GCRF One Health Poultry Hub
Lead Research Organisation:
Royal Veterinary College
Department Name: Pathobiology and Population Sciences
Abstract
Urbanisation, accompanied by rising incomes, continues to lead increased demands for animal protein. Poultry meat and eggs are the biggest global source of protein for humans and a major challenge is to achieve sustainable expansion whilst reducing risk to health from 1) Epidemic Avian Influenza, 2) antimicrobial resistance, 3) foodborne zoonoses including Campylobacter, Salmonella and E. coli 4) Disruption of the natural chicken gut microbiome, leading to increased pathogen carriage.
The research directly addresses UN Sustainable Development Goals 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero hunger) and 3 (Good health and well-being), and contributes also to 5 (Gender Equality) 6 (Clean water and sanitation), 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure), 11 (Sustainable cities and communities), and 12 (Responsible consumption and production)
In South and SE Asia, poultry production is expanding rapidly and value chains are more diverse than in high-income settings. Intensification, in informal and organised poultry sectors, aims to produce cheap protein for families and for local, national and regional markets but it can also promote the generation of health hazards. High stocking densities, fast turnover, genetic homogeneity, complex transport and trading networks, live bird markets, poor biosecurity and inappropriate use of antimicrobials and vaccines all play roles in host-pathogen evolution and in selection of pathogen variants with increased virulence, vaccine and/or antimicrobial resistance and broadened host range.
Through an iterative approach we will (1) establish specific causal connections between socio-economics, human behaviours, pathogen evolution and disease transmission, (2) identify 'nodes' of particularly high risk in poultry production chains and networks, and (3) test and evaluate interventions .
Significant reductions in risk to human and animal health require holistic interventions (technical, behavioural and regulatory) designed for, and implemented across, all levels of production systems. By studying poultry value chains in four countries at differing stages of intensification (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam), we will achieve a deep and generalizable understanding of production factors that increase risk, including those that govern decision-making and behaviours along value chains. Using innovative methods that enhance existing microbiological, epidemiological and social science, we will contribute research-based evidence to support policies and systems that can meet anticipated demand whilst minimising adverse public health consequences. This includes designing interventions in well-characterised systems, evaluating their impacts, and generating research-informed models for resilient management of transition from lower to higher intensity systems. To ensure global relevance, we include settings that vary in their levels of intensification, as well as their epidemiological, socio-economic and cultural contexts. With an integrated vision, the Hub has a portfolio of scalable research and the capacity to play a strategic role in an innovative global agenda.
We will explicitly build capacity for the interdisciplinary research that is essential for a Hub, and for supporting cross-sectorial collaborations at national and regional levels. Without effective stewardship by governments and transnational agencies and a greater understanding of the global political economy of chicken production, we hypothesise that the risk of deleterious outcomes of intensification will increase as poultry production continues to scale up dramatically and demand increased inputs, such as processed feed and antibiotics.
The research directly addresses UN Sustainable Development Goals 1 (No Poverty), 2 (Zero hunger) and 3 (Good health and well-being), and contributes also to 5 (Gender Equality) 6 (Clean water and sanitation), 9 (Industry, innovation and infrastructure), 11 (Sustainable cities and communities), and 12 (Responsible consumption and production)
In South and SE Asia, poultry production is expanding rapidly and value chains are more diverse than in high-income settings. Intensification, in informal and organised poultry sectors, aims to produce cheap protein for families and for local, national and regional markets but it can also promote the generation of health hazards. High stocking densities, fast turnover, genetic homogeneity, complex transport and trading networks, live bird markets, poor biosecurity and inappropriate use of antimicrobials and vaccines all play roles in host-pathogen evolution and in selection of pathogen variants with increased virulence, vaccine and/or antimicrobial resistance and broadened host range.
Through an iterative approach we will (1) establish specific causal connections between socio-economics, human behaviours, pathogen evolution and disease transmission, (2) identify 'nodes' of particularly high risk in poultry production chains and networks, and (3) test and evaluate interventions .
Significant reductions in risk to human and animal health require holistic interventions (technical, behavioural and regulatory) designed for, and implemented across, all levels of production systems. By studying poultry value chains in four countries at differing stages of intensification (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam), we will achieve a deep and generalizable understanding of production factors that increase risk, including those that govern decision-making and behaviours along value chains. Using innovative methods that enhance existing microbiological, epidemiological and social science, we will contribute research-based evidence to support policies and systems that can meet anticipated demand whilst minimising adverse public health consequences. This includes designing interventions in well-characterised systems, evaluating their impacts, and generating research-informed models for resilient management of transition from lower to higher intensity systems. To ensure global relevance, we include settings that vary in their levels of intensification, as well as their epidemiological, socio-economic and cultural contexts. With an integrated vision, the Hub has a portfolio of scalable research and the capacity to play a strategic role in an innovative global agenda.
We will explicitly build capacity for the interdisciplinary research that is essential for a Hub, and for supporting cross-sectorial collaborations at national and regional levels. Without effective stewardship by governments and transnational agencies and a greater understanding of the global political economy of chicken production, we hypothesise that the risk of deleterious outcomes of intensification will increase as poultry production continues to scale up dramatically and demand increased inputs, such as processed feed and antibiotics.
Planned Impact
Our Hub's outputs are intended to benefit the following stakeholders:
- Multilaterals and funders: e.g. FAO, WHO, OIE, World Bank, Asian Development Bank
- National policy audience: e.g. government ministries and departments of health, agriculture, and development; non-government agencies
- Private sector actors: e.g. pharmaceutical, poultry breeding, and poultry exporting companies
- Practitioner and civil society organisations: e.g. farmer cooperatives, veterinarians, consumer groups
- Academic audiences
How might they benefit from this research?
Multilaterals and funders, and national policy makers will be incorporated in the Hub's National Advisory Groups where they will receive updates on research and stakeholder engagement activities on a regular basis. The Hub will communicate policy briefs in consultation with the National Advisory Groups where researchers communicate up-to-date and relevant information in the current international policy making landscape. In addition, Hub researchers will disseminate outputs at international platforms such as multi-stakeholder meetings hosted by the Hub as well as participating in One Health conferences. The Hub will also convene high-level policy fora at national and regional levels, benefitting from the huge experience in this area from FAO, IDS and Chatham House who are in the Hub team.
Private sector actors will directly engage with Hub activities through opportunities to support the Flexible Fund. The Fund will be used to strengthen local capacity through research training mobility schemes, further exploitation data generated in the research, and partnership grants. By directly engaging with private sector actors in shaping training, knowledge, and partnership, the Hub will be feed its research outputs into challenges and opportunities in the private sector and influence their behaviours to improve poultry production and trade. Doing so also contributes to establishing national, regional, and international networks of researchers, policy makers and private sector actors as outlined in our Theory of Change.
The Hub's Impact, Communication and Engagement (ICE) strategies will make extensive use of social media and digital communication platforms to reach practitioner and civil society organisations. This will be built into already-existing networks established and engaged by in-country partners. For example, TANUVAS has experiences in utilising WhatsApp group chats and YouTube channels to reach thousands of farmers in disseminating research findings about livestock management techniques in Tamil Nadu, India. The Hub will adopt these innovative approaches that are proven successful in the study sites and also facilitate co-learning across multiple sites where the Hub will conduct research and engagement activities. These best practices will be featured on the Hub's website and shared in its newsletters and blog series to reach a wider audience across the world. The Hub will benefit from the outreach of IDS based communication platforms (e.g. STEPS Centre) with more than 3,000 subscribers.
The Hub will benefit the academic audience in multiple ways. As interdisciplinary working is core to the Hub's activities, participating researchers will have the opportunity to engage in research beyond their own disciplines through meetings and workshops organised by the Hub. The Hub's research outputs will be published in peer-reviewed journals across natural and social sciences, and will be presented at workshops and conferences in social, veterinary, and biological sciences. Finally, the Hub conference in the final year will pool all findings from the five years of research in all scientific fields, attracting academic professionals working in One Health across the world.
- Multilaterals and funders: e.g. FAO, WHO, OIE, World Bank, Asian Development Bank
- National policy audience: e.g. government ministries and departments of health, agriculture, and development; non-government agencies
- Private sector actors: e.g. pharmaceutical, poultry breeding, and poultry exporting companies
- Practitioner and civil society organisations: e.g. farmer cooperatives, veterinarians, consumer groups
- Academic audiences
How might they benefit from this research?
Multilaterals and funders, and national policy makers will be incorporated in the Hub's National Advisory Groups where they will receive updates on research and stakeholder engagement activities on a regular basis. The Hub will communicate policy briefs in consultation with the National Advisory Groups where researchers communicate up-to-date and relevant information in the current international policy making landscape. In addition, Hub researchers will disseminate outputs at international platforms such as multi-stakeholder meetings hosted by the Hub as well as participating in One Health conferences. The Hub will also convene high-level policy fora at national and regional levels, benefitting from the huge experience in this area from FAO, IDS and Chatham House who are in the Hub team.
Private sector actors will directly engage with Hub activities through opportunities to support the Flexible Fund. The Fund will be used to strengthen local capacity through research training mobility schemes, further exploitation data generated in the research, and partnership grants. By directly engaging with private sector actors in shaping training, knowledge, and partnership, the Hub will be feed its research outputs into challenges and opportunities in the private sector and influence their behaviours to improve poultry production and trade. Doing so also contributes to establishing national, regional, and international networks of researchers, policy makers and private sector actors as outlined in our Theory of Change.
The Hub's Impact, Communication and Engagement (ICE) strategies will make extensive use of social media and digital communication platforms to reach practitioner and civil society organisations. This will be built into already-existing networks established and engaged by in-country partners. For example, TANUVAS has experiences in utilising WhatsApp group chats and YouTube channels to reach thousands of farmers in disseminating research findings about livestock management techniques in Tamil Nadu, India. The Hub will adopt these innovative approaches that are proven successful in the study sites and also facilitate co-learning across multiple sites where the Hub will conduct research and engagement activities. These best practices will be featured on the Hub's website and shared in its newsletters and blog series to reach a wider audience across the world. The Hub will benefit from the outreach of IDS based communication platforms (e.g. STEPS Centre) with more than 3,000 subscribers.
The Hub will benefit the academic audience in multiple ways. As interdisciplinary working is core to the Hub's activities, participating researchers will have the opportunity to engage in research beyond their own disciplines through meetings and workshops organised by the Hub. The Hub's research outputs will be published in peer-reviewed journals across natural and social sciences, and will be presented at workshops and conferences in social, veterinary, and biological sciences. Finally, the Hub conference in the final year will pool all findings from the five years of research in all scientific fields, attracting academic professionals working in One Health across the world.
Organisations
- Royal Veterinary College (Lead Research Organisation)
- Jawaharlal Nehru University, India (Collaboration)
- Animal and Plant Health Agency (Collaboration)
- NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- National Institute Of Hygiene And Epidemiology (Collaboration)
- Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (Collaboration)
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (Collaboration)
- French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) (Collaboration)
- National University of Malaysia (Collaboration)
- Government Medical College Nagpur (Collaboration)
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) (Collaboration)
- University Libre Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles ULB) (Collaboration)
- University of Pennsylvania (Collaboration)
- Veterinary Hospital - National Institute of Veterinary Research, Vietnam (Collaboration)
- Government of Sri Lanka (Collaboration)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Collaboration)
- Royal Veterinary College (RVC) (Collaboration)
- THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE (Collaboration)
- City University of Hong Kong (Collaboration)
- Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (Collaboration)
- University of Queensland (Collaboration)
- Wageningen University & Research (Collaboration)
- Anand Agricultural University (Collaboration)
- World Health Organization (WHO) (Collaboration)
- Quadram Institute Bioscience (Collaboration)
- Institute of Development Studies (Collaboration)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (Collaboration)
- COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (Collaboration)
- French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (Collaboration)
- Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control And Research (Collaboration)
- USOMI Limited (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (Collaboration)
- National Institute of Animal Sciences (Collaboration)
- Chatham House (Collaboration)
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) (Collaboration)
- Paragon Group (Collaboration)
- Vietnam National University of Agriculture (Collaboration)
- Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (Collaboration)
- MSD (United Kingdom) (Collaboration)
- University of Peradeniya (Collaboration)
- Christian Medical College, Vellore (Collaboration)
- Government of Bangladesh (Collaboration)
Publications
Abbas SS
(2022)
Meanings and mechanisms of One Health partnerships: insights from a critical review of literature on cross-government collaborations.
in Health policy and planning
Ahmed S
(2020)
High prevalence of mcr-1-encoded colistin resistance in commensal Escherichia coli from broiler chicken in Bangladesh.
in Scientific reports
Al Sattar A
(2022)
Measures, Gaps, and Mitigation Strategies in Bangladesh's COVID-19 Response.
in EcoHealth
Alders R
(2022)
Animal Board Invited Opinion Paper: Planet, people and poultry - more and better data needed to get the balance right.
in Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience
Alders RG
(2021)
Planetary boundaries and Veterinary Services.
in Revue scientifique et technique (International Office of Epizootics)
Apgar M
(2023)
Revealing the Relational Mechanisms of Research for Development Through Social Network Analysis.
in The European journal of development research
Aslam HB
(2020)
A Value Chain Approach to Characterize the Chicken Sub-sector in Pakistan.
in Frontiers in veterinary science
Bamunusinghage NPD
(2022)
Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns of Fecal Escherichia coli in Wildlife, Urban Wildlife, and Livestock in the Eastern Region of Sri Lanka, and Differences between Carnivores, Omnivores, and Herbivores.
in Journal of wildlife diseases
| Description | In Bangladesh, two states of India, Sri Lanka and Northern Vietnam we mapped the major production and distribution networks through which poultry meat and eggs are farmed, traded and marketed to reach the consumer. We strength-tested these maps through iterative discussions with stakeholders from the poultry industry and local government officials, and carried out link tracing studies to make sure the mapped trading pathways were functional. We undertook a structured process to assess the risk to human health posed by different types of networks by considering the volume of commodity flow (chickens and eggs) through the network and the configuration of the network in terms of density, size, type of farm, type of bird, level of biosecurity, proximity to human habitation and markets, to other livestock and to wildlife including migratory wild birds. For each country we identified the types of networks that posed the highest risk for transmission of zoonotic disease agents and/or antimicrobial resistance, and prioritised these for in-depth studies. To select the specific farms and 'end points' (markets, live bird shops, slaughterhouses) to study we first selected districts/cities and then applied randomised sampling methods to reduce bias in our studies as much as possible. For each network we carried out social and biological science studies to examine in great detail the behaviours and interactions of people working along the whole network - from distribution of day old chicks from hatcheries, to the rearing, trading, marketing and slaughter of chickens/sale of eggs - whilst also collecting a variety of biological samples (>60,000 samples so far) from chickens (swabs, blood, feathers, muscle tissue, gut contents) and people (swabs, blood, faeces) from which we analysed the prevalence and genetic diversity of viruses, bacteria and antimicrobial resistance genes as well as quantifying the levels of antimicrobial residues, defining the genetic type of the chickens, and the complexity and diversity of microbial communities in the intestinal/faecal samples. Putting all this together to generate detailed knowledge and models of how microbes and genes transmit through poultry networks, and how this is affected by human behaviours and the network structures and systems of farming, is the unique approach of this very complex programme. In conducting the work we also studied many auxiliary components of the poultry production and distribution networks such as sourcing and preparation of feed, the use (real and assumed) of antimicrobials, the use of vaccines, financial advice, loans and indebtedness, and systems of management in farms, markets and slaughterhouses. All of the data we are generating is disseminated through normal academic channels but importantly it is also fast-tracked to key stakeholders in each study country including the poultry industry, policy makers, community leaders and both national and international public health, animal health and environment agencies. |
| Exploitation Route | There are a large number of outputs and outcomes that will be used for many purposes by a range of stakeholders |
| Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink Education Environment Healthcare Government Democracy and Justice |
| URL | http://www.onehealthpoultry.org |
| Description | Throughout the the lifetime of the Hub, our research findings have been communicated to stakeholders (commercial poultry industry, community leaders, representatives of local and national governments, international agencies including FAO, WOAH, WHO and UNDP, government vets and livestock officers, NGOs) through a variety of activities which include regular stakeholder workshops, policy round tables, community engagement events and targeted external capacity strengthening. We are now at the stage where analysis of the interdisciplinary studies is yielding significant findings especially in regard to the use of antimicrobials and generation of antimicrobial resistance, the drivers of transmission and lineage dispersal of avian influenza viruses through networks of poultry production and distribution, and the risks posed to consumers from chickens infected with bacteria that can cause food poisoning. As we process and analyse data we are sharing this with stakeholders and many workshops and round tables held from late 2022 onwards have yielded recommendations for action; some of these are practical suggestions for how farming, trading, marketing and slaughtering infrastructure and practices can be improved; others are higher level observations about the need for cross-sectoral discussions that require high level (ie governments and the poultry industry) agreement and action. To this end we are now in a phase of holding policy workshops and high-level discussions with senior stakeholders in each of our study countries. Alongside the meetings and reports thereof, we are generating impact case stories (available on the hub website) that summarise some Hub activities that are having direct non-academic inputs and developing policy briefs which lay out recommendations for action to support safer and more sustainable production. These policy briefs are usually generated following workshops and round table discussions as outlined above and their publication occurs after participants have approved the content. During the no-cost extension period it is intended that the Hub will continue to push forward the policy work and also carry out a detailed evaluation of the contribution that the Hub has made, and is making, to change processes and development of updated or new policies that aim to improve safety and sustainability of poultry production |
| First Year Of Impact | 2022 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Other |
| Impact Types | Societal Economic |
| Description | A growing network of AMR investigators: online and face to face practical training in molecular techniques to monitor and investigate antimicrobial resistance |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | The numbers of people applying for the online course is indicative of the need for this kind of training especially in low and middle income countries where tools for rapid detection of AMR genes are lacking. The testimonials from students who have completed the online and/or practical training are extremely positive and indicate the quality of the courses. There is an impact on capacity building of online training as the course that was developed originally on the One Health Poultry Hub Moodle platform (iHEN) is now successfully established on the Moodle platform in India making this training sustainable beyond the lifetime of the Hub. |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/AMR-STARS-final2May5.pdf |
| Description | Big data analyses in studies with microbiomes and vaccination outcomes |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | British Veterinary Poultry Association presentation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Chatham House Round Table Meeting in Bangladesh: Policy and public expenditure opportunities to support implementation of BMGF livestock and aquaculture strategy |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Coccidiosis and gut health working group |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Face to face training of farmers, transport workers and poultry retailers in Tamil Nadu |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/blog-posts/can-a-training-programme-set-a-benchmark-for-good-poultr... |
