Description

The EPIAAF project, which began in November 2007 and lasted one year, consisted of conducting field surveys across about 40 sites, half of which had seen HPAI outbreaks and the other half acting as  control sites. In each site, epidemiological survey questionnaires collected information on domestic poultry farming systems, the environment, contact with wild birds, marketing practices and access to veterinary care. These data were supplemented by samples taken from poultry and analysed using virological and serological techniques for the detection of avian influenza and Newcastle disease viruses. All data were then analysed to identify risk factors.