H7N9 vaccination, using a mixed-methods design. The study found H7N9 vaccination was well adopted in the yellow broiler industry in Guangxi regardless of the source of the vaccines. Most stakeholders believed vaccination was the best measure to control H7N9 and H5N1 AIVs, and they showed a strong willingness to continue with vaccination even without government subsidies or freely provided vaccines. The motivations by stakeholders for using vaccines to control H7N9 and H5N1 were different due to the epidemiological differences between the two strains. Understanding poultry industry stakeholders' practices and attitudes on H7N9 vaccination has important practical implications in planning vaccination policies, particularly when considering the possibility of vaccination withdrawal. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Keywords: H7N9; avian influenza; mix-methods; stakeholder attitudes; vaccination policy.
. 2021 Aug 11.
doi: 10.1111/tbed.14286. Online ahead of print.
A mixed-methods study of stakeholders' practices and attitudes on avian influenza H7N9 vaccination for the yellow broiler industry in Guangxi, China
Hao Tang[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Chao Jianshen[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lianbin Zou[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Chang Cai[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Youming Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ian D Robertson[SUP] 2 5 [/SUP], John Edwards[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Baoxu Huang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mieghan Bruce[SUP] 2 6 [/SUP]
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- PMID: 34379893
- DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14286
Abstract
In response to a sudden increase in H7N9 human infections, China introduced a H5/H7 bivalent inactivated vaccine for poultry in Guangxi and Guangdong provinces in July 2017, which subsequently became integrated into the existing compulsory national H5N1 vaccination program from September 2017. Although the vaccination program effectively reduced H7N9 infections in humans and poultry, there are ongoing arguments against continuing this long-term vaccination. These discussions have drawn policymakers to think about the possibility of stopping routine vaccination for H7N9 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) in China, however they have not considered the poultry industry stakeholders' practices on and attitudes towards this vaccination. This study investigated H7N9 vaccination practices in the yellow broiler industry in Guangxi and stakeholders' attitudes on H7N9 vaccination, using a mixed-methods design. The study found H7N9 vaccination was well adopted in the yellow broiler industry in Guangxi regardless of the source of the vaccines. Most stakeholders believed vaccination was the best measure to control H7N9 and H5N1 AIVs, and they showed a strong willingness to continue with vaccination even without government subsidies or freely provided vaccines. The motivations by stakeholders for using vaccines to control H7N9 and H5N1 were different due to the epidemiological differences between the two strains. Understanding poultry industry stakeholders' practices and attitudes on H7N9 vaccination has important practical implications in planning vaccination policies, particularly when considering the possibility of vaccination withdrawal. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Keywords: H7N9; avian influenza; mix-methods; stakeholder attitudes; vaccination policy.