| Description | Face to face training on Biosecurity in Poultry farming in Gujarat |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Training in biosecurity and production was conducted for different actors within an evaluation framework. Evaluation included survey questionnaires to measure existing knowledge, attitudes and practices before the start of the training (pre-survey), immediately after the training to measure the effectiveness of the training (post-survey) and 3-6 months after the training to evaluate the impact on knowledge and behavioural changes to practice. The pre and immediate post evaluation of trainees demonstrated the existing knowledge, attitude and practices of trainees and the effect of the training. Farmer knowledge regarding vaccines and vaccination protocols were very high but knowledge regarding diseases, antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance were poor. Full analysis of the later post-survey scorecard is not yet complete and will be used to evaluate different pedagogical approaches (eg lecture vs practical) and resources (viedos, role play, problem-based discussion) for different target groups. From post-evaluation surveys done immediately after t trainings it is clear that participants increased their levels of knowledge pertaining to practical measures for improving biosecurity, as well as knowledge on appropriate use of antimicrobials and vaccination. The farmers had between 1-30 years farming experience but none of them had attended biosecurity training and their self-grading on knowledge of biosecurity before the course was poor, or fair, with a few claiming good knowledge. After training, most agreed that it had been useful and would recommend training to others. The opportunity to engage with a commercial broiler integrator company was most welcome - training line supervisors provides a considerable uplift to reach; by training 35 supervisors we effectively reach 350 broiler farms. |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/blog-posts/shielding-the-future-for-poultry-farmers-in-gujarat/ |
| Description | Face to face training on Biosecurity, Waste Management, Poultry nutrition in Sri Lanka |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | In the first tranche of training in biosecurity and waste management, by the end of March 2023 ~150 farmers and ~35 vets and livestock development officers had attended 2 days of face-to-face training. The second tranche, later in 2023 involved a similar number of participants. With pre and post evaluation surveys and follow up longitudinal surveys it will be possible to determine the reach and benefits of this training. The close integration of the Hub with the Department of Animal Production and Health is a vital plank in this work as it links to the national priority of increasing food safety and efficiency of poultry production, with a view to eventual targeting of export markets, and accreditation of DAPH laboratories to international standards for disease diagnosis; the Hub is working closely with DAPH to provide training and guidance for such accreditation and improvement of quality standards. |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/blog-posts/unveiling-roles-gender-perspectives-on-food-safety-in-sr... |
| Description | Face to face training: Biosecurity and proper use of antibiotics in poultry farms (Vietnam) |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | A total of 78 people were trained (46 farmers and 32 local vets; 31 female, 47 male). Evaluation of the impact is ongoing. |
| Description | Face to face training: Good management practices for small scale broiler farms in Tamil Nadu. |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | The results of the post-evaluation survey carried out immediately after the training showed significant increases in knowledge about good management and biosecurity. Follow ups will be done in ~ 3 months to evaluate longer term impacts. There was discussion about incentivization, including introduction of a star-rating for poultry farms that could encourage update of improved biosecurity measures. |
| Description | Face to face training: Poultry Farmers' Education in Bangladesh |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | To date, 173 farmers (163 men, 10 women) have completed the training programme. These are all small scale farmers raising either exotic broiler or sonali birds. We conducted pre- and post- training surveys to evaluate the training; the post-survey was immediately after completion of the course and will be completed again after some months have elapsed. Statistical evaluation of the surveys indicated a high level of knowledge was gained on issues relating to farm management (eg how to check quality of day old chicks; optimal temperature for brooding) and to procedures for good biosecurity (eg ability to identify 10 biosecurity measures); moderate knowledge was gained on identification of antibiotics vs non-antibiotics, reasons for concern about antimicrobial resistance, and ability to identify reasons why vaccines fail. |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/blog-posts/poultry-farmer-training-in-bangladesh-an-initiative-to-e... |
| Description | Free App for learning about disease modelling |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Epidemix is primarily a learning tool with the potential to change attitudes in public and animal health agencies towards modelling; for example as indicated in the short case study (in the link below) it is proving useful for OIE collaborating centres who use Epidemix in their govt training programmes to demonstrate the role of models, explain the principles of modelling, use of models and interpretation of results and "finding it to be a great tool to communicate key concepts to policy makers". The Hub team run training webinars to demonstrate the usefulness of the app at the science-policy interface and receiving very positive feedback. A very recent example from a Risk Assessor/Science Advisor from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Government of Canada states "I take this opportunity to tell you that I regularly use Epidemix, and that I was pleasantly surprised to see that there was now an avian influenza model, which I have used twice to help decision-making as part of Canada's response to the outbreak that is underway in the Atlantic provinces. It was very useful to me, and it is also very appreciated by risk managers who like to see the epidemic curves produced by the model" |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/publications/free-app-for-learning-about-disease-modelling/ |
| Description | Free App to track real-time global health data |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/tracking-app-final2May5.pdf |
| Description | Gender equality in the Field Support Services Project (FSSP) project in Viet Nam |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://www.alineainternational.com/?post_type=awsm_job_openings&p=13169 |
| Description | Global consultation on highly pathogenic avian influenza |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://www.fao.org/3/cc7302en/cc7302en.pdf |
| Description | High-end round table discussion on poultry policy development - Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | Providing the roundtable participants with a situation analysis that took into account local, national and global drivers and creating a space where they could freely exchange ideas has, hopefully, helped to strengthen the connections between these key decision makers. Building consensus among them is a crucial part of building wider One Health connections with other stakeholders such as those working in public health, agronomy, plant health, food security and education. This is particularly important at the present time as Sri Lanka was highly affected by the pandemic and subsequent economic downturn. As a result, malnutrition has increased. According to latest statistics of the UN World Food Program, 17% of the Sri Lankan population is facing moderate acute food insecurity, while 20% of its children under five years of age are suffering from wasting. Simultaneously, the poultry industry could no longer meet demand for its products. Under these circumstances, careful planning for re-gaining its capacity to meet demand in chicken meat and egg production to tackle malnutrition and to ensure sustainability of the poultry industry were our key targets in conducting the roundtable. The full report of this round table is in final editing before going back to the participants; it will be a |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/blog-posts/the-importance-of-impactful-connections/?fbclid=IwAR3d6N... |
| Description | Invited presentation at the British Veterinary Poultry Association (BVPA) Spring Meeting |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | One Health in Bangladesh and Beyond |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | Examples of tangible changes because of the Hub's work in Bangladesh include: 1) Direct support for work of the One Health Steering Committee including convening high level meetings and providing the secretariat for drafting Bangladesh's 3rd Avian and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response plan which will guide policy and practice for control of avian influenza from 2021-2026 2) Establishment of One Heath fellowships (human health) and field epidemiology training programmes (veterinary health) 3) involvement in international One Health initiatives with FAO, US CDC, Rockefeller and Ecohealth Alliance 4) providing a role model for One Health in action with a practical strategy template to follow for other countries in the region (with advocacy from the Hub collaborators at Chatham House who are now working in India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam to promote this model) |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/One-Health-Bangladesh-final.pdf |
| Description | Online training: Disease awareness among farmers and vets in Bangladesh |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | To date, over 10,000 people have participated in these capacity-raising sessions on poultry rearing and the diseases associated with poultry raising, and including learning and advice on disease prevention, control and treatment. A poultry farmer who participated the course said: "I think poultry farmers in Bangladesh never had participated in this kind of fantastic online training; The trainer is the best poultry professional in Bangladesh. Really helpful for us. Thanks for organising this type of fantastic training session. I would like to request One Health Poultry Hub Bangladesh team to keep up to continue this excellent training in future" |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/hub-extends-disease-awareness-among-farmers-and-vets-in-bangla... |
| Description | Poultry Diseases Group 2022 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Steering Committee for Development of National Poultry Policy, Sri Lanka |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | T20 Policy Brief: responding to the silent epidemic of AMR |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| URL | https://www.orfonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/T20_PolicyBrief_TF6_AntiMicrobialResistance.pdf |
| Description | The Lancet Commission |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/hub-experts-join-global-commission-to-mobilise-action-against-... |
| Description | Training in policy-brief writing in Vietnam |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | UK parliamentary enquiry 'Emergine diseases and learnings from covid-19" |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/event/18024/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/ |
| Description | Addressing Livestock-derived Antimicrobial pollution in the Nairobi River in Kenya |
| Amount | £136,131 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/T024682/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2020 |
| End | 05/2021 |
| Description | Antibiotic Stewardship interventions in india |
| Amount | £5,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Department | The Bloomsbury SET |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2020 |
| End | 03/2020 |
| Description | Antibiotic stewardship in agricultural communities in Africa and Asia: A unified One Health strategy to optimize antibiotic use in animals and humans |
| Amount | £150,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/T02500X/1 |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Department | Global Challenges Research Fund |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2020 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | Antimicrobial resistance stewardship, human behaviour and policy development - grant to Prof A. Silva-Fletcher |
| Amount | £19,540 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Royal Veterinary College (RVC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2023 |
| End | 10/2023 |
| Description | Building a network of researchers with expertise in molecular diagnostics to monitor and investigate antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in South Asia |
| Amount | £99,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2020 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | COVID-19 Social Science Research Evidence Platform: Governance of equitable access to vaccination and food security for internal migrants in Vietnam and Laos; how has the COVID-19 pandemic affected food and nutrition security of migrant workers in Vietna |
| Amount | £35,547 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | KM/200002 21/135 |
| Organisation | Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2021 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | Capacity building in scientific techniques: identification of selection targets in chickens raised in African village conditions |
| Amount | £39,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Government of Scotland |
| Department | Scottish Funding Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2021 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | Commonwealth Scholarship. Molecular determinants impacting avian influenza H9N2 virus evolution, replication fitness and virulence |
| Amount | £200,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | LKCS-2019- 665 |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2019 |
| End | 10/2022 |
| Description | Contextualising antimicrobial resistance perspectives in Sri Lanka and Europe |
| Amount | £19,995 (GBP) |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Department | The Bloomsbury SET |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2020 |
| End | 04/2021 |
| Description | Designing contextualised AMR communication campaigns to promote transformational society-wide change (grant to Dr Risa Morimota and Professor A Silva-Fletcher) |
| Amount | £20,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2024 |
| End | 10/2024 |
| Description | Developing Community-Led Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance: Building a One Health Approach in Low and Middle Income Countries |
| Amount | £149,947 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/T02335X/1 |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Department | Global Challenges Research Fund |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2020 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | Developing a cross-sectoral approach to respond to public health emergencies in Bangladesh |
| Amount | £5,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Department | The Bloomsbury SET |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2020 |
| End | 03/2020 |
| Description | Development of next generation vaccine technology inducing rapid and strong immunity through targeted delivery of antigens to chicken immune cells |
| Amount | £473,080 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/T013087/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2021 |
| End | 05/2024 |
| Description | Dissecting Campylobacter-Eimeria co-infections to understand pathogen dynamics and develop a model for future poultry studies |
| Amount | £10,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Houghton Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 10/2021 |
| Description | Dynamics of enteric microbial communities in early childhood - assessing the effects of soil transmitted helminths and deworming. POWER grant to Sitara Ajjampur |
| Amount | ₹300,000 (INR) |
| Organisation | Department of Science & Technology |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | India |
| Start | 07/2022 |
| End | 07/2025 |
| Description | Dysbiosis in chicken caecal and faecal microbiomes |
| Amount | £14,885 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | HT/SPRG/23/01 |
| Organisation | The Houghton Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2023 |
| End | 08/2024 |
| Description | Economic and financial drivers of poultry production in Bangladesh |
| Amount | £8,903 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Royal Veterinary College (RVC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2023 |
| End | 05/2023 |
| Description | Enhancing political economy research skills to tackle infectious disease and anti-microbial resistance (AMR) challenges |
| Amount | £24,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Department | The Bloomsbury SET |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2020 |
| End | 04/2021 |
| Description | FLUMAP |
| Amount | £428,058 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/X006174/1 |
| Organisation | Animal and Plant Health Agency |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2022 |
| End | 03/2030 |
| Description | Foodborne diseases and public health governance: comparing food safety, consumer preferences and governance in the supply of meat to urban markets |
| Amount | £552,431 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/S025049/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2019 |
| End | 04/2022 |
| Description | GlycoCell |
| Amount | £12,300,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/Y008472/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2024 |
| End | 02/2029 |
| Description | Improving competitiveness and sustainability of the poultry industry in Malaysia through technology transfer and knowledge exchange |
| Amount | £8,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2019 |
| End | 03/2020 |
| Description | Inception grant: GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Amount | £180,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | EP/S516168/1 |
| Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2018 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | Integrating metaviromics with epidemiological dynamics: understanding rodent virus transmission dynamics in the Anthropocene; grant to Jayna Raghwani and Oliver Pybus |
| Amount | $4,800,000 (USD) |
| Funding ID | US-UK NSF/BBSRC EEID Collaborative grant |
| Organisation | National Science Foundation (NSF) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 08/2023 |
| End | 08/2028 |
| Description | Investigations into the development of antimicrobial resistance associated with commercial poultry farming practices in Bangladesh |
| Amount | $170,000 (AUD) |
| Organisation | University of Queensland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | Australia |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 09/2027 |
| Description | Lessons in pathophysiology and genetic susceptiblity from fatal coronavirus infections in companion animals |
| Amount | £242,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 10/2022 |
| Description | Live poultry exposure in urban Bangladesh |
| Amount | $30,000 (CAD) |
| Organisation | International Development Research Centre |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Canada |
| Start | 09/2019 |
| End | 09/2022 |
| Description | PhD placement at JNU |
| Amount | £1,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2021 |
| End | 12/2021 |
| Description | Point prevalence survey of antimicrobial use in human, commercial chicken and aquaculture using One Health approach |
| Amount | £550,000 (BDT) |
| Organisation | Fleming Fund |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Start | 03/2021 |
| End | 02/2022 |
| Description | Potential for avian influenza transmission at the human-poultry interface in urban Bangladesh |
| Amount | $9,745 (USD) |
| Organisation | National Geographic |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 09/2019 |
| End | 06/2020 |
| Description | Precarious Labour in Asia: Exploring Challenges and Solution to Labour Insecurity through Case-Study-Based Evidence from 8 Asian Countries: PRELAB. Hub participant Dr Nguyen Thi Dien, VNUA, Viet Nam |
| Amount | € 1,656,000 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | Grant agreement ID: 101129940 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 03/2024 |
| End | 02/2028 |
| Description | Principal agent theory assessment to understand inappropriate antibiotic usage in rural indian's livestock |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Royal Veterinary College (RVC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 10/2023 |
| Description | Protecting poultry from avian influenza, Newcastle disease, infectious bronchitis, and Gumboro disease with a single dose of a multivalent vaccine |
| Amount | £448,937 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/W003325/1 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2022 |
| End | 12/2024 |
| Description | Quantifying the use and impact of antimicrobial drugs on chicken gut microbiome and the presence of resistance genes |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Royal Veterinary College (RVC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 09/2024 |
| Description | Reducing avian influenza virus introduction risk to the UK through preventing emergence and transmission at the source |
| Amount | £15,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | HT/SPRG/21/02 |
| Organisation | The Houghton Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2021 |
| End | 10/2022 |
| Description | Reducing the Economic and Zoonotic Impact of Avian Influenza (REZIAI): delivering novel vaccines and diagnostics from laboratory to the field. |
| Amount | £400,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | BB/S013792/1 |
| Organisation | The Pirbright Institute |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2019 |
| End | 01/2021 |
| Description | Reducing the health & economic burden of Campylobacter using a live vaccine |
| Amount | $600,000 (AUD) |
| Funding ID | LP190100114 |
| Organisation | Australian Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Australia |
| Start | 09/2021 |
| End | 10/2024 |
| Description | Short policy fellowships |
| Amount | £21,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Royal Veterinary College (RVC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2020 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | Teaching and Research Improvement in Veterinary Microbial Genomics |
| Amount | ₹395,000 (INR) |
| Organisation | Indian Council of Agricultural Research |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | India |
| Start | 01/2023 |
| End | 02/2023 |
| Description | The University of Pennsylvania Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response (Penn-CEIRR) |
| Amount | $70,000,000 (USD) |
| Organisation | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 03/2021 |
| End | 03/2028 |
| Description | The impact of food chain-health risk messages on consumers demand for poultry products in India |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Royal Veterinary College (RVC) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 09/2024 |
| Description | Understanding the contribution of host genetics, intestinal structure and microbiome diversity to gut health in broiler chickens |
| Amount | £186,324 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 2548047 |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2021 |
| End | 09/2025 |
| Description | Understanding the contribution of host genetics, intestinal structure and microbiome diversity to gut health in broiler chickens. |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Biosciences Consortium |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2021 |
| End | 10/2025 |
| Description | Various international travel grants |
| Amount | £10,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | this entry covers 9 small travel grants awarded to Hub early career researchers or PhD students (not funded by Hub) to attend international conferences and present Hub data |
| Organisation | The Houghton Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2023 |
| End | 03/2024 |
| Description | iCASE studentship: Production and assessment of antiviral prophylactic properties of natural biomolecules against avian influenza and Newcastle disease viruses affecting poultry |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2019 |
| End | 09/2023 |
| Description | improving vaccines for poultry: targeted delivery of multivalent viral antigens to distinct immune cells of different avian species |
| Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | The Pirbright Institute |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 10/2023 |
| Title | A ligation and restriction enzyme independent cloning technique: an alternative to conventional methods for cloning hard-to-clone gene segments in the influenza reverse genetics system |
| Description | we developed an easy and efficient ligation and restriction enzyme independent (LREI) cloning method for cloning influenza gene segments into pHW2000 vector. The method involves amplification of megaprimers followed by PCR amplification of megaprimers using a bait plasmid, DpnI digestion and transformation. ligation and restriction enzyme independent (LREI) cloning method represents an alternative strategy for cloning influenza gene segments that have internal restriction sites for the enzymes used in reverse genetics. Further, the problem of genetic instability in bacteria can be alleviated by growing recombinant bacterial cultures at a lower temperature. This technique can be applied to clone any influenza gene segment using universal primers, which would help in the rapid generation of influenza viruses and facilitate influenza research and vaccine development. |
| Type Of Material | Technology assay or reagent |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The method will help in the rapid generation of reverse genetic base influenza viruses and facilitate influenza research and vaccine development. |
| URL | https://virologyj.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12985-020-01358-2 |
| Title | A protocol for sampling along poultry Production and Distribution Networks (PDNs) in South and South East Asia |
| Description | The protocol allows users to design studies aiming to study animal population along production and distribution networks. Through this protocol, sampling locations are identified and selected along their respective networks. |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | The impact remains within the research project, but once published, it could inform research on other host-pathogen systems, as well as inform the design of animal health surveillance programmes. |
| Title | Adaptation of established test to detect drug residues in feathers |
| Description | A new use for an established laboratory test is helping to detect drug residues in feathers. It is set to reveal a fuller picture of antibiotic use and misuse in the poultry industry than is currently available - vital information for informing policy and practice aimed at tackling the rise of 'superbugs'. There is a recognized need to reduce the impact that antimicrobial drugs have on the transmission of resistance genes between microbes as well as a need to reduce drug residues meat. Maximal residue limits are in place in many countries to protect the consumer, but these are not universally applied. Additionally 'withdrawal' periods, which aim to ensure the safety of meat products by withdrawal of antibiotics from livestock at a specified time before slaughter, may not be adhered to. With a diverse range of antimicrobials used in poultry production, the situation is complex and can be challenging to interpret especially as farmers may not be aware of what drugs are present in commercial feed. Residue testing of meat samples is one way forward and provides a snap-shot of recent antimicrobial usage but because antimicrobials decay in active tissue (between 2-14 days, depending on the drug), meat testing does not provide indications of past antimicrobial use. Within the Hub we use meat testing to evaluate antimicrobial levels in meat being sold across our study sites; however to evaluate the 'history' of drug usage in flocks we wanted to explore alternative methods to examine residues in feathers, which retain residues for long periods. To do this, the team adapted a technique used for detection of antibiotics in milk on dairy farms; this is a simple lateral flow assay which has proved to be very effective. Combined with meat testing and farmer declarations of use, the feather testing allows us to pull together a much fuller picture of drug usage in poultry production systems. We anticipate that the method will be adapted by groups around the world as it is low cost. We are currently at the phase of validating the methodology using feathers sampled from chickens within the production and distribution networks that we are studying |
| Type Of Material | Technology assay or reagent |
| Year Produced | 2022 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Impact is currently within our research program only. |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/feathers-final-4Jan23.pdf |
| Title | Biological sampling: questionnaires for sampled poultry and poultry producers in South and South East Asia |
| Description | Questionnaires and observation sheets have been designed to collect information about the chickens that we are sampling and people farming/trading/marketing these. The questionnaires have been tailored to each type of sampling locations and interviewed actor (n=7) and adapted to each study site (n=4) in South and South East Asia. |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | The impact remains within the research project, but we aim to develop those protocols further so they may be utilised by veterinary services and other stakeholders in some of the country where our project takes place, and later, in others. |
| Title | Distanced observation of poultry Production and Distribution Networks (PDNs): a guide to seeing things when you are not there |
| Description | This tool outlines an approach to field work that attempts to generate rich ethnographic data despite no observation work being possible in the field, due to the ethnographic observers not being able to physically travel. The underpinning consideration was: to which extent can the data that would have been gathered through participant observation by any other means? This necessitates reliance on recorded (using audio and visual recording tools) and reported data by intermediaries. The protocol attempts to develop innovative ways to gain depth of information and determine relevant paths forward in enquiry that do not stem from direct observation of a designated field site by the ethnographic researcher. The tool sets out collections of methods or protocols to map relationships and situational interpretation. |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | The intended impacts are to overcome the barriers whereby ethnographic researchers i) cannot go and physically live or work with any of the participants given current COVID-19 restrictions and safety concerns and ii) are unfamiliar with the value of ongoing contact when conversations may not be guided by clear structure. |
| Title | Key Informant Interview (KII) protocols for poultry stakeholders in South and South East Asia |
| Description | A series of protocols and interview guide to select key informants and interview them. The tools were tailored to different types of actors, and were adapted to each field site. The objective of this set of tools is to enable characterisation of poultry Production and Distribution Networks (PDNs). |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Once published, these tools could help public sector livestock services and other stakeholder to monitor the evolution of PDNs in their country, and identify nodes of interest for surveillance and risk mitigation interventions. |
| Title | Link tracing studies within poultry Production and Distribution Networks (PDNs) in South and South East Asia |
| Description | Protocols, questionnaires and an app have been designed to conduct link tracing studies in each of our field sites. The objective of link tracing is to trace the origin of chickens sold in an endpoint (e.g. a market) back to the farms where they were raised. This is achieved by a combination of random and snowball sampling of actors along the network. Bespoke protocols, sampling methods and questionnaires have been tailored to each category of actor (n=7) and adapted to each study site (n=4) in South and South East Asia. |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | The impact remains within the research project, but we aim to develop those protocols further so they can become embedded in routine animal health surveillance programmes (e.g. avian influenza virus monitoring) conducted by veterinary services in some of the country where our project takes place, and later, in others. This will improve the interpretation of the surveillance results. |
| Title | Sampling protocols of poultry in different types of sampling locations and production systems in South and South East Asia |
| Description | Protocols have been designed for the stratified, cluster selection of chickens within various types of sampling locations (in particular markets, slaughterhouses, villages). These protocols will ensure the representativeness of our samples. |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | The impact remains within the research project, but we aim to develop those protocols further so they can become embedded in routine animal health surveillance programmes (e.g. avian influenza virus monitoring) conducted by veterinary services in some of the country where our project takes place, and later, in others. This will improve the reliability of the surveillance results. |
| Title | Molecular epidemiology and pathogenicity of H5N1 and H9N2 avian influenza viruses in clinically affected chickens on farms in Bangladesh |
| Description | Avian influenza virus (AIV) subtypes H5N1 and H9N2 co-circulate in poultry in Bangladesh, causing significant bird morbidity and mortality. Despite their importance to the poultry value chain, the role of farms in spreading and maintaining AIV infections remains poorly understood in most disease-endemic settings. To address this crucial gap, we conducted a cross-sectional study between 2017 and 2019 in the Chattogram Division of Bangladesh in clinically affected and dead chickens in farms with suspected AIV infection. Viral prevalence of each subtype was approximately 10% among farms for which veterinary advice was sought, indicating high levels of virus circulation in chicken farms despite the low number of reported outbreaks. Co-circulation of both subtypes was common in farms, with our findings suggest that in the field, the co-circulation of H5N1 and H9N2 can modulate disease severity, which could facilitate an underestimated level of AIV transmission in the poultry value chain. Finally, using newly generated whole-genome sequences, we investigate the evolutionary history of a small subset of H5N1 and H9N2 viruses. Our analyses revealed that for both subtypes, the sampled viruses were genetically most closely related to other viruses isolated in Bangladesh and represented multiple independent incursions. However, due to lack of longitudinal surveillance in this region, it is difficult to ascertain whether these viruses emerged from endemic strains circulating in Bangladesh or from neighbouring countries. We also show that amino acids at putative antigenic residues underwent a distinct replacement during 2012 which coincides with the use of H5N1 vaccines. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Molecular_epidemiology_and_pathogenicity_of_H5N1_and_H9N... |
| Title | Molecular epidemiology and pathogenicity of H5N1 and H9N2 avian influenza viruses in clinically affected chickens on farms in Bangladesh |
| Description | Avian influenza virus (AIV) subtypes H5N1 and H9N2 co-circulate in poultry in Bangladesh, causing significant bird morbidity and mortality. Despite their importance to the poultry value chain, the role of farms in spreading and maintaining AIV infections remains poorly understood in most disease-endemic settings. To address this crucial gap, we conducted a cross-sectional study between 2017 and 2019 in the Chattogram Division of Bangladesh in clinically affected and dead chickens in farms with suspected AIV infection. Viral prevalence of each subtype was approximately 10% among farms for which veterinary advice was sought, indicating high levels of virus circulation in chicken farms despite the low number of reported outbreaks. Co-circulation of both subtypes was common in farms, with our findings suggest that in the field, the co-circulation of H5N1 and H9N2 can modulate disease severity, which could facilitate an underestimated level of AIV transmission in the poultry value chain. Finally, using newly generated whole-genome sequences, we investigate the evolutionary history of a small subset of H5N1 and H9N2 viruses. Our analyses revealed that for both subtypes, the sampled viruses were genetically most closely related to other viruses isolated in Bangladesh and represented multiple independent incursions. However, due to lack of longitudinal surveillance in this region, it is difficult to ascertain whether these viruses emerged from endemic strains circulating in Bangladesh or from neighbouring countries. We also show that amino acids at putative antigenic residues underwent a distinct replacement during 2012 which coincides with the use of H5N1 vaccines. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| URL | https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Molecular_epidemiology_and_pathogenicity_of_H5N1_and_H9N... |
| Description | Campylobacter Quadram Institutue |
| Organisation | Quadram Institute Bioscience |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Metabolism and genomics of Campylobacter jejuni Chicken Microbiome |
| Collaborator Contribution | Resources to study metabolism and genomics of Campylobacter jejuni |
| Impact | An improved understaning of global Campylobacter infection |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | Anand Agricultural University |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | Animal and Plant Health Agency |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | Chatham House |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | Christian Medical College, Vellore |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | City University of Hong Kong |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | Government of Bangladesh |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | Government of Sri Lanka |
| Department | Department of Animal Production and Health |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | Institute of Development Studies |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control And Research |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | Jawaharlal Nehru University, India |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Department | Department of Animal Health |
| Country | Viet Nam |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | Nanyang Technological University |
| Country | Singapore |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | National Institute Of Hygiene And Epidemiology |
| Country | Viet Nam |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | National Institute of Animal Sciences |
| Country | Viet Nam |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | Royal Veterinary College (RVC) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | The Pirbright Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | University Libre Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles ULB) |
| Country | Belgium |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | University of Peradeniya |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | University of Queensland |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | Veterinary Hospital - National Institute of Veterinary Research, Vietnam |
| Country | Viet Nam |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Collaborations and partnerships that were part of the original application for the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub |
| Organisation | Vietnam National University of Agriculture |
| Country | Viet Nam |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | As instructed, this is a list of partners and collaborations included as part of the original application. The team at RVC worked with existing partners in India, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Belgium, Australia and UK and also developed new research and impact networks in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam Singapore and UK. The RVC team, with core skills in veterinary, animal health, biological, mathematical and economic sciences orchestrated the preparation and drafting of the pre-proposal, working with a team of previous collaborators with expertise in social sciences, policy development, country-specific poultry structures and global animal health epidemiology. At this early stage, and at the later full proposal stage we involved new partners to fill skills/expertise gaps in impact, communication, engagement (ICE), monitoring, evaluation, learning (MEL), advanced molecular diagnostics and phylogenetics/phylogeography, Now the award is active, the role of the RVC team is broad and varied and encompasses project management, governance, research management, monitoring/evaluation, research leadership, research, impact, communications, training and outreach. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This is a very large partnership grant and the contributions made by partners are many and varied. In each study country (Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam) there are country-level management/administrative teams who are responsible for ensuring proper management of finances, HR-activities, communications, research and impact activities and for reporting on these. |
| Impact | This is a multi-disciplinary collaboration as outlined in the sections above |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | Establishment of a novel poultry vaccine platform inducing rapid and strong immunity through targeted delivery of antigens to chicken immune cells |
| Organisation | MSD Animal Health |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The research focus is to develop next-generation of poultry vaccines that induce rapid and strong immune responses in chickens. The candidate vaccine constricts will be developed at the Pirbright Institute |
| Collaborator Contribution | The collaborating partner "MSD Animal Health" will evaluate the potency and efficacy for registration and feasibility for commercial production. |
| Impact | Based on the project preliminary data a new project was developed entitled Protecting poultry from avian influenza, Newcastle disease, infectious bronchitis, and Gumboro disease with a single dose of a multivalent vaccine". This project further strengthened the collaborative research work with MSD Animal Health. |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Evaluate the potential of AstraZeneca's sialic acid tag technology for treating influenza viruses with Fc molecules |
| Organisation | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine |
| Department | Parasite Immunology Liverpool |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Established partnership to investigate the antiviral properties of novel antiviral ( fragment-crystallisable (Fc) molecules) compounds that potentially block influenza virus infection. These compounds will be used to test their antiviral activity against avian influenza and Newcastle Disease virus that are causing sever economic looses to the poultry industry. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Partners have developed these antiviral compounds and showed that these compounds bids to specific cell surface receptors that are required by the virus to bind to and enter into the cell to cause infection. |
| Impact | Project is just started |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | FLU-Trailmap: Transmission and risk of avian influenza: learning more to advance preparedness |
| Organisation | Animal and Plant Health Agency |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | This project brought together eight leading scientific organizations in the UK to develop strategies for mitigating bird flu. Its main objective is to devise tools that bridge significant knowledge gaps concerning the virus's prevalence in wild birds and the factors leading to its emergence in poultry. We are exploring molecular determinants potentially related to changes in virus virulence, antigenicity, cross-species transmission, and the capacity to infect humans. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partners provided field samples and sequence data of viruses isolated from disease outbreaks. This data was used to identify molecular determinants linked to virus phenotype changes. |
| Impact | At the frontline, ethnographic surveys were designed and implemented to understand farmers perceptions of farm biosecurity. Studies highlighted the need for an improved understanding of key biosecurity risk points and the implementation of effective biosecurity practices. Outputs showed that high quality facilities and management systems can be undermined by weaknesses in procedural compliance. As such, targeted farm worker education could help mitigate against future incursions which will be addressed in the follow-on research programme, FLUTRAILMAP. Recent work indicates that farm-to-farm spread is rare and that the virus is not spread long distances as an aerosol. Linked to biosecurity, virulence for poultry and the potential role of airborne spread of the virus was evaluated. Active sampling on infected premises across different hosts supported the experimental evaluation of pathogenesis and transmission (FLUMAP: Pathogenesis) by demonstrating that this virus is not spread long distances by the aerosol route (FLUMAP: Aerosol). Further, studies demonstrated that different bird species represent different risk levels for excretion of infectious material and potential transmission routes (FLUMAP: Gannets; FLUMAP: Environment; Pheasants). Ultimately, experimental, field and genetic data supported a lack of aerosol spread between premises. In support of this, genetic analysis of over 800 full bird flu virus genomes demonstrated that farm-to-farm spread was very rare with independent incursions from wild birds driving infection in poultry (FLUMAP: Genetics; Phylodynamics). Several genetic characteristics were identified that expanded our knowledge, explaining the explosive success of the current H5N1 bird flu viruses to spread fast and infect a greater range of bird species including a shift of infection dynamics to affect seabirds (FLUMAP: Infection dynamics) and via long distance and transatlantic spread (Transatlantic). These traits have contributed to the current H5N1 viruses having increased fitness across multiple species. Contemporary H5N1 viruses have enhanced fitness to infect, transmit and persist in birds, but remain of low risk to humans (FLUMAP: Characterization; Human Case). This project has defined a role for multiple virus genes which have switched and evolved over time to act together in a highly efficient manner. To better understand key species that may tolerate infection with this virus in the absence of clinical disease, sampling of hunter harvested wild birds was undertaken. Virus positive birds were detected in a small subset of Teal, Wigeon, and Pink-Footed Geese although carcasses were not available to evaluate the distribution of virus in these birds (Healthy birds). Further assessment of different avian species using this approach are planned. Gannet populations around the UK have been severely impacted by High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI), at Bass Rock the number of occupied nest sites decreased by over 70%. Linked to the detection of the virus in apparently healthy birds, interrogating survival from infection, and in particular the role of antibodies in birds that may have been infected, but survived infection was a key interest (FLUMAP: Gannets). FLUMAP has enabled the development of a suite of laboratory tools that will enable us to dissect the immune response in birds that may have been exposed to multiple and different influenza viruses in their lifetime. Tools are now available to dissect antibody responses to each of the two different viral surface proteins (both individually and in tandem). How these two different viral coat proteins interact with each other and what optimal protein combinations mean with respect to stability of interaction has also been assessed. These tools will enable a better understanding of how different key surface proteins drive immune responses and what that means where viruses emerge containing different coat proteins. The periodic switching of the neuraminidase (NA) protein (i.e., N8 to N1) is an important factor in influencing the emergence of new strains and the tools developed in FLUMAP will enable the impact of these genetic reassortment events to be assessed. Whilst further outputs are realised from the FLUMAP project, the follow-on project, FLUTRAILMAP, will enable the application of these data to this continually emerging global situation and will enable better prevention and mitigation approaches to be defined. |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | Ohe Health Poultry Hub and ANSES |
| Organisation | French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | A collaboration was established between ANSES (French Medicine Agency) and Hub researchers in Singapore, Bangladesh and UK, co-ordinated by Dr Ludovic Pelligand who leads Hub Workpackage 9 on antimicrobial residues. ANSES researchers led by Dr Dominique Pessel have validated a rapid screening method for 75 antibiotics in meat and aquaculture products using LC-MS/MS, which is now the standard analytical method within the EU reference laboratory at ANSES. Dr Pessel is a regular attendee at our monthly Workpackage 9 technical meetings and is working with the team to transfer this analytical method to the group at NTU, Singapore where it will be used to identify antimicrobial residues in tissue samples collected from chickens across all the Hub study sites, an activity that goes hand in hand with deep-sequencing of microbiomes and whole bacterial genomes isolated from the same flocks. Linked to this, a post-doctoral researcher from Bangladesh will spend two years working in the NTU Singapore laboratory, becoming fully proficient in sample processing and mass spectroscopic analysis before returning to CVASU, Chattogram, where this work will continue (funding for mass spectrometer instrumentation is coming from Fleming Fund). |
| Collaborator Contribution | ANSES researchers led by Dr Dominique Pessel have validated a rapid screening method for 75 antibiotics in meat and aquaculture products using LC-MS/MS, which is now the standard analytical method within the EU reference laboratory at ANSES. Dr Pessel is a regular attendee at our monthly Workpackage 9 technical meetings and is working with the team to transfer this analytical method to the group at NTU, |
| Impact | Protocols and training for mass spectrometry, sampling and transport of samples |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub IMMANA proposal |
| Organisation | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) |
| Department | Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Research partnership proposal to IMMANA to develop and pilot a food safety indicator for the Governance of urban food markets to complement OHPH research on this crucial node in the supply chain. The proposal links the work in OHPH Hub in India and research in the MRC-Newton-funded GICCAP project in Peru, and an ESRC-funded project in Ghana, which study food safety in urban markets. The proposal is to establish a Delphi panel of experts to develop rubrics appropriate to different types of markets to be applied in Peru and in Tamil Nadu by the OHPH. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Led by Dr Giel Ton at IDS, this research partnership proposal to IMMANA is to develop and pilot a food safety indicator for the Governance of urban food markets to complement OHPH research on this crucial node in the supply chain. The proposal links the work in OHPH Hub in India and research in the MRC-Newton-funded GICCAP project in Peru, and an ESRC-funded project in Ghana, which study food safety in urban markets. The proposal is to establish a Delphi panel of experts to develop rubrics appropriate to different types of markets to be applied in Peru and in Tamil Nadu by the OHPH. |
| Impact | not yet |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub and AMR reference centre UK |
| Organisation | Animal and Plant Health Agency |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Hub partners at CSAVU Bangladesh (Professor Md Ahasunul Hoque, Mr Tridip Das plus students) with international Hub partners at UQ Australia (Dr Joerg Henning), RVC UK (Dr Guillaume Fournie) and City University Hong Kong (Prof Dirk Pfeiffer) developed a collaboration with the UK FAO AMR Reference Centre, APHA, UK for advanced lab analysis of AMR in E. coli isolates obtained from poultry farms in Bangladesh. The Hub research team collected environmental and cloacal swab samples during a cross sectional study (an activity linked to a previous grant as well as to the One Health Poultry Hub) of 140 commercial farms, recording and epidemiological data, and carrying out a risk factor analysis. There is also provision for some antimicrobial sensitivity assays to be carried out as well as heavy metal resistance and plasmid characterisation, with support from the partnership. Under an MTA, isolates are transferred to APHA |
| Collaborator Contribution | At the UK FAO AMR Reference Centre, the susceptibility of isolates to a panel of 14 antimicrobials is tested and interpreted and whole genome sequencing analysis carried out. The team at APHA provides technical support and training to CVASU |
| Impact | Too early to state |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub and COMSATS Pakistan |
| Organisation | COMSATS Institute of Information Technology |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Hub investigators Richard Stabler and Brendan Wren from LSHTM have established a collaboration with Prof Habib Bukhari at COMSATS on Campylobacter jejuni. Within the Hub we have developed a number of protocols for bacterial isolation from poultry in LMICs, and at LSHTM there are pipelines available for sequencing and genomics analyses. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Prof Bukhari has trialled the protocols that were developed for the Hub, resulting in the isolation of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli field isolates that are being shipped back to the UK for sequencing and analyses. These will be directly available for comparative genomics studies alongside isolates from chickens and people from Hub countries in S and SE Asia |
| Impact | not yet |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub and Department of Livestock Services, Government of Bangladesh |
| Organisation | Government of Bangladesh |
| Department | Department of Livestock Services (DLS) |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Hub partners in Bangladesh at CVASU and BLRI have close interactions with research and policy experts in DLS. This partnership extends to international Hub researchers who work with colleagues in Bangladesh; of particular relevance are a) Development of the National Plan for Avian and Influenza Pandemic Preparedness which has been supported from the UK Hub at RVC through appointment of two short-term policy fellows who organised a recent key stakeholder meeting on 'Pandemic preparedness: translating research evidence into policy', b) A joint Hub/DLS programme of 'Field Epidemiology Training for Veterinarians' c) General knowledge exchange on a regular basis with DLS researchers attending monthly National Hub progress meetings |
| Collaborator Contribution | The researchers from DLS contribute experience, knowledge and data sharing Support from DLS with regards to permissions for import and export of biological samples |
| Impact | Review of Production and Distribution Networks (PDNs); development of Impact, Communication and Engagement (ICE) strategy; collaboration on the development of the s 3rd Avian and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan (NAPIP) |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub and ICDDR,B |
| Organisation | International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Hub partners at CVASU, BLRI and IECDR have a good relationship with researchers at ICDDR,B with regular knowledge exchange occurring. A specific project has been jointly developed to monitor antimicrobial usage, antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial residues in layer poultry farms across Bangladesh. This has been co-funded by the Hub and the Fleming Fund country grant to Bangladesh, and forms part of a bigger programme of One Health AM surveillance across human, livestock and aquaculture. For this specific collaboration, staff time and field visits are supported by FF, whilst consumables for sampling and lab analyses are provided by the Hub. |
| Collaborator Contribution | As described above, this includes knowledge exchange and collaboration; ICDDR,B also took the lead for this study in developing the survey protocol and obtaining ethical approvals (IRB for human sampling, AEEC for animal sampling) |
| Impact | work in progress |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub and Ministry of Agriculture, Sri Lanka: Partnership for public-private policy dialogue to establish poultry sector policy |
| Organisation | Government of Sri Lanka |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Hub team at University of Peradeniya together with nominees from the Ministry of Agriculture and Department of Animal Production and Health, supported by Hub partners from Chatham House (UK) and CVASU (Bangladesh) were jointly responsible to conduct analysis of poultry-relevant policies through a gender lens and draft a poultry-specific policy. This collaborative team worked together throughout however the Hub team took the lead to: 1. Compile a policy matrix, 2. Identify policies relevant to poultry producers in Sri Lanka 3. Identify relevant findings from ongoing Hub social science studies 4. Conduct a 2-month qualitative study using gender-disaggregated focus group discussions/stakeholder meetings (three meetings) to discuss/identify key points for future policy 5. Analyse findings relevant to poultry production practices, gender equity, disease prevention and control, surveillance and AMR 6. Draft a new policy, present/discuss at steering committee meetings and amend accordingly 7. Present a draft policy to three groups of stakeholders representing large-, medium- and family- scale poultry sectors |
| Collaborator Contribution | The Hub team at University of Peradeniya together with nominees from the Ministry of Agriculture and Department of Animal Production and Health, supported by Hub partners from Chatham House (UK) and CVASU (Bangladesh) were jointly responsible to conduct analysis of poultry-relevant policies through a gender lens and draft a poultry-specific policy. This collaborative team worked together throughout however the Hub team took the lead to: 1. Identify the gap ie that lack of a poultry specific policy was a major constraint to sustainability of the poultry industry 2. Ensure the process adhered to the government accepted protocol for policy development 3. Appoint a steering committee 4. Ensure final stakeholder meetings are representative of the poultry sectors in Sri Lanka 5. Publish the final draft policy in local newspapers for public comments 6. Prepare final policy document for approval by the National Cabinet |
| Impact | 1. Stakeholder meetings 2. Policy Document (Not yet finalized) |
| Start Year | 2023 |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub and OFFLU |
| Organisation | World Health Organization (WHO) |
| Country | Global |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Sequence data shared by the One Health poultry hub contributed to the OFFLU avian vaccine composition reports in February 2023 and February 2024 and was presented in the WHO's consultation for vaccine composition. Viruses were isolated from clinical samples collected by the OHPH and antigenically characterised against candidate vaccine viruses. Their contributions are acknowledged in the OFFLU annual report from 2023 which can be found here https://www.offlu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/OFFLU_Annual_Report_2023.pdf |
| Collaborator Contribution | A summary and all relevant links from the OFFLU contribution to the VCM in February 2023 and February 2024 can be found here and here |
| Impact | Contribution to understanding lineages and spread of avian influenza viruses in Bangladesh and Vietnam. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub and Penn CEIRR |
| Organisation | University of Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Hub investigator Nicola Lewis was invited to be a project lead in a University of Pennsylvania - led bid to NIAID for a Center of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response. The bid was successful and the program commenced in April 2021. Nicola has overall responsibility for international sample collection of swine influenza viruses (Cambodia, UK) and avian influenza viruses (Bangladesh, UK) and for the sequencing and biological risk assessment pipeline for avian viruses. The work on avian influenza is directly complementary to the work of the Hub so from the outset the Bangladeshi Hub team, lead at CVASU by Rukan Hoque have been engaged in the project development along with the UK Hub epidemiology team (led by Guillaume Fournie) and agri-economist team (led by Barbara Haesler). The news that the Penn-CEIRR is funding is exciting; brings together renowned researchers and cutting-edge technologies to discover new information and tools needed to decrease the mortality and morbidity associated with influenza viruses |
| Collaborator Contribution | In addition to University of Pennsylvania, other NIAHI base partners include University of Michigan, HOng Kong Universitiy, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Chicago, Stanford University, Scripps Research Institute, USDA, Iowa State Universitiy, Royal Veterinary College and the Animal and Plant Health Agency, university of Pittsburgh, University of Arizona. From the One Health Poultry Hub in Bangladesh, the institutions involved are Chattogram Veterinary Sciences and Agricultural University, the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute and the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research. |
| Impact | Samples from chickens and people are collected by researchers from the teams in Bangladesh and shipped APHA in the UK where they are sequenced; sequence analysis is done at RVC by researchers funded by both CEIRR and the Hub. Sequences of H5 and H9 viruses derived from both projects were shared in Jan 2023 with the OFFLU team (a global network of expertise on animal influenza jointly managed by WOAH/FAO) who in turn shared the sequences with WHO to assist with the selection and update of candidate vaccine viruses for pre-pandemic preparedness purposes. This is a six monthly process and we will continue to share all sequences generated in both Bangladesh (CEIRR and Hub) and Vietnam (Hub only) with OFFLU |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub and WUR |
| Organisation | Wageningen University & Research |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Dr Ludo Pelligand who leads the Hub work on antimicrobial residues, has established a collaboration with researchers at WUR for PhD student training and for the analysis of feather samples (for antimicrobial residues). The initial work is funded through an internal Hub researcher mobility grant |
| Collaborator Contribution | Training programme for student; agreement to analyse feather samples |
| Impact | development of protocols |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub collaboration in Kenya |
| Organisation | USOMI Limited |
| Country | Kenya |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | An Agrocatalyst application to Innovate UK 'Bringing indigenous Kenya chicken to market: investigation of pathways to commercialisation, food security and poverty alleviation' was developed between Hub researchers and USOMI. The hub team brings a multidisciplinary approach (husbandry, nutrition, biosecurity, genetics) to identify the best model to increase local production of kenyan chicken by smallholder farmers. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Technical know how on scaling-up profitable production; market studies to assess consumer demand, preferences and willingess to pay. |
| Impact | application to Innovate UK |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | PARTNERSHIP: Nanoparticle Vaccines Against Emerging Poultry Infections |
| Organisation | University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Department | Department of Pathobiological Sciences |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We established a joint project with School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. My team will contribute in the development of Novel Target antigen delivery vaccines that selectively delivers antigens to the chicken immune cells and induces faster and stronger immune responses in vaccinated chickens. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The partner developed a novel DNA nano-vaccine platform. This partnership will merge both technologies to enhance both the potency and delivery systems for poultry vaccines. |
| Impact | The partnership submitted a joint research grant proposal to USDA-NIFA-AFRI (Program A1181 Agricultural Biosecurity) entitled "Partnership: Nanoparticle Vaccines Against Emerging Poultry Infections". This grant proposal has been approved by the funders. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Paragon Group |
| Organisation | Paragon Group |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Generation of knowledge about the structure and function of poultry production and distribution networks in Bangladesh, carried out in 2019. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Members of the Paragone group provided critical expertise to review and comment on the network maps based on their deep knowledge of poultry farming and marketing. |
| Impact | Review of Production and Distribution Networks (PDNs) |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Study of Camplybacter in central India |
| Organisation | Government Medical College Nagpur |
| Country | India |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of expertise in the culturing of Campylobacter species and interpretation of patient records |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of appropriate field sites in rural central india |
| Impact | An initial GCRF funded meeting in Nagpul and visits to rural sites |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Studying Campylobacter in rural Pakistan |
| Organisation | COMSATS Institute of Information Technology |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provide expertise in culturing, monitoring and genome sequencing of Campylobacter species |
| Collaborator Contribution | Appropriate filed sites and metadata |
| Impact | A meeting under GCRF and set up study on Campylobacter |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | UK-Malaysia Higher Education Partnership Programme: Enhancing Sustainability of Technology Transfer and Research Management |
| Organisation | National University of Malaysia |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | After submission of an expression of interest to the British council/HEP initiative we were selected to participate in a partnership workshop held in Feb 2019 in Malaysia to explore opportunities for expanding research networks and tech transfer to partners in Malaysia focused around sustainable poultry production. This resulted in a further application to the BC/HEP and funding for stakeholder workshops (reported under further funding, and engagement) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-development of tech transfer/ vaccine studies for poultry coccidiosis; co-design and organisation of a poultry stakeholder workshop that was held in Malaysia in late 2019 |
| Impact | Stakeholder workshop and Bloomsbury SET grant application |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Understanding animal health threats from emerging H5 high pathogenicity avian influenza viruses |
| Organisation | Animal and Plant Health Agency |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | This is a collaborative research project funded by the UKRI-BBSRC to understand how the high pathogenicity Avian Influenza virus (H5N1) persisting in different species of wild birds and transmits from wild birds to farmed poultry, the gaps in biosecurity that allow the virus to penetrate premises, and how this could be addressed. My team contributing by by generating research reagents (such as viruses generated using reverse genetic technique) that allows the identification of molecular markers in the virus genes responsible for virus virulence, transmission and/or antigenic change. The data generated helped the partners to utilise the viruses and reagents for testing their biological behaviors ( such as infectivity and transmission parameters) via animal infection studies. The outcome of this collaborative work will provide insights for assessing threats from new and emerging strains, enabling national and international agencies to design and execute contingencies as part of risk mitigation and disease control. This will provide vital information when considering how to invest scarce resources for surveillance design aimed at early warning of the threat. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The collaboration enhance both the capacity of my team by providing field data ( such as sequences of viruses isolated from the field) and reagents such as post-infection antiserum containing antibodies specific to the field virus. This allowed the investigation of field virus antigenic profiles that can be used for selection of candidate vaccine seeds for the production of effective vaccines. |
| Impact | The data generated provided a risk assessment of contemporary H5Nx HPAIVs that are acquiring adaptive changes to increase fitness within domestic and wild avian populations. This partnership identified viral and host factors that potentially contribute to increased transmissibility, persistence, and pathogenicity in wild birds and those that enhance their potential to disseminate and manifest disease in poultry. We identified genetic changes that drive the virological, immunological, and zoonotic infection potential of these H5N1 viruses. The data generated allowed us an establishment of current and future risks from these viruses to both animals and humans if they continue to remain prevalent in wild bird populations. |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Company Name | ArkVax |
| Description | ArkVax develops vaccines for animals through glycoengineering. |
| Year Established | 2020 |
| Impact | The focus of the company is the development of multicomponent poultry, pig and ruminant vaccines. The business is supported contract research for vaccine candidate from established vet vaccine companies and further funding is currently being sought from a range of investors. |
| Website | https://www.arkvax.com/ |
| Description | 1) Rethinking multisector collaborations Reflections from state level policy response to zoonoses in India. 2) Health systems and 'multisector action for health ' How to rethink HPSR within the context of SDGs |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Syed Abbas presented 2 papers at 6th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research. Total 910 abstracts were selected for presentation at this symposium. 1) Rethinking multisector collaborations Reflections from state level policy response to zoonoses in India. 2) Health systems and 'multisector action for health ' How to rethink HPSR within the context of SDGs |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | 1) What does One Health mean? Reflections from state level policy response to zoonoses in India. 2) Unpacking the notion of success in One Health: The case of Leptospirosis control in Gujarat, India. 3) Politics and Practices of One Health: Observations from an Anthrax outbreak in Tamil Nadu, India. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Syed Abbas presented 3 papers at 6th World One Health Congress on: 1) What does One Health mean? Reflections from state level policy response to zoonoses in India. 2) Unpacking the notion of success in One Health: The case of Leptospirosis control in Gujarat, India. 3) Politics and Practices of One Health: Observations from an Anthrax outbreak in Tamil Nadu, India. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | 10th One Health Bangladesh Conference 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | "This biennial conference serves to inform the One Health community in Bangladesh of relevant research and activities being carried out. Hub partners (particularly Prof Meerjady Sabrina Flora and Prof Nitish Chandra Debnath) played a central role in organizing the conference. Hub partners in Bangladesh (almost all) and overseas attended the event. Multiple presentations (including keynote addresses) were delivered by Hub personnel, and these also played a leading role in chairing sessions and participating in panel discussions. Aforementioned contributions encourage others in involving and strengthening one health activities to solve one health crisis in Bangladesh. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/major-hub-presence-at-one-health-bangladesh-conference |
| Description | 16th International Scientific Conference (ISCon XVI), Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited presentation at an international conference focused One Health. Included a mixed audience of academics, students, government, industry and practioners. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | 16th International Scientific Conference 2019 at Chattgogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Bangladesh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This annual conference included presentations by Hub personnel in Bangladesh as well as internationally. The conference serves to inform the scientific veterinary communicty at Chattgogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Bangladesh and beyond of relevant activities and research being carried out. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://cvasu.ac.bd/index.php/16th-international-scientific-conference/ |
| Description | 2 Articles/opinion pieces on Covid19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Hub Investigator Dr. Rajib Das Gupta's 2 articles were published in Indian newspaper. 1) The covid-19 crisis: Physical distancing, Social bonding (the Indian Express). Link- https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/coronavirus-covid-19-physical-distancing-social-bonding-6333401/?fbclid=IwAR3DBpj4rd4Aj6iGVdHjGEBDKTa00XdF1lsGuQcMMPKT7ubOo4ADzqwf2HI 2) Rescue measures to decide future (LiveHindustan) Link- https://www.livehindustan.com/blog/story-hiindustsn-opinion-column-10-april-2020-3139115.html?fbclid=IwAR3W5f1Ta8keTW5rMVAY5BI3LNYUi-WnyEqEYNMmWYmn3KTdkee6Ph_lSCk |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/coronavirus-covid-19-physical-distancing-social-bo... |
| Description | 2 Opinion pieces on COVID-19 in The Deccan Herald and The Indian Express |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Rajibdas Gupta's 2 opinion pieces published by 2 local newspaper on ''Envisioning health in 'amrit kaal': Hits and misses of Budget 2022'' and ''Dealing with Covid beyond the pandemic''. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/envisioning-health-in-amrit-kaal-hits-and-misses-of-budget-2022-1077079.html https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/dealing-with-covid-beyond-the-pandemic-7784551/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/envisioning-health-in-amrit-kaal-hits-and-misses-of-budget-2022... |
| Description | 2 Panel Discussions on COVID-19 on News 18 (Urdu), Panel Discussion on COVID-19 on Mirror Now |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Rajib Dasgupta participated in discussion on Covid19 on regional media channels (News 18 and Mirror now). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7-0X8TlKZA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fUCqxynspw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDXYYpXV3Pc |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDXYYpXV3Pc |
| Description | 2 papers in print media- ''The "special" 8/3 gift 17 years ago during the SARS pandemic'' and ''Corona virus decoding journey'' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Dr Nguyen Le Khanh Hang from Vietnam, working as a researcher with One Health Poultry Hub is a virologist. She is one of the leading expert on testing, isolating coronavirus in Vietnam. Below are the links to 2 of her journals on Covid19 that were printed in Vietnam's national newspapers. https://www.doisongphapluat.com/doi-song/mon-qua-83-dac-biet-17-nam-ve-truoc-trong-dai-dich-sars-a314289.html http://antg.cand.com.vn/Phong-su/Hanh-trinh-giai-ma-virus-Corona-582045/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.doisongphapluat.com/doi-song/mon-qua-83-dac-biet-17-nam-ve-truoc-trong-dai-dich-sars-a31... |
| Description | 26th Conference of Bangladesh Society for Veterinary Education and Research (BSVER) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Chattgogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) team gave 3 oral presentations. The topics were: i) Antimicrobial usage, resistance and their determinants on commercial chicken farms in Chattogram, Bangladesh, ii) Prevalence and antibiogram profile of Escherichia. coli and Salmonella in poultry and fish origins: A meta analysis and iii) Endeavors of IVSA Bangladesh to advance veterinary profession. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | 3 Podcasts with Indian media channels on Covid19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Hub Investigator Rajib Das Gupta has given 3 podcasts on Indian media, title and link below: 1) A doctor on keeping children safe during the coronavirus pandemic (The Indian Express). Link- https://indianexpress.com/audio/difficult-conversations-with-your-kids/a-doctor-on-keeping-children-safe-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic/6332982/ 2) A public health expert on the path ahead for India after 40 days of lockdown (The Indian Express). Link- https://indianexpress.com/audio/3-things/a-public-health-expert-on-the-path-ahead-for-india-after-a-40-day-lockdown/6392097/ 3) How COVID-19 is affecting other essential health services (The Hindu In Focus Podcast). Link- https://www.thehindu.com/podcast/how-covid-19-is-affecting-other-essential-health-services-the-hindu-in-focus-podcast/article31516861.ece |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://indianexpress.com/audio/3-things/a-public-health-expert-on-the-path-ahead-for-india-after-a-... |
| Description | 30+ TV interviews (BBC, SKY, Channel 4) on Covid vaccine delivery, production and use |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | 30+ TV interviews (BBC, SKY, Channel 4) on Covid vaccine delivery, production and use. Received 100s of questions from general public many relating to vaccine confidence |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | 5 international TV interviews (eg BBC News, Swiss and Russian TV) on Covid vaccine delivery, production and use as well as SARS2-CoV epidemiology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | 5 international TV interviews (eg BBC News, Swiss and Russian TV) on Covid vaccine delivery, production and use. Received dozens of questions from general public many relating to vaccine confidence |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | 5 invited newspaper articles in Daily Mail TV interviews on Covid vaccine delivery, production and use. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | 5 invited newspaper articles in Daily Mail TV interviews on Covid vaccine delivery, production and use. Numerous response from general public who have felt reassured about taking Covid vaccine. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | 5Cs of water vulnerability; climate change, contaminants, co-occurrence, conflicts, COVID-19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Indo-UK virtual conference on water vulnerability. Hub investigator Madhvi Joshi presented a talk 'omics technology for detection of waste |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdTV3lt208Y |
| Description | A series of Interviews quoted by different International and National print media on Covid19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Hub Investigator Rajib Das Gupta's interviews on Covid19 quoted by different national and international newspapers, links are given below. 1) https://m.gulf-times.com/story/658958/Migrants-flee-to-villages-amid-growing-concern 2) https://republika.co.id/berita/q7ksin396/virus-corona-menyebar-pekerjaan-hilang-warga-india-mudik 3) https://kfgo.com/2020/03/21/poor-indians-flee-to-villages-as-coronavirus-measures-take-heavy-toll/ 4) https://www.dawn.com/news/1542664 5) https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-26/for-many-indians-the-coronavirus-isnt-their-biggest-concern-hunger-is?fbclid=IwAR1wTrDrR3-BzmSyAZxFqrzDRICOHvirLcxfLzeCQkqfna18wE7hCZ1OSVQ 6) https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-india-agra-insight/in-city-of-taj-mahal-coronavirus-resurgence-carries-warning-signs-idINKBN22G07T?edition-redirect=in 7) https://www.news18.com/news/india/poor-indians-flee-to-villages-as-coronavirus-measures-take-heavy-toll-2545901.html 8) https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/city-migrants-flee-to-villages-as-coronavirus-measures-take-a-hit-120032200011_1.html 9) https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/proper-disposal-of-masks-and-gloves-used-at-home-is-needed-to-curb-spread-of-covid-19-say-experts/story-wg71e2ifKBHv23vcgYDTDM.html 10) https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurugram/gurugram-government-database-of-people-under-home-quarantine-leaked/story-yV9JQH5OwAvmqfEpnek45J.html?fbclid=IwAR23oMsBiTIvbgF0v338-1uTARzJaq1ZSnZN4au0iOmpBgqCyML7lzgNm4E 11) https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lifting-the-lockdown/articleshow/75224435.cms?fbclid=IwAR3PaB2lNqItqAlL3deVw94yNopBUkFlW0AczRMXfHR5jc0VbcaECddMLYI&from=mdr 12) https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/lifting-the-lockdown/articleshow/75224435.cms 13) https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/coronavirus-crisis-expect-covid-19-cases-to-peak-around-may-end-say-experts/story/401968.html 14) https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/coronavirus-crisis-expect-covid-19-cases-to-peak-around-may-end-say-experts/story/401968.html 15) https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2020/may/04/modis-leadership-transforms-nations-image-2138800.html 16) https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/stimulus-package-states-need-funds-to-bridge-healthcare-gaps-not-infectious-disease-model/story/404128.html 17) https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurugram/haryana-s-test-positivity-rate-is-low-but-it-isn-t-declining-shows-data/story-xpfGmKKuCSkvQGBPmJ06CM.html 18) https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurugram/covid-19-cases-doubling-every-four-days-in-gurugram/story-IWy5AgJQ8O6VzpWyRSjIaJ.html 19) https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurugram/gurugram-undertesting-for-covid-19-say-experts/story-J0betevG6uX9GeHk76Uz4M.html 20) https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurugram/gurugram-administration-unclear-on-covid-number-projections/story-Gm71KhuqdubTNh24TQZzEM.html 21) https://www.livehindustan.com/blog/story-hindustan-opinion-column-26-june-2020-3305875.html 22) https://morungexpress.com/india-coronavirus-cases-spike-experts-daunted-prospect-south-asia-spread |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-03-26/for-many-indians-the-coronavirus-isnt-their-bi... |
| Description | A series of Panel discussions/interviews on Covid19- different Indian news channels- (role of society, social distancing, impact on Poultry industry etc.) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Hub Investigator Rajib Das Gupta participated in various talks/panel discussion on National TV channels. Links below: https://www.newsplatform.in/videos/top-videos/poultry-industry-drowned-by-coronas-rumor/ https://www.newsplatform.in/exclusive/special-discussion-what-will-happen-if-the-corona-virus-reaches-the-villages/ https://www.timesnownews.com/videos/mirror-now/shows/video-coronavirus-experts-on-govts-testing-policy-should-testing-policy-be-expanded-the-big-story/55833 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPXqeFXfWH4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwENA1rmQio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmX-_LqrrAY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeJR4z5kLMo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Gv0Vg4pWq0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKgvWpYNUyo https://www.iphaonline.org/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | A series of media print and online articles to which Professor Dirk Pfeiffer has contributed quotes, opinions, commentary, related to COVID-19, One Health and pandemics |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Pfeiffer has been in huge demand for his views on the COVID-19. Below is a selection of articles where he has been quoted, or presented his opinion. Nature 21.1.2020 How quickly does the Wuhan virus spread? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00146-w The Guardian 21.1.2020 'Live animals are the largest source of infection': dangers of the export trade https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/21/live-animals-are-the-largest-source-of-infection-dangers-of-the-export-trade The Guardian 23.1.2020 Appetite for 'warm meat' drives risk of disease in Hong Kong and China https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/23/appetite-for-warm-meat-drives-risk-of-disease-in-hong-kong-and-china South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) Opinion Piece 30.1.2020 Wild animal link to coronavirus outbreak should revolutionise public health strategies https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3047909/wild-animal-link-coronavirus-outbreak-should-revolutionise-public Asia Times 3.2.2020 Malaysia, Singapore brace for China viral contagion https://www.asiatimes.com/2020/02/article/malaysia-singapore-brace-for-china-viral-contagion/ Caixin Global (China) 5.2.2020 In Depth: Tracing the Coronavirus's Origins https://www.caixinglobal.com/2020-02-05/in-depth-tracing-the-coronaviruss-origins-101511889.html Channel News Asia 938 7.2.2020 Commentary: China's coronavirus lockdown on cities was necessary. But there are more important lessons https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/china-wuhan-coronavirus-lockdown-cities-working-quarantine-effe-12400400 Reuters (this was used by over 50 other news websites, blogs etc) 7.2.2020 Scientists question work suggesting pangolin coronavirus link Note that a search on Google for ("dirk pfeiffer" AND pangolin) resulted in 361 results https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-pangolins/scientists-question-work-suggesting-pangolin-coronavirus-link-idUSKBN2010XA New York Times 7.2.2020 China Scientists Identify Pangolin as Possible Coronavirus Host https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/02/07/world/asia/07reuters-china-health-pangolins.html Der Spiegel (Germany) 7.2.2020 Pangolin könnte Erreger auf Mensch übertragen haben https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/medizin/corona-schuppentier-koennte-virus-auf-mensch-uebertragen-haben-a-dbc7aece-110e-45ac-98f2-b5fd8d2d4266 Independent (UK) 7.2.2020 Coronavirus: Illegal trafficking of pangolins could have helped spread deadly virus, scientists say https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/coronavirus-china-symptons-host-pangolin-mammal-a9323121.html USA TODAY 7.2.2020 Pangolins may have spread coronavirus to humans: What to know https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/02/07/coronavirus-pangolin-virus-host-who-virus-update-friday/4688785002/ CGTN (China) 11.2.2020 China to overhaul wildlife law to prevent viral outbreaks https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-02-11/China-to-overhaul-wildlife-law-to-prevent-viral-outbreaks-O06arj8PWo/index.html The Telegraph (UK) 14.2.2020 Coronavirus may be spreading undetected outside China https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-may-spreading-undetected-outside-china/ The Telegraph (UK) 14.2.2020 Coronavirus: hopes of rescue flight home for Britons stuck on cruise https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/02/17/coronavirus-hopes-rescue-flight-home-britons-stuck-cruise/ South China Morning Post (Hongkong) 22.2.2020 China's coronavirus controls are starting to pay dividends, but elsewhere in the world infections are rising fast https://www.scmp.com/print/news/china/society/article/3051927/chinas-coronavirus-controls-are-starting-pay-dividends-elsewhere National Public Radio (USA) 24.2.2020 Where Coronavirus is now causing concern: Iran, Italy, South Korea https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/02/24/808893094/coronavirus-has-pandemic-potential-but-isn-t-there-yet-who-says National Public Radio (USA) 1.3.2020 Hong Kong Has Contained Coronavirus So Far - But At A Significant Cost https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/03/01/810392094/hong-kong-has-contained-coronavirus-so-far-but-at-a-significant-cost?t=1583158865237 Hong Kong Economic Journal 2.3.2020 ??????? ??????? https://www2.hkej.com/monthly/article/id/2390658/%E9%87%8E%E5%91%B3%E7%B6%93%E6%BF%9F%E7%A6%81%E4%B8%8D%E4%BD%8F%E3%80%80%E8%AA%B0%E5%9C%A8%E6%8E%A8%E6%B3%A2%E5%8A%A9%E7%80%BE%EF%BC%9F China Daily Hong Kong 6.3.2020 The clever game of the coronavirus https://www.chinadailyhk.com/article/123434 South China Morning Post (Hongkong) 11.3.2020 A coronavirus lesson from China: don't make patients pay for tests and treatment https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3074506/coronavirus-lesson-china-dont-make-patients-pay-tests-and Stern.de (Germany) 13.3.2020 Wie Hongkong es trotz Coronavirus geschafft hat, das Leben aufrechtzuerhalten https://www.stern.de/gesundheit/coronavirus--wie-hongkong-es-schaffte--das-leben-aufrechtzuerhalten-9180428.html Spektrum.de 16.3.2020 COVID-19 - Absolut essenziell, dass wir daraus lernen https://www.spektrum.de/news/absolut-essenziell-dass-wir-daraus-lernen/1713220 Nature 1.4.2020 Coronavirus can infect cats - dogs, not so much https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00984-8 South China Morning Post (Hongkong) 6.4.2020 Coronavirus: One virus caused Covid-19. Scientists say thousands more are in waiting https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3078669/one-virus-caused-covid-19-scientists-say-thousands-more-are-waiting Asia Times (Singapore) 7.4.2020 Cracks show in Singapore's model Covid-19 response https://asiatimes.com/2020/04/cracks-show-in-singapores-model-covid-19-response The Guardian (UK) 15.4.2020 'Mixed with prejudice': calls for ban on 'wet' markets misguided, experts argue https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/15/mixed-with-prejudice-calls-for-ban-on-wet-markets-misguided-experts-argue-coronavirus Inkstone (Hongkong) 16.4.2020 Are wet markets to blame for the coronavirus? (video) https://www.inkstonenews.com/health/are-wet-markets-blame-coronavirus/article/3080146 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUOq06H1bpo South China Morning Post (Hongkong) 23.4.2020 Medical experts have a plan to prevent next epidemic -it's called 'One Health' https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3081192/medical-experts-have-plan-prevent-next-epidemic-its-called-one South China Morning Post (Hongkong) 28.4.2020 Coronavirus cases at Dutch mink farms highlight need to monitor animal spread https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3081803/keep-eye-animals-mink-dutch-farms-test-positive-coronavirus Inkstone (Hongkong) 1.5.2020 Bats, a wet market, and many theories: what we know about the origin of the coronavirus (video) https://www.inkstonenews.com/science/bats-wet-market-and-many-theories-what-we-know-about-origin-coronavirus/article/3082414 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3Kkj5Dh5Hk ITV News (UK) 7.5.2020 How can the globe avoid a future pandemic? https://www.itv.com/news/2020-05-07/how-can-the-globe-avoid-a-future-pandemic/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB-U0A_VYzQ SCMP (Hong Kong) 12.5.2020 Wuhan orders fresh coronavirus tests for all residents as new cluster fans fears of second wave https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3084013/wuhan-orders-fresh-coronavirus-tests-all-residents-new-cluster Undark (USA) 18.5.2020 To prevent pandemics, bridging the human and animal health divide https://undark.org/2020/05/18/human-animal-medicine-pandemic/ SCMP (Hong Kong) 2.6.2020 Industrial farming of livestock a ticking pathogen bomb, scientists say https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3087055/industrial-farming-livestock-ticking-pathogen-bomb-scientists Le Point (France) 16.6.2020 En Chine, chat échaudé craint l'eau froide https://www.lepoint.fr/monde/foyer-de-covid-19-a-pekin-la-chine-replique-a-l-arme-lourde-16-06-2020-2380050_24.php SCMP (Hong Kong) 19.6.2020 Coronavirus: Beijing market outbreak investigation zeroes in on seafood stalls https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3089674/coronavirus-beijing-market-outbreak-investigation-zeroes-seafood SCMP (Hong Kong) 30.6.2020 Coronavirus: WHO to send second team into China to seek source of Covid-19 https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3091195/who-send-second-team-china-seek-source-new-coronavirus SCMP (Hong Kong) 8.7.2020 WHO team heading to China as politics weigh on search for Covid-19 origin https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3092384/who-team-heading-china-politics-weigh-search-covid-19-origin SCMP (Hong Kong) 12.7.2020 Scientists hope WHO China visit will throw light on early Covid-19 probes https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3092779/scientists-hope-who-china-visit-will-throw-light-early-covid-19 SciDevNet 13.7.2020 Secure meat-hungry food systems to prevent next pandemic https://www.scidev.net/global/disease/feature/secure-meat-hungry-food-systems-to-prevent-next-pandemic The Guardian (UK) 18.9.2020 A 12-storey pig farm: has China found the way to tackle animal disease? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/18/a-12-storey-pig-farm-has-china-found-a-way-to-stop-future-pandemics- Le Temps (Switzerland) 22.9.2020 La Chine cherche à se défaire de sa passion pour les animaux exotiques https://www.letemps.ch/sciences/chine-cherche-se-defaire-passion-animaux-exotiques |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | ASF in smallholder settings in Asia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dirk Pfeiffer gave an Invited talk at The Eustace Montgomery Seminar - Honoring the first 100 years of ASF research (delivered as webinar in connection with GARA), Dec 8, 2021. (via video-conference). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Abundance of mobilized colistin resistance gene mcr-1 in genetically diverse commensal Escherichia coli in broiler chicken in Bangladesh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk given by Paritosh Kumar Biswas (Hub Co-investigator) at the 10th One Health Bangladesh Conference on ''Abundance of mobilized colistin resistance gene mcr-1 in genetically diverse commensal Escherichia coli in broiler chicken in Bangladesh'' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Addressing zoonotic disease risk in poultry food systems through structural interventions |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dirk Pfeiffer gave an invited talk as part of International Forum on Ecology & Evolution of Avian Influenza A webinar series by leading scientists), Aug 24, 2021 at 9am HK time. (via video conference) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Announcement of the FAO/OIE/UNEP/WHO One Health High Level Expert Panel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Nitish Debnath, Hub investigator and member of our Executive board, is one of 26 international experts (from 700 applicants) appointed to the FAO/OIE/UNEP/WHO One Health High Level Expert Panel. Prof Nitish is founding vice-chancellor of CVASU and has chaired One Health Bangladesh since its foundation, organising 10 One Health conferences. In Jan 2020 he was appointed by DAI international as Team Leader for the Fleming Fund Project, Bangladesh. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Appearances by Prof Dirk Pfeiffer on BBC1 and BBC World news to discuss COVID-19 pandemic |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Two interviews with Professor Pfeiffer in Feb 2020 about the emerging risk of coronavirus infection |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Are we ready for combating emerging infectious disease epidemics? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This was a keynote speech given by Guillaume at Bangladesh One Health Conference, organised by partners in Bangladesh, (26-28 November 2019). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Article in Asian poultry magazine - August 2019 " Researchers map out Asian poultry intensification in cross-country project" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Several members of the Hub briefed the journalist about the objectives of our work, and the preliminary tasks. Contributors were Prof Md. Ahasanul Hoque of Chattgogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Prof Raman Muthusamy, Tamil Nadu University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (TANUVAS), Dr Ruwani Kalupahana and Dr Dilan Saharasinghe, University of Peradeniya, and Prof Fiona Tomley, Royal Veterinary College (RVC). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://asian-agribiz.com/magazines/asian-poultry |
| Description | Article on the OHP Hub's in Vietnamese newspaper |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | A journalist was invited to a meeting between the Viet Name Hub staff and the UK Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) on 27 September 2019. He had a chance to participate in the scientific meeting and got information about the OHP Hub. This was published in an interesting paper on the online newspaper of Agriuclture. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://nongnghiep.vn/phong-tri-cum-gia-cam-va-khang-khang-sinh-cum-gia-cam-tai-viet-nam-d245304.htm... |
| Description | Articles in the Indian express by Rajib dasgupta |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Hub investigator Prof Rajib Dasgupta has written several articles in the India Express over the past years focused on public health issues, including several relating to the pandemic and avian influenza. The link is to his 'home' page on the paper from where you can browse his stories, which serve to keep one health and pandemic preparedness in the public eye. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://indianexpress.com/profile/columnist/rajib-dasgupta/ |
| Description | Asian Agribiz- India Releases New Plan to Tackle " One Health" in Poultry |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The Hub manager in Gujarat, Dr Paleja, contributed to this article on the use of antibiotics in poultry and concerns about impact on AMR |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.asian-agribiz.com/2023/08/01/august-2023-issue/ |
| Description | Asian Agribiz- Viral diseases remain a concern for poultry in Asia-3 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Hub manager Dr Paleja contributed to this article on viral diseases and their potential control in Asia |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.asian-agribiz.com/2024/01/29/viral-diseases-remain-a-concern-for-poultry-in-asia-3/ |
| Description | Avian Influenza H9N2 and H7N9 evolution, fitness in poultry and zoonotic potential presented by Munir Iqbal at UC DAVIS EDUCATION CONFERENCE ON ONE HEALTH FOR FOOD SAFETY, AGRICULTURE, AND ANIMAL HEALTH |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The research was discussed with academic and non-academic participants the risks of avian influenza viruses currently circulating in poultry and carry potential to cause zoonotic infections. Since avian influenzas viruses (AIVs) exist in many subtypes and co-infection of two or more different AIV subtypes in an individual bird can lead to the generation of novel reassortant viruses. The emergent reassortant viruses may carry differential phenotypic characteristics (virulence, host-transmission and host-range) compared to their parental viruses. Our studies revealed that experimental co-infection of chickens with two different subtypes of avian influenza viruses (H9N2 and H7N9) led to the emergence of novel reassortant H9N9 viruses which carry greater virulence for poultry and an increased zoonotic and pandemic potential. Our results also provided evidence that both H9N2 and H7N9 viruses can rapidly acquire antigenic changes in vaccinated birds causing vaccine failure and cocirculation of these viruses can also rapidly lead to rapid generation of novel reassortment viruses with increased virulence and host-range posing threat to both animals and humans. This presentation increased awareness among the audience risk posed by co-circulation of different subtypes of avian influenza viruses in poultry and wild birds and how best we can detect emerging threats and develop the disease risks and disease mitigation strategies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.wifss.ucdavis.edu/onehealthsummer21/ |
| Description | Avian Influenza Research at Pirbright |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented a talk as an invited speaker to the Animal Diseases Surveillance and Control Team at The Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), London, UK sharing the research goals and achievements performed at the Pirbright Institute. The topics focused on (i) understanding the genetic and antigenic evolution of avian influenza viruses, (ii) drivers of zoonotic potential, (iii) improvement of poultry vaccine potency, (iv) investigating molecular markers of antigenic variants, (v) improving avian influenza detection and diagnostic approaches, e.g. lateral flow devices and (vi) development of novel vaccine candidates to improve protective efficacy including vector- and multivalent-based vaccines and targeted delivery of antigens. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Avian Influenza Vaccines Research at Pirbright |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Delivered a presentation to key research grant funders and stakeholders in the UK, including BBSRC and DEFRA, associated with animal welfare, disease control, and the research goals and achievements performed at the Pirbright Institute. The topics focused on (i) understanding the genetic and antigenic evolution of avian influenza viruses, (ii) drivers of zoonotic potential, (iii) improvement of poultry vaccine potency, (iv) investigating molecular markers of antigenic variants, (v) improving avian influenza detection and diagnostic approaches, e.g. lateral flow devices and (vi) development of novel vaccine candidates to improve protective efficacy including vector- and multivalent-based vaccines and targeted delivery of antigens. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Avian Influenza: Anthropology and Epidemiology in Bangladesh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Md. Ahasanul Hoque gave an invited talk to Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India on 3 August-2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Avian Influenza: Global Situation & Control Strategies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented a talk as an invited speaker at the International Symposium on Poultry Health Challenges in Pakistan. Organized by the World Veterinary Poultry Association (WVPA-Pakistan Branch) at Serena Hotel Faisalabad, Pakistan. Poultry production continues to face several challenges caused by avian influenza, including: (1) virus evolution & antigenic diversity, (2) emergence of new virus variants, (3) co-circulation of multiple variants of same pathogen, (4) mixed infection of different viruses (immunosuppression), (5) maternally derived antibody interference, and (6) poor quality vaccines and sub-optimal vaccination practices. From these challenges, the topic of discussion and research drives optimal vaccination strategies to improve: (1) potency: a single dose to induce faster, stronger and durable immunity against multiple pathogens, (2) effectiveness: protect from clinical disease, reduced shedding and transmission, (3) affordability: cheap to produce and easy to deliver, (4) safety: no adverse impact to host or environment, (5) stability: retain efficacy for at least 1 year at indicated temperature, (6) DIVA: to allow differentiation between infected and vaccinated animals. Implementing new emerging vaccine approaches can: (1) enhance the efficacy, duration, and breadth of immunity, (2) reduce production losses, (3) improve cost-effectiveness, (4) improve productivity and economy, (5) improve animal welfare, and (6) reduce prevalence of viruses and protect public health (reduced virus prevalence = reduced zoonosis). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Avian flu: our food chain is in crisis. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The New paper "Telegraph" correspondent Sarah Newey (GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY CORRESPONDENT) Interviewed Professor munir Iqbal regarding the impacts and threats of current wave if high pathogenicity avian influenza virus causing disease widespread losses to poultry production, mortality of wild birds and mammalian species (otters, foxes, minks sealions), The discussion focus on the impacts of avian influenza infections on the livelihood of farming comunities and threat of zoonotic infection to wider public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/what-bird-flu-pandemic-killedmillions-... |
| Description | Avian influenza virus evolution impacts on virulence and antigenicity |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A talk was presented at Royal Veterinary College, London, by Thusitha Karunarathna (a PhD student in the Avian Influenza group at The Pirbright Institute). The Talk described the mechanisms used by the avian influenza viruses to evade host immunity to cause disease outbreaks and persists in poultry. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Avian influenza viruses can combine two techniques to evade vaccine immunity |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | A study by researchers at The Pirbright Institute reveals more clues about how avian influenza viruses can evade vaccine immunity, aiding their spread in the field. The findings are published in Emerging Microbes and Infections. Influenza viruses are able to mutate, which can enable them to evade immunity generated by natural infection or vaccination. Influenza viruses have four main ways of duping the immune system so that they can continue to infect and spread between birds. Pirbright scientists investigated two of these to further understand how the H9N2 avian influenza virus can change its genetic makeup to overcome poultry vaccines. One of the methods the virus can use is to alter one of its surface proteins, haemagglutinin (HA), which enables the virus to enter the cell and replicate. HA is also a common target for the immune system's antibodies, which block the virus from binding to cell receptors. By changing just one or two protein components, HA can latch on far more tightly to the cell, preventing antibodies from stopping the virus. However, this can come at a cost, as particularly strong binding can prevent effective replication. The other method scientists investigated is how H9N2 viruses disguise themselves by adding sugar chains to the surface of their HA proteins. This can block antibodies from binding, but also has varying fitness outcomes for the influenza virus. The researchers found that the location of the sugar chain on HA could determine how effectively the virus replicated. They also demonstrated that the two evasive techniques could either compliment or act against each other - if an influenza virus had gained mutations that enable it to bind more strongly to cells, a sugar chain in the right position could restore its ability to replicate effectively. In contrast, weakly binding influenza viruses do not benefit from HA sugar additions, which instead reduce the virus's ability to replicate. Professor Munir Iqbal, head of the Avian Influenza Group at Pirbright said, "We can use this knowledge to develop new vaccines that will help antibodies to recognise how the flu virus can change. This will provide protection to birds even as the virus evolves. We can also use this information to understand how viruses survive in poultry despite vaccination and monitor new adaptions that may appear in the field." This research was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the British Council with support from the Newton Fund. Article: Sealy, J. E., Peacock, T. P., Sadeyen, J. R., Chang, P., Everest, H. J., Bhat, S., Iqbal, M. (2020). Adsorptive mutation and N-linked glycosylation modulate influenza virus antigenicity and fitness. Emerging Microbes & Infections, advance online publication, 12 November 2020, doi: 10.1080/22221751.2020.1850180 [SOURCE: The Pirbright Institute] |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.star-idaz.net/2020/12/avian-influenza-viruses-can-combine-two-techniques-to-evade-vaccin... |
| Description | Avian influenza viruses in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka: investigating genotype to phenotype (antigenicity, virulence, host-range). Webinar on 28th March 2021. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented talk by Munir iqbal describing ongoing research outcomes. We identified genetic determined that modules avian influenza H5 and H9 antigenicity virulence and transmission fitness in different host species. The role of identified markers that change the virus binding to host cells and impact on virus-host interaction leading to mild or severe disease manifestation in chickens and mammalian species (humans). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Avian influenza: tackling large numbers of outbreaks this winter in the UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Nearly two years on, the COVID-19 pandemic is still dominating the news and continues to cause concern for populations across the globe. However, UK poultry and wild bird populations are currently facing their own health threat. We are not the only ones that have faced lockdowns because of spreading viruses, UK poultry and captive birds have also faced a similar situation to protect them from avian influenza. Scientists at The Pirbright Institute are working to increase understanding of how genetic changes in influenza A viruses can impact disease spread, host responses to infection and the pathology associated with the disease. What is the avian influenza virus? Avian influenza viruses are Influenza A viruses that circulate and transmit amongst birds. The disease is what we commonly know as 'bird flu'. Influenza A viruses can infect a range of hosts, including humans and two subtypes H1N1 and H3N2 circulate as seasonal flu each winter in the UK. Avian influenza viruses are different to those that can infect humans in that they cannot easily infect humans and must change and adapt to do so. Aquatic birds are a natural reservoir for avian influenza viruses, these birds typically experience fewer clinical symptoms but can spread disease to domestic birds, particularly in the migratory season, between October and March. Avian influenza viruses are categorised as either highly pathogenic (HPAI) or low pathogenic (LPAI) and this categorisation is linked to the severity of disease in chickens. HPAI has a high mortality rate which can be up to 100%, other symptoms can include swelling of the head, death of cells in the comb and wattle, red discolouration of legs and feet and diarrhoea. HPAI causes disease in more organs than just those in the respiratory or gastrointestinal tracts like LPAI, which mostly presents as respiratory symptoms such as a snick (like a sneeze), a rattle in the chest (known as rales) and discharge from the eyes and nose. What is causing bird flu outbreaks in domestic birds now? We are currently in the normal migratory season of wild birds. In the spring and summer months, these birds spend their time breeding and raising their young in North-eastern Asia where they mix with other bird species which enables virus transmission and mutation. Then, when they migrate for the autumn and winter months, they shed virus in their faeces along the way. One of the migratory paths is across Northern Europe and this includes the UK. This year, in the UK, the first avian influenza outbreak was on 15 October and was discovered in captive aquatic birds. To date (17 December 2021) there have been 50 outbreaks in England, 1 in Wales and 2 in Scotland, this has resulted in over half a million birds being destroyed to control the spread of disease. Are there more outbreaks this year compared to other years? The number of outbreaks this year has been the most extensive ever. There have been over 50 outbreaks in the UK, compared to 26 outbreaks last year. Although it is hard to pin down the reason for this high number, we know it is not linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. The UK's response to the spread of avian influenza has been rapid, and from 29 November birds were required to be housed inside with additional biosecurity measures put in place such as foot dips and disinfecting clothing. Testing and surveillance of wild birds have shown that there is a high prevalence of the virus in these birds currently, and this is contributing to the spread of disease to farm and domestic bird populations. A more detailed look at the genetic make-up of these viruses shows that they are different to those from previous years. This is predicted to be as a result of the virus infecting multiple birds across a range of species, and this provides the perfect opportunity for the virus to evolve. Analysis of these genetic changes does not raise any alarm bells for increased transmission to humans, but they are likely impacting the spread and severity of disease in birds. What should we do if we find a dead bird or are concerned about bird health? If the public finds dead waterfowl birds they are encouraged not to touch them but to report them to Defra using the appropriate phone number that can be found on the website, also any other wild birds found dead in numbers of five or greater should be reported. What is Pirbright doing to tackle this virus? Researchers at Pirbright are attempting to enhance the control and detection of avian influenza in poultry populations as well as extend our basic knowledge about the virus in avian and mammalian hosts. The research groups led by Professor Munir Iqbal and Dr Holy Shelton are investigating how avian influenza virus strains originated from wild birds can rapidly adapt to cause disease outbreaks in poultry and gain the potential to infect humans. In addition, Professor Munir Iqbal is developing improved poultry vaccines that prevent virus replication and spread. These vaccines are particularly useful in countries where avian influenza is regularly found in the domestic poultry and the control and prevention of spread isn't easy, such as in the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.pirbright.ac.uk/news/2021/12/avian-influenza-tackling-large-numbers-outbreaks-winter-uk |
| Description | Awareness Programme for Small Scale Poultry Feed Producers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Sri Lanka Hub team convened a one day awareness programme for small scale poultry feed producers and farmers; members of the Hub team delivered talks on biosecurity and food safety and distrbuted infomation packs to participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Bird flu genetic make-up different from previous years |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Research outputs were mass comminated for the general public via a news story. Lockdowns due to spreading viruses are continuing to affect UK poultry and captive bird owners and scientists say the latest research into this year's avian influenzas shows a different genetic make-up. The number of outbreaks this year has been the most extensive ever across the UK with more than 50 cases, compared to just 26 last year. Testing and surveillance of wild birds have shown that there is a high prevalence of the virus currently in birds, and this is contributing to the spread of disease to farm and domestic bird populations. Dr Holly Shelton, head of Pirbright's Influenza Viruses group, is looking at understanding how genetic changes in influenza A viruses can impact disease spread, host responses to infection and the pathology associated with the disease. Shelton said avian influenza viruses are different to those that can infect humans in that they cannot easily infect and must change and adapt to do so. Aquatic birds are a natural reservoir for avian influenza viruses but typically experience fewer clinical symptoms despite spreading the disease to domestic birds in the migratory season between October and March. Bird migration Responding to questions on what was causing bird flu outbreaks in domestic birds, she said: "In the spring and summer months these birds spend their time breeding and raising their young in north-eastern Asia where they mix with other bird species. This enables virus transmission and mutation. Then, when they migrate for the autumn and winter months, they shed viruses in their faeces along the way. "One of the migratory paths is across northern Europe and this includes the UK. This year in the UK, avian influenza was first discovered on 15 October in captive aquatic birds. To date (17 December), there have been 50 outbreaks in England, 1 in Wales and 2 in Scotland. This has resulted in over half a million birds being destroyed to control the spread of the disease." Testing and surveillance Government testing and surveillance of wild birds have shown a high prevalence of the virus in these birds which was contributing to the spread of the disease to farm and other domestic bird populations. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said this week that avian influenza had already killed more than 850 barnacle geese at its Mersehead reserve near Dumfries. "We are probably approaching 4,000 - certainly over 3,000 - mostly barnacle geese. It is pretty large scale and likely to get worse. It is unprecedented. I have worked in the area for 25 years and I don't ever remember us seeing this many birds dying," said the charity's area manager, Andrew Bielinski. "A more detailed look at the genetic make-up of these viruses shows that they are different to those from previous years. This is predicted to be a result of the virus infecting multiple birds across a range of species, and this provides the perfect opportunity for the virus to evolve. "Analysis of these genetic changes does not raise any alarm bells for increased transmission to humans, but they likely impact the spread and severity of disease in birds." Enhancing control Research at Pirbright is looking at enhancing control and detection of avian influenza as well as extending knowledge about the virus in avian and mammalian hosts. The Influenza Viruses group is involved in the assessment of which avian influenza virus strains can rapidly adapt to cause potential infections of humans. In addition, Shelton's group is mapping the changes in the chicken respiratory and gastrointestinal microbiome following virus infection and assessing whether the application of probiotics can be useful in controlling virus shedding or transmission in birds. The Influenza Group, led by Professor Munir Iqbal, is developing improved poultry vaccines that can prevent virus replication and spread. These vaccines are particularly useful in countries where avian influenza is regularly found in the domestic poultry and the control of prevention of spread isn't easy, such as the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.poultryworld.net/health-nutrition/bird-flu-genetic-make-up-different-from-previous-years... |
| Description | Bird flu: What is it and what's behind the outbreak? ( BBC New) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Discussion with BBC News Editors (Helen Briggs & Jeremy Howell). As the The world is going through its worst-ever outbreak of bird flu which led the deaths of hundreds of thousands of wild birds and millions of domestic ones. It is also being found in mammals, so what are the threats from this virus to economy, food security, animal welfare and public health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63464065 |
| Description | Blogs published on the One Health Poultry Hub website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The "Chicken Nuggets" blog is published on the One Health Poultry Hub website. It consists of blog posts discussing and reflecting on the many aspects of our work in the Poultry Hub, and of interest in the wider area of poultry production, health and societal relevance. Contributors include Hub investigators and researchers as well as external experts and persons. In this context, a special mention should be made of the blogs contributed by panellists in the Roadmap Series public discussion series. Since the website was launched in mid 2019, a total of 30 blogs have been published so far. Those published since the start of 2020 (title, name, date, views): Seeing the Wuhan crisis in context | Dirk Pfeiffer | 29 January 2020 |1523 Sustainable intensification sounds good. But what might it mean in practice? | Robyn Alders | 4 March 2020 | 262; A message from our Hub as we join the COVID-19 response | Fiona Tomley | 18 March 2020 | 757; Rumours, COVID-19 and crisis in India's poultry industry | Haidaruliman Paleja | 23 March 2020 | 515 ; Anatomy of two COVID-19 cluster events in India | Rajib Dasgupta, Kavita Yadav, Pallavi Mishra | 30 March 2020 | 158; Going beyond competitive case counting | Nitish Debnath, David Heymann, Hayley MacGregor, Dirk Pfeiffer | 08 April 2020 | 355; Interdisciplinarity, social sciences and antelopes at dawn | Tony Barnett | 04 May 2020 | 115; Learning about good participatory practice | Pallavi Mishra | 20 May 2020 | 104; Why we are saying nothing on World Zoonoses Day 2020 | Fiona Tomley | 30 June 2020 | 4001; Cooperation and collaboration in tackling AMR in Vietnam | Ngoc Pham Thi | 20 July 2020 | 133; Training in infectious disease modelling | Sophie Hedges | 03 September 2020 | 151; Preventing a future pandemic by imitating natural selection | Munir Iqbal | 04 September 2020 | 44; COVID-19 and the future for Bangladesh's poultry sector | Rashed Mahmud | 08 September 2020 | 834; Modelling COVID-19 in the middle of the crisis | Francesco Pinotti | 30 September 2020 | 50; Food systems in need of change: accepting the challenge to build a better future | Robyn Alders, Fiona Tomley, Dirk Pfeiffer | 15 October 2020 | 89; Humans and a history of fighting forces unseen | Heather E. Quinlan | 20 October 2020 | 71; Protein, pandemics and why the world needs to look beyond preparedness | Stuart Reid | 05 November 2020 | 238; Why gender is key for the future of chicken meat and eggs | Clarisse Ingabire | 18 January 2021 | NA; Poultry vaccine development and the importance of inno | Michael Francis | 21 January 2021 | NA; Why we need to speak to the traders in the Wuhan wet market, not shut them down | Tony Barnett, Guillaume Fournié | 02 February 2021 | NA; Pause, affirm, challenge | Fiona Tomley | 11 February 2021 | NA; Bird flu resurfaces in India | Haidaruliman Paleja | 23 February 2021 | NA; The future of poultry | Mario Herrero | 01 March 2021 | NA; Owning up: how can countries truly own efforts to tackle AMR | Vikas Aggarwal | 09 March 2021 | NA; All individual blog posts are available via the URL submitted with this entry. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/latest-news/blog/ |
| Description | British Council - Higher Education Partnership funded workshop exploring practices in poultry production, rearing and health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A workshop was organised with support from the British Council - Higher Education Partnership to explore current practices in poultry production, rearing and health. the meeting included ~25 representatives from industry, government, veterinary and academic sectors. the workshop was wide ranging, but included aspects of coccidiosis, microbiomes and risks to public through pathogens such as avian influenza and foodborne zoonoses. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | British Veterinary Poultry Association presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Postdoctoral scientist working on the One Health Poultry Hub presented microbiome data generated in project BB/L00478X/1, analysed in the OH Poultry Hub. Discussed the impact of antimicrobials on gut health, microbiome communities and wider aspects of production. Presented to ~100 veterinary and other delegates. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Building a resilient biomedical disaster response: learning from the COVID19 pandemic |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Indian Council of Medical Research organised a special technical session during the Word Congress on Disaster Management. Three of our Hub investigators were invited to make presentations. Prof Fiona Tomley, Hub Director presented 'One Health and reduction of public health risks from poultry'; Prof Rajib Dasgupta presented 'What does it take to make a multi-sectoral partnership work?' ; Prof Robyn Alders presented 'Decreased zoonotic disease, increased food safety: the multiple benefits of a One Health approach to Public Health Emergency Preparedness' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/hub-participates-in-world-congress-on-disaster-management/ |
| Description | Building awareness of zoonotic disease among chicken retailers and butchers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A two day training programme was organised by the Hub social sciences team in Chennai for local chicken retailers and butchers. It covered simple biosecurity practices to reduce zoonotic diseases, with talks, demonstrations, videos and field visits. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/hub-builds-zoonotic-disease-awareness-among-chennai-chicken-re... |
| Description | CONTROLLING AVIAN INFLUENZA TRANSMISSION THROUGH LIVE POULTRY TRADING NETWORKS IN BANGLADESH- AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | ''Controlling avian influenza transmission through poultry production distribution networks in Bangladesh" was published in the proceedings of the Indian conference 2019. Prof MA Hoque was supposed to give a talk but was not able to attend. PDF copy of the proceeding of Indian conference is available (Indian conference on Current Scenario and Future Strategies of Disease Control for Augmenting Livestock and Poultry Productivity Under Changing Climatic Conditions) The same topic was presented at CVASU International Scientific Conference on 19-20 October 2019. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.basu.org.in/international-conference-on-current-scenario-and-future-strategies-of-diseas... |
| Description | COVID-19 Impact and options for strengthening poultry sector resilience and rebuilding consumer confidence |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | First in a series of three tailored stakeholder events to disseminate and discuss findings from research carried out by the Hub team into the impact of COVID-19 on poultry production. Each meeting concludes with a summary of key challenges, lessons learnt and next steps. Outcomes from this series of three events will be used to develop policy recommendations to improve resilience of the poultry industry in Bangladesh to protect against future shocks. Participants (many belonging to the Hub National Advisory Group) include senior figures from the Department of Livestock Sciences, Bangladesh Food Safety Authority, FAO, Chatham House, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, One Health Bangladesh, CVASU, IEDCR, several representatives of the commercial poultry industry, the media, and other independent livestock specialists. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/publications/covid-19-impact-and-options-for-strengthening-poultry-... |
| Description | COVID-19 and the future for Bangladesh's poultry sector |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Article by Hub member Rashed Mahmud in the Daily Peoples Times, Bangladesh (online) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.dailypeoplestime.com/details.php?id=716 |
| Description | COVID-19 disrupts Bangladesh's poultry sector |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Hub partner Dr Rashed Mahmud published an article in Poultry World which discusses the serious impact that the COVID-19 crisis has had on the poultry sector in Bangladesh. Poultry world is a digital magazine published by Misset International and a staple read of the global poultry production industry |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/covid-19-disrupts-bangladeshs-poultry-sector/ |
| Description | COVID-19: Molecular Biology Tools for Tracking and Tackling Pandemic |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Government Science College, Gandhinagar (Gujarat) orgainsed an event ''Man Vs Microbe: The story of COVID 19'' where Madhvi Joshi (Hub investigator) gave a talk on GBRC's lab facility. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | COVID19 Genomics in GBRC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Madhvi Joshi gave a presentation on ''Covid19 Genomics in GBRC'' at One Health Poultry Hub Mini Conference 2020. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Call to Action on the use of Community Engagement approaches to tackle AMR |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The GCRF Cluster project 'CE4AMR' of which the One Health Poultry Hub is a member, launched a call to action in November 2021 which was generated by the findings of the 12 month project. It identifies 8 key areas for action: 1) Optimise use of antimicrobials in humans and animals 2) Develop new drugs, diagnostics, vaccines 3) Increase public engagement with AMR 4) understand AMR in the environment 5) Reduce and prevent infections in humans and animals 6) optimise AMR surveillance, data management and dissemination 7) Increase financial investment in AMR-related activities 8) Establish strong AMR governance. The call underscores the utility of community engagement approaches for operations and activities across these key areas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://ce4amr.leeds.ac.uk/news/call-to-action/ |
| Description | Campaign for chicken retailers and consumers on World Food Safety Day, Chennai, India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This campaign was launched on World Food day to draw attention to the importance of food safety and hygiene. Pamphlets were distributed to the public and chicken consumers in front of a chicken shop and chicken shop retailers were addressed about the importance of food safety. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/considering-the-importance-of-hygiene-and-food-safety/ |
| Description | Characterization of Chicken Cecal Microbiota and their AMR gene profile |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | An e-poster presentation during the online World Microbe Forum international conference 20-24th June 2021. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Chatham House Round Table Meeting: Policy and public expenditure opportunities to support implementation of BMGF livestock and aquaculture strategy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Six Hub representatives from Bangladesh and the UK attended as organisers, presenters, discussants and observers. The meeting discussed existing policy and guidelines in animal health, public health and fish and their gaps. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Chickens & eggs: The GCRF One Health Poultry Hub approach to tackling AMR |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Fiona Tomley was invited to give a webinar to the LSHTM AMR Centre |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/events/chickens-and-eggs-global-challenges-research-fund-one-heal... |
| Description | Compartmentalization as Tool for ASF Risk Management |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dirk Pfeiffer gave an invited talk at the 10th Leman China Swine Conference & 2021 World Swine Industry Expo, October 20-22, 2021, Chongqing, China. (pre-recorded and translated into Chinese. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Compartmentalization as Tool for ASF Risk Management" as Tool for ASF Risk Management" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dirk Pfeiffer gave an Invited talk to Beijing Veterinary Group, Nov 10, 2021 (via video-conference). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Connecting science with policy under a One Health paradigm |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dirk Pfeiffer gave an Invited talk at UK-International Coronavirus Network Launch Meeting - November 5, 2021 (via video-conference). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Consultation about potential contribution of social science to the response to COVID-19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Gerald Bloom participated in a consultative meeting organised at the Wellcome Foundation on the potential contribution of social science to preparedness and response to the COVID-19 outbreak. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Consultation on future strategies by WWF |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | I was asked to advice WWF on their future strategy that incorporates One Health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Consultative workshop for developing the course curriculum of Field Epidemiology Training Programme for Veterinarians (FETPV) in Bangladesh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participation by Bangladeshi Hub partners in the development of this Masters level training programme; inputs, discussion and facilitation by UK and Australian Hub partners. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://emphnet.net/?news=international-consultation-meeting-held-for-fetp-v-curriculum-development-i... |
| Description | Contribution to Hub website and facebook pages |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Information on poultry production, COVID impacts on poultry production as well as the field trips of the Hub team in Vietnam have been updated on the Hub website and posted on hub facebook pages. This activities aims to support the Hub communications team to bring the information of Vietnam to readers on the world. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022,2023,2024 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/people/One-Health-Poultry-Hub-Vietnam/100069422940405/ |
| Description | Controlling and monitoring Avian Influenza in poultry |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Engagement with veterinarian and farmers involved in poultry production. The discussion focused was new strategies (vaccines and diagnostics) for reducing the the impacts of high pathogenicity of avian influenza viruses. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Could Bird Flu become a pandemic? (Aljazeera TV) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The discussion ( Inside Story) has been impacts of high pathogenicity avian influenza on poultry and whether bird flu become a pandemic?. The inside story was presented by Al Jazeera English corresponded "Mohammed Jamjoom" the discussion focus remains as the world is experiencing its largest recorded outbreak of bird flu, populations of poultry and wild birds are becoming infected. So what are threats of these viruses on food supplies, economy and public health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spp2Cg-jqoc |
| Description | Course completion certificate- MVSc thesis |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A pilot study on the impact of antimicrobial use on the chicken microbiome provided opportunity for post graduate students to participate in research for their Masters' projects. This supported capacity building for research, study design and analysis of 16s RNA metagenomics data. as part of student training in Animal genetics and Breeding. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Determinants of antigenicity of H9 Avian Influenza Viruses. UK-China Swine and Poultry Workshop.17-18 June 2019, The Pirbright Institute, UK. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The talk and the discussion on the improvement of disease control systems (vaccines and diagnostics) to prevent avian influenza viruses infection in poultry and zoonotic infections in humans. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Developing community-Led solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance: Building a One Health approach in Low and Middle income countries |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | One Health Poultry Hub leads: Professor Fiona Tomley, Royal Veterinary College, London; Professor Rajib Dasgupta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi organised a stakeholder meeting to discuss options for community engagement for a One Health approach to tackle AMR in India. Participants were drawn from multiple disciplines and different policy sectors Discussion points: 1) Explore the scope and role of community engagement for AMR-related challenges. 2) Discuss the relevance of One Health approaches for AMR. 3) Understand existing gaps in the current understanding of AMR and how a One Health approach and Community-led solutions may enrich. 4) Facilitate communication and research possibilities between specialists across different streams (AMR, One Health and Community Engagement). 5) Explore the application of successful models of Community Engagement that have been used in other initiatives. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Developing novel multivalent vaccines for poultry viral diseases |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presented a talk at the Oxford University training Course on Human & Veterinary Vaccinology, UK. This talk was directed to students at the University of Oxford to teach and describe the research and challenges to overcome to enhance the efficacy of poultry-based vaccines performed at the Pirbright Institute. From these challenges, the topic of discussion and research drives optimal vaccination strategies to improve: (1) potency: a single dose to induce faster, stronger and durable immunity against multiple pathogens, (2) effectiveness: protect from clinical disease, reduced shedding and transmission, (3) affordability: cheap to produce and easy to deliver, (4) safety: no adverse impact to host or environment, (5) stability: retain efficacy for at least 1 year at indicated temperature, (6) DIVA: to allow differentiation between infected and vaccinated animals. Implementing new emerging vaccine approaches can: (1) enhance the efficacy, duration, and breadth of immunity, (2) reduce production losses, (3) improve cost-effectiveness, (4) improve productivity and economy, (5) improve animal welfare, and (6) reduce prevalence of viruses and protect public health (reduced virus prevalence = reduced zoonosis). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Developing novel multivalent vaccines for poultry viral diseases |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A talk entitled "Developing novel multivalent vaccines for poultry viral diseases" was presented to post-graduate students from Univerity of Oxford. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Developing sustainable poultry production in Vietnam with a One Health approach |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This film, in Vietnamese with English subtitles, details the work of the interdisciplinary scientists in the Vietnam team of the One Health Poultry Hub. It explains how demand for poultry meat and eggs in Vietnam is increasing and why local consumer preferences and slaughtering practices in Vietnamese can pose a potential risk. The film was made and broadcast by VTC16, Vietnam's TV channel specialising in agriculture, farmers and rural development, in collaboration with the Hub. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/where-we-work/vietnam/ |
| Description | Diagnostics for optimal use of antibiotics, India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Hub investigator Prof Rajib Dasgupta from JNU was invited to participate in the 3rd brainstorming on diagnostics for optimal use of antibiotics; this was organised by the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) and Indian Council of Medical Research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Disease jumping from animals to humans is not new - |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Hub member Naomi Marks co-authored an opinion piece in The Telegraph on emerging zoonoses |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/diseases-jumping-animals-humans-not-ne... |
| Description | Dissecting Campylobacter-Eimeria co-infections to understand pathogen dynamics and develop a model for future poultry studies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Psifidi was invited to present, online in 2021, at the poultry workshop of Plant and Animal Genome Conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Dr Joerg henning introduces the Hub on Radio 4ZZZ |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Hub co-investigator Dr Joerg Henning from University of Queensland was interviewed by 4zzz Radio's 'Brisbane Line' show. He explains the concept of the Hub, the work that we will be doing, and the role of the UQ partners |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/dr-joerg-henning-introduces-the-hub-on-radio-4zzz/ |
| Description | EPT2 avian influenza multi-country study final review |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Project co-investigators (Mohammad Giasuddin, Guillaume Fournié, Joerg Henning) were invited to present the results of the BALZAC project, and to provide inputs into the analysis of a multi-countrly USAID-funded project outputs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Emerging Eimeria species and chicken genetics in Africa, University of Kwazulu-Natal |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | ~75 students and staff attended an invited plenary presentation at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. Discussed project outcomes and follow up regarding student projects and possible project supervision. Dissemination of results to a wider community. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Emerging Threats: The Evolution and Persistence of Avian Influenza Viruses in Poultry |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented a talk as an Invited speaker at the 2023 International Symposium on Important Animal Diseases and Zoonoses of Yangzhou University, China. Poultry production continues to face several challenges caused by avian influenza, including: (1) virus evolution & antigenic diversity, (2) emergence of new virus variants, (3) co-circulation of multiple variants of same pathogen, (4) mixed infection of different viruses (immunosuppression), (5) maternally derived antibody interference, and (6) poor quality vaccines and sub-optimal vaccination practices. From these challenges, the topic of discussion and research drives optimal vaccination strategies to improve: (1) potency: a single dose to induce faster, stronger and durable immunity against multiple pathogens, (2) effectiveness: protect from clinical disease, reduced shedding and transmission, (3) affordability: cheap to produce and easy to deliver, (4) safety: no adverse impact to host or environment, (5) stability: retain efficacy for at least 1 year at indicated temperature, (6) DIVA: to allow differentiation between infected and vaccinated animals. Implementing new emerging vaccine approaches can: (1) enhance the efficacy, duration, and breadth of immunity, (2) reduce production losses, (3) improve cost-effectiveness, (4) improve productivity and economy, (5) improve animal welfare, and (6) reduce prevalence of viruses and protect public health (reduced virus prevalence = reduced zoonosis). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Emerging strategies in Antimicrobial Agents and Bio Innovations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Center of Professional Developments arranged conference on 'Emerging strategies in Antimicrobial Agents and Bio Innovations'. Madhvi Joshi (Hub Co-investigators) presented a keynote presentation on 'AMR: Fighting and Resistance with Resilience'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Engagement with poultry stakeholders (farmers and veterinarians at "Morocco Poultry Day"). |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk was presented to poultry stakeholders including farmers describing the new emerging technologies that increase the efficacy of poultry vaccines, in particular vaccines against Avian influenzas and Newcastel disease virus,.The meetings was attended over 80 participates. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Enteric parasites and microbiomes of poultry- |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | It was an invited keynote presentation at 16th International Scientific Conference (ISCon XVI), Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Chittagong, Bangladesh, 19th-20th October 2019. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Equitable access, Vaccines |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Rajib Dasgupta made a presentation to an India-Africa workshop on COVID-19 learnings organised by the International AIDS vaccine institute; the presentation was entitled 'Equitable access - vaccine hesitancy and uptake: Product development and access for preventing HIV and other infections: leveraging lessons from COVID-19 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Exploring drivers of change in Antimicrobial usage through participatory method |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Exploring the Stakeholders mapping analysis, influence in the change of AMU behaviors. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists: Melanie Hay, Poster |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Poster presentation 'Reducing public health risks via an understanding of high-risk poultry enterotypes and resistomes' at the 10th FEMS Congress of European Microbiologists, Hamburg, Germany. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Final "Whole Hub" meeting, New Delhi, Feb 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The Hub hosted a 'whole hub' meeting in New Delhi in February 2024. At the meeting, Hub researchers presented the outputs of their research and impact activities, organised around themes of 1) What we have learnt (people, poultry, production; host-pathogen dynamics; policy engagement; training and evaluation) 2) Key findings and emerging pan-hub stories (reflections and synthesis) 3) Building Hub outcomes to develop future priorities and legacies 4) Technical workshops Two parts of the meeting involved engagement with high level stakeholders. First, at the opening ceremony, we were delighted to welcome Dr Parvinder Maini, Scientific Secretary, Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India where she delivered an inaugural address focusing on the importance of One Health. In her address, Dr Maini emphasised the growing significance of the One Health approach, particularly in the light of the COVID-19 pandemic. This understands the interconnectedness of animal, human, environmental and ecosystem health and seeks to achieve best health for all through promoting effective and efficient intersectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration across the human, animal, plant and environment domains. We also had an online address from Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation and Former Chief Scienist, WHO, and were joined by Takayuki Hagiwara, FAO representative in India. Second, on the final day, a dissemination/discussion event was held. Key Hub findings were disseminated to the audience followed by three moderated panel discussions with invited external speakers and active participation by an audience comprising Hub members and external stakeholders. The three panels each addressed a key policy area: Panel 1: how can our findings inform pandemic preparedness and a safer future for all? (panellists: Sujeet Singh, National Centre for Communicable Diseases, India; Prejit Nambiar, WHO, India; Rajib Gandhi, Hester Biosciences, India; Meerjady Sabrina Flora, One Health Bangladesh; Moderated by Nitish Debnath, DAI International and Chatham House. Panel 2: promoting safer, more sustainable poultry farming for a food-secure future for all (panellists: Srivalli Krishnan, BGMF India; Suresh Chittur, International Egg Commission, India; Jyoti Misri, FAO, India; D. Ramesh Kiumar, Salem Microbes Private Ltd, India; Sahaya Pratap Fonglan, Allansons Private Ltd India; Moderated by Robyn Alders, Chatham House. Panel 3: shaping policy dialogue for effective intersectoral One Health coordination and decision -making (panellists: Shirshendu Mukherjee, Grant Challenges India; Rajeev Sadanandan, health Systems Transformation Platform, India; Chamari Kannangara, Ministry of Livestock Development, Sri Lanka; Abi Tamim Vanak, Centre for Policy Design, ATREE, India; Snehal Bagatharia, Gujarat State Biotech Mission, India. Reports from all three panels are in preparation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/hub-wins-praise-at-final-meeting-as-researchers-urged-to-conti... |
| Description | First One Health Poultry Hub annual conference, Gujarat, India, 10-14 February 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This first Hub conference brought together approximately 90 Hub participants from 10 countries and 25 partner institutions. It consisted of a 5-day programme which included a mix of plenary presentations, workshops, training events, applied work planning meetings and social and networking events. In addition, meetings of the Executive Board and External Advisory Board were convened. The content focused on biological sampling, social science applications, laboratory analytic work, impact, communications and engagement (ICE) and development of Hub values and interdisciplinary working. A number of senior political and diplomatic dignitaries were invited to the opening session, including the Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Government of Gujarat; Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Government of Gujarat; Advisor, DBT, Government of India; Director, Animal Husbandry; Vice-Chancellor, Anand Agricultural University; Vice-Chancellor, Kamdhenu University; and the British Deputy High Commisioner to India. The conference was highly successful in showcasing and discussing work performed to date; providing applied support and training; discussing topics related to coordination, management and work planning; and developing and strengthening a Hub team spirit and a set of shared values. This has directly contributed to catalysing activities and more effective working across the Hub. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Four broadcasts by Professor Dirk Pfeiffer given in German to national media (Deutschlandfunk, SWR, Das Erste, Bayern 2) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Four broadcasts on the COVID-19 crisis. Links here to three of these https://ondemand-mp3.dradio.de/file/dradio/2020/02/14/hongkong_ein_epidemiologe_zu_lehren_aus_der_dlf_20200214_0621_e3d0a300.mp3 https://www.swr.de/swr2/wissen/coronavirus-tiermaerkte-sind-brutstaetten-fuer-viren-100.html https://www.daserste.de/information/wissen-kultur/w-wie-wissen/krisenmangement-was-lehrt-uns-die-coronakrise-100.html |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Fournié G and Barnett T, presentations on interdisciplinary research - EEID international partnership workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Workshop "Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases International Partnership: Lessons Learned and Forward Look ", supported by UKRI - Guillaume Fournié and Tony Barnett shared lessons learned about interdisciplinary working through the BALZAC project, and presented the Hub objectives and research programme |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Genetic engineering speeds up poultry vaccine development |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Researchers report the rapid generation of a bivalent vaccine against Marek's disease and avian influenza Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have used genetic engineering to develop a vaccine that protects birds against both Marek's disease and avian influenza. They say the process is faster and more efficient compared to previous methods, which will allow poultry vaccine producers to rapidly update vaccine strains in order to keep up with virus evolution. In a study published in the journal Vaccines, the team used the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 to insert an avian influenza gene into the turkey herpesvirus (HVT) that is used in Marek's disease vaccines. The gene codes for haemagglutinin (HA), an influenza protein that is key for virus entry into host cells and is therefore an important target of the host immune response to block infection. "HVT is already widely used in vaccines against Marek's disease and can be administered to eggs, enabling automated delivery and providing birds with protection from the day they hatch. The additional HA gene we have incorporated will be expressed by HVT when it replicates in host cells, meaning that a single dose of vaccine induces immunity against both viruses", explained Professor Munir Iqbal, Head of the Avian Influenza group at Pirbright. "The genetic engineering process we have developed using CRISPR/Cas9 is far quicker and more efficient than previous technologies, as well as being very consistent and accurate. These attributes are essential for providing fast and reliable vaccine production to protect poultry", Prof Iqbal added. Mutations can occur with high frequency in HA proteins, enabling influenza viruses to evade immunity generated by vaccines. Using CRISPR/Cas9 to create new vaccines will help tackle evolving viruses by reducing the time it takes manufacturing companies to adapt their vaccine strains to match these mutations, allowing faster responses to outbreaks and providing better protection. Although this gene editing method is very reliable, a small number of HVT viruses fail to incorporate the HA gene into their own genome effectively. To ensure HA is being expressed in the vaccine, the team exploited the HA protein's ability to bind to molecules on the surface of red blood cells. Chicken cells infected with the successfully modified HVT virus express HA on their surface which red blood cells attach to, forming a clump that can be visualised using microscopy. This simple test improves the speed at which suitable vaccine candidates can be identified and has a much broader application as it can also be used for other viruses that incorporate proteins which interact with red blood cells. "Improving how we make vaccines is critical for preventing avian influenza outbreaks. Our work could help reduce the spread of disease between birds and reduce the risk of infection for people who work closely with poultry", Prof Iqbal said. "Now that we have developed a rapid method for generating this modified vaccine, our next steps will be to study the vaccine's effectiveness in field trials." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.cabi.org/vetmedresource/news/66612 |
| Description | Global epidemic trend of avian influenza virus and its harm to public health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk as an invited speaker at The 2023 China-ASEAN Seminar on Prevention and Control of Cross-border Animal Diseases, Guangxi Veterinary Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi, China. The persistence of avian influenza viruses in bird populations increases zoonotic and pandemic risks. Research focuses on reducing prevalence of viruses and protect public health (reduced virus prevalence = reduced zoonosis). To address this, topics discussed included research focuses in: (1) virus evolution & antigenic diversity, (2) emergence of new virus variants, (3) co-circulation of multiple variants of same pathogen, (4) mixed infection of different viruses (immunosuppression), (5) maternally derived antibody interference, and (6) poor quality vaccines and sub-optimal vaccination practices. From these challenges, the topic of discussion and research drives optimal vaccination strategies to improve: (1) potency: a single dose to induce faster, stronger and durable immunity against multiple pathogens, (2) effectiveness: protect from clinical disease, reduced shedding and transmission, (3) affordability: cheap to produce and easy to deliver, (4) safety: no adverse impact to host or environment, (5) stability: retain efficacy for at least 1 year at indicated temperature, (6) DIVA: to allow differentiation between infected and vaccinated animals. Implementing new emerging vaccine approaches can: (1) enhance the efficacy, duration, and breadth of immunity, (2) reduce production losses, (3) improve cost-effectiveness, (4) improve productivity and economy, (5) improve animal welfare, and (6) reduce prevalence of viruses and protect public health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre guest lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Guest lecture - Next Generation Sequencing |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre guest lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Guest lecture - Sequence submission |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Gujarat Biotechnology Research Centre guest lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Guest lecture - Fragment analysis |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Have we got it wrong on Omicron? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Hub Investigator Nicola Lewis participated in this BBC Science in Action broadcast. She spoke about concerns about the current risk of bird flu. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct1l4w |
| Description | High pathogenicity avian Influenza (HPAI) H5 in Europe -Epidemiology and Surveillance. Presented via Webinar, organized by Boehringer Ingelheim, 3rd July 2020. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk entitled; High pathogenicity avian Influenza (HPAI) H5 in Europe -Epidemiology and Surveillance. talk was organized by Boehringer Ingelheim, 3rd July 2020 and presented via Webinar. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Hipra World Virtual Poultry Congress |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Invited presentation to an industry symposium, focusing on microbiology and immunology of chickens with relevance to health and welfare. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Host genetics and infectious disease: new insights and tools to control zoonotic disease |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr A Psifidi gave an invited seminar at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | How do Mathematical models advance our understanding of the epidemiology of infectious disease |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Hub Investigator Professor Sunetra Gupta invited as keynote speaker at Marie Curie Alumni Annual Conference (Vienna), 'How do mathematical models advance our understanding of the epidemiology of infectious disease? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.mariecuriealumni.eu/2021-conference/agenda |
| Description | How the COVID-19 pandemic began |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | In this video article published by the Telegraph, Hub investigators Dirk Pfeiffer and David Heymann are interviewed about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for One Health approaches to monitoring, surveillance and control of emerging zoonoses |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/04/16/watchhow-covid-19-pandemic-began/ |
| Description | How virus tracking can help us prevent future pandemics |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | UAR interviewed Professor Munir Iqbal, head of the Avian Influenza group at The Pirbright Institute, https://www.pirbright.ac.uk/users/prof-munir-iqbal. The Pirbright Institute specialises in the research and diagnosis of livestock viral diseases and viruses that spread from animals to humans. The Institute is part of an international network that tracks viruses and formulates ways to control and prevent outbreaks, such as creating new vaccines and better diagnostics. While the Covid-19 pandemic grabs the headlines there are other, potentially more deadly viruses, spreading through the animal kingdom, which may have the capacity to infect humans. Perhaps the most well-known pandemic agent - before Covid-19 - was the flu virus. The 1918 influenza pandemic, caused by an H1N1 virus of avian origin, was the most severe pandemic in recent history, infecting one-third of the world's population and killing at least 50 million worldwide. These viruses evolve, so every year the world is at risk of a new strain of flu. One related virus that caused the 2009 swine flu pandemic killed over 200,000 people worldwide. Professor Munir Iqbal heads up the Avian Influenza Virus group at The Pirbright Institute. This group is imitating natural selection and evolution of influenza viruses in the lab. They hope to identify how viruses might change - potentially to be more dangerous. By identifying those changes they can make informed decisions about how to create vaccines against these potential new strains. A new strain, H7N9, emerged in China in February 2013, infecting both poultry and humans. Since then, there have been over 1500 confirmed human infections from this strain with an estimated 40% fatality rate. By 2017 the Chinese government had, very rapidly for a new vaccine, implemented a mass vaccination programme against H7N9 in poultry. This was accompanied by a striking reduction in human infection from this virus. At first this seemed to be good news, but it turns out that suboptimal vaccine practices were creating an evolutionary pressure for the virus to change - to escape the effects of vaccination. As the virus evolved it didn't infect human populations so well, but it became more aggressive in the poultry, even if they had been vaccinated. Iqbal explains, "At The Pirbright Institute, we study how these viruses evolve to persist in poultry and overcome vaccines, and how mutations impact virus virulence, transmission and, pathogenicity. Ultimately this will give us information on bird-to-human transmission and help develop diagnostic tools and vaccines to better fight the virus." Disease transmission has to be studied in chickens but disease virulence can be quantified using chicken eggs. 14 day-old fertilised eggs are infected with the virus which then replicate. The faster the virus replicates in the embryo, the more virulent the strain. "The quantity of virus being produced often equates to the aggressiveness of the disease. Very often viral infection depends on the amount of virus that you come in contact with. One particle might not infect animals or humans, but thousands could. In the same way, a smaller amount of virus might be needed to infect poultry compared to humans. We live alongside loads of virus without getting sick until we come across an amount large enough to cause an infection," explains Iqbal. By imitating the natural selection process in the lab, the researchers identified the specific mutation that allowed the Chinese H7N9 virus to escape vaccine-induced immunity. They were also able to predict the evolution of influenza viruses. Three mutations that were observed in the lab have since been found in the field in 2019. "These changes can have a huge impact in terms of virus transmission, virus virulence and virus transfusion across species from avian-to-human, avian-to-avian, or even to different mammalian species," adds Iqbal. Fortunately for us, these three mutations prevent H7N9 viruses from binding to human cells, but increase their binding, replication and stability in chicken cells and embryos. This means that the strains that had evolved around the vaccination posed a lower threat to humans, but an increased risk to poultry. Mass vaccination of poultry against H7N9 strains in China might have been beneficial to humans, driving virus evolution away from a human pandemic, but it also meant that the evolved viruses posed an even greater threat to poultry. However, this might not be the case for all strains warns Iqbal. Not all mutations that arise due to vaccine induced evolution, push viral strains away from human infection. In the future, other mutations may have human pandemic potential or be even more deadly to poultry. Influenza viruses are a particular risk, as they infect a huge range of animals and mutate rapidly, which gives them the capacity to jump species and evade the immune system. They are particularly a cause for concern, because they circulate in livestock such as pigs and poultry which regularly come into close contact with humans. Using a method that can predict how vaccination may change influenza virus characteristics is potentially valuable for making new vaccines against these fast evolving viruses. These predictions could also provide advanced warning of mutations that could increase likelihood of human infection. Looking out for these viral mutations in the global health surveillance programme can help in the monitoring for potential threats. This might allow us to get ahead of them, by developing and using new vaccines, before new viral variants have a chance to spread and spiral out of control in a new pandemic. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/research-medical-benefits/how-virus-tracking-can... |
| Description | Hub Facebook sites |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Facebook is used across the Hub with four independent country-led One Health Poultry Hub pages. The UK page has 180 followers, India 250, Vietnam 330 and Bangladesh >3500. UK, India and Vietnam pages are mainly used to advertise Hub events (Roadmap series, internal webinars, training courses, conferences) and report on field activities. In Bangladesh, FB live is additionally used as a primary platform for the team to deliver extension training to poultry veterinarians, managers and workers. It is an incredibly active and well used site. For the second half of 2020, the FB sites recorded ~32,000 content clicks, with estimated reach of >60,000. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/PoultryhubBangladesh |
| Description | Hub engagement with policy-focused research networks in Bangladesh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Members of the Bangladesh Hub are leading proponents in several policy-focused research networks. This includes us carrying out research co-funded by the Hub and Fleming Fund on drivers of antimicrobial usage (Hub partners at CVASU with icddr,b); on surveillance and risk analysis of potentially pandemic influenza with co-funding from NIH CEIRR (Hub partners at CVASU, BLRI, IECDR, APHA/RVC) and engagement with the NSAID-funded Strategies to Prevent Spill-over (STOPS) with icddr,b. All of these are examples of the Hub contributing to and strengthening national capacities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Hub social media in Bangladesh (Facebook) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Posting of different news stories, messages and images related to the Hub project activities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| URL | https://web.facebook.com/One-Health-Poultry-Hub-Bangladesh-110419853683447/?modal=admin_todo_tour |
| Description | IDS Blog on China and the future of global governance |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Blog published on the IDS website on China and the Future of Global Governance |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.ids.ac.uk/opinions/china-and-the-future-of-global-health-governance/ |
| Description | Identification of antigenic epitopes to broaden and enhance the efficacy of avian influenza vaccines. Presented at 6th Animal Vaccines and immune Adjuvant Technologies Salon & Advanced seminar, Shandong-Binzhou Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine Academy, China, 18-20 October 2019. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The talk and the discussion was the best practices to improve control systems (vaccines and diagnostics) for prevention of avian influenza viruses infection in poultry and zoonotic infections in humans. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Importance of Biosecurity in poultry |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Hub team in Gujarat recorded a video linked to the extensive biosecurity training they conducted during 2023 for a variety of actors working in the poultry industry. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQDSxy3LBpk |
| Description | Improving Potency of Poultry Vaccines |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A talk entitled "Improving Potency of Poultry Vaccines" presented by Munir Iqbal to post graduate students at meeting "The 2022 International Animal Husbandry High-Quality Development Conference" on On 19th November 2022 hosted by Shandong Vocational Animal Science and Veterinary College. More than 300 post graduate and university staff from Shandong Vocational Animal Science and Veterinary College attended the meeting and discussed the advanced in the strategies to reduce the impacts of avian influenza viruses. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Improving Potency of Poultry Vaccines |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Research outcomes were presented by Munir iqbal at the 2022 International Animal Husbandry: High quality development of animal health and animal husbandry- Virtual Scientific Conference, on 19-Nov-2022, hosted by Shandong Vocational Animal Science and Veterinary College. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Improving Poultry Vaccines, Virtual presentation to staff and postgraduate students at University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The overview was presented on the development of next-generation of poultry vaccines. The new vaccine technology selectively targets chicken immune cells and induces faster and stronger immunity against poultry viral diseases. A huge interest in the subject was perceived and everyone was interested in the new technology and eager in suggesting that this vaccine should be taken forward for commercial production and field use. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Improving Vaccines against Avian Influenza and Newcastle Disease Viruses |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented a talk as an invited speaker at the Sino-European Modern Livestock and Poultry Industry Technical Innovation seminar and the launch of the Joint Laboratory of China and European Countries. Shandong Binzhou Animal Science & Veterinary Medicine Academy, Binzhou, China. Poultry production continues to face several challenges caused by avian influenza, including: (1) virus evolution & antigenic diversity, (2) emergence of new virus variants, (3) co-circulation of multiple variants of same pathogen, (4) mixed infection of different viruses (immunosuppression), (5) maternally derived antibody interference, and (6) poor quality vaccines and sub-optimal vaccination practices. From these challenges, the topic of discussion and research drives optimal vaccination strategies to improve: (1) potency: a single dose to induce faster, stronger and durable immunity against multiple pathogens, (2) effectiveness: protect from clinical disease, reduced shedding and transmission, (3) affordability: cheap to produce and easy to deliver, (4) safety: no adverse impact to host or environment, (5) stability: retain efficacy for at least 1 year at indicated temperature, (6) DIVA: to allow differentiation between infected and vaccinated animals. Implementing new emerging vaccine approaches can: (1) enhance the efficacy, duration, and breadth of immunity, (2) reduce production losses, (3) improve cost-effectiveness, (4) improve productivity and economy, (5) improve animal welfare, and (6) reduce prevalence of viruses and protect public health (reduced virus prevalence = reduced zoonosis). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Improving vaccines and diagnostics for Avian influenza viruses affecting poultry. Presented at the International Poultry Expo "Poultry Science Conference", Lahore, Pakistan, 13-15 September 2019. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The talk and the discussion was the best practices to improve control systems (vaccines and diagnostics) for prevention of avian influenza viruses infection in poultry and zoonotic infections in humans. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Inception workshops of the GCRF UKRI One Health Poultry Hub |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | These inception workshops were held in Sri Lanka (January 2019) and Viet Nam (February 2019). They brought together key personnel from the UK Hub partners, with participants from the Hub partners in the DAC countries and additional stakeholders. The objectives were to present the Hub goals and aims, familiarise participants with key concepts and initiate work planning. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Indian consumers support government in making meat safe at wet markets |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | This was a news article in Asian Agribiz to which Hub investigator Raman Muthusamy was a major source of information. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.asian-agribiz.com/2020/06/09/indian-consumers-support-government-in-making-meat-safe-at-... |
| Description | Indian consumers support government in making meat safe at wet markets |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Hub Investigator Prof Raman Muthusamy gave an interview to AsianAgribiz on 'Indian consumers support government in making meat safe at wet markets'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.asian-agribiz.com/2020/06/09/indian-consumers-support-government-in-making-meat-safe-at-... |
| Description | Industry working group exploring use of big data in chicken health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Industry working group exploring use of big data in chicken health - focus on gut health including microbiota, Eimeria, and the impact of current and novel vaccines. Resulted in a collaboration agreement with new meetings pending. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Integrating genetic and genomic analyses to enhance health and productivity of indigenous chickens |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr A Psifidi was invited speaker in May 2021 in the on line workshop entitled tropical-poultry-production-research-towards-sustainable-systems/organised by CTLGH (University of Edinburgh). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.ctlgh.org/tropical-poultry-production-research-towards-sustainable-systems/ |
| Description | Interactions between receptor-binding, immune evasion and glycan shielding. Presented by Joshua Sealy at Biophysics and evolution: improving models to predict influenza vaccine effectiveness) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Influenza viruses have an error-prone polymerase complex that facilitates a mutagenic environment. Antigenic mutants swiftly arise from this environment with the capacity to persist in both humans and economically important livestock even in the face of vaccination. Furthermore, influenza viruses can adjust the antigenicity of the haemagglutinin (HA) protein, the primary influenza immunogen, using one of four molecular mechanisms. Two prominent mechanisms are: (1) enhancing binding avidity of HA toward cellular receptors to outcompete antibody binding and (2) amino acid substitutions that introduce an N-linked glycan on HA that sterically block antibody binding. In this paper, we investigate the impact that adsorptive mutation and N-linked glycosylation have on receptor-binding phenotype, virus replicative fitness and antigenicity. We show that in the context of adsorptive mutation that N-linked glycosylation can mitigate virus attenuation. We show that in the absence of adsorptive mutation, N-linked glycosylation can attenuate virus this indicating a cooperative role between adsorptive mutation and N-linked glycosylation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.physicsoflife.org.uk/biophysics-and-evolution.html |
| Description | Interview on precarity of informal jobs in the time of COVID-19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | I was interviewed by BBC to talk about the precarious nature of jobs in informal and gig economies across the world. The journalist was writing a piece on an Uber driver from India who died from COVID-19 in London. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52413431 |
| Description | Interview to Times Now media channel on COVID-19 and to The Hindu (e-paper) on COVID-19 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Rajib Dasgupta gave interviews to Times Now and The Hindu on Covid19, links below. https://www.facebook.com/Timesnow/videos/netasmockomicron-rajib-dasgupta-member-national-task-force-shares-his-perspectiv/352218669656971/ https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/schools-will-need-to-put-a-slew-of-preventive-measures-before-opening-says-expert/article38375686.ece |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/Timesnow/videos/netasmockomicron-rajib-dasgupta-member-national-task-force-... |
| Description | Interview with Prof Dirk Pfeiffer The Telegraph UK broadcast on their website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | One of several broadcast interviews with Professor Pfeiffer on COVID-19; this one focused on how the pandemic began in China |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/04/16/watchhow-covid-19-pandemic-began/ |
| Description | Investigating antigenic determinants inducing stronger and broader cross-protective immunity among H5 avian influenza viruses. Presented by Rebecca Daines |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The global poultry industry is under immense strain to meet the demand for food for our ever-increasing population. This forces the need for larger poultry flocks, often with unsatisfactory disease control protocols, providing the perfect scenario for disease spread, in particular avian influenza virus (AIV). The epidemiology of AIV consistently evolves by mutation and re-assortment, encouraging the emergence of new subtypes with the ability to escape current vaccine-induced immune responses. These new subtypes can cause a significant threat to both animal and human health. The most recent report from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) between 2013 and 2018 reported 68 countries and territories affected by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in domestic birds with estimated losses of 122 million birds due to illness or cull. The current circulating subtypes to be of a global public health concern are the H5 and H7 AIV subtypes, having demonstrated the ability to develop zoonotic potential, often driven by the increasing human activities involved to meet resource demand. Current precautionary control methods predominantly focus on biosecurity and vaccination developed from local circulating strains. Vaccination utilises the strain specific structure of the viral surface proteins, haemagglutinin and neuraminidase, the target of the immune response and also the site of viral binding, to elicit the production of specific antibodies. However, due to constant mutation and reassortment, new strains emerge which are no longer fully-neutralised by the antibodies induced from vaccination as the structure of the antigenic sites of surface proteins are no longer complimentary. The acquired evolutionary mutations can also contribute in enhancing viral fitness, transmissibility and/or host range. We are investigating the antigenic determinants of the H5 subtypes of AIV to allow a deeper understanding of the pattern of mutations and consequential fitness costs of the viruses which escape from vaccine-induced antibody immune pressure. From the results of this analysis, a recombinant AIV with the haemagglutinin of known sequence can induce an immune response that provides a broader cross-protective immunity to different antigenic divergent strains/clades of H5 AIV. A broader cross-reactive vaccine will impact the poultry industry socio-economically in respect of potentially preventing morbidity and/or mortality of domestic poultry from the H5 AIV infection, The ultimate aim of our research is for the findings to be put forward as a potential global vaccine candidate and evaluated for its efficacy. To facilitate a wider dissemination and awareness of this project, the findings will be published in relevant veterinary journals and where possible, higher impact journals. Utilising our collaborators in the UK, Pakistan, Vietnam, Egypt and Bangladesh, stakeholders and global corporations such as OIE, World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the improved vaccine would be integrated into endemic countries, primarily targeting those already using vaccination as a method of AIV control in poultry. If the vaccine is successfully integrated into the AIV policy for global control, it will reduce the virus prevalence in the environment, the emergence of antigenically distinct strains, thus minimising the risk of zoonotic transmission and emergence of novel AIV strains with pandemic potential. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Investigating avian influenza antigenic evolution and improving potency of poultry vaccines (Internal seminar) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A talk presented describing how the genetic evolution of avian influenza viruses can result in vaccine failure and how we developed approaches that improve the effectiveness of poultry vaccines to reduce the economic loss in poultry. We describe our research data H5 subtype of avian influenza viruses are evolving rapidly and being classified into different clades. These viruses carry significant antigenic heterogeneity and a single candidate vaccine may not be able to protect against the virus variants infecting poultry in different countries around the globe. Our data will allow for the generation of vaccines that are better strain-matched, thus reducing the impact of AIVs in the poultry industry. We also present our work on the development of next-generation poultry vaccines termed "Targeted Antigen Delivery Vaccine (TADV)" that selectively deliver vaccine antigens to the chicken immune cells known as Antigen-presenting cells and potentiates immunogenicity of the vaccine. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited talk to present at the Intervention Measures Across the Poultry Production Chain Workshop in the CHRO 2019 conference in Belfast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | In the CHRO conference I presented an invited by EFSA talk entitled: "Genomic, transcriptomic and 16S sequencing characterisation of host resistance to Campylobacter colonisation in chickens". In this presentation I had the chance to present the power of genomic selection in poultry as a strategy to improve Campylobacteriosis control. I also had the chance to present the work that we plan to do in the One Health Poultry Hub in relation to Campylobacter in order to reduce the emergence of a zoonotic outbreak. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Invited talk at the animal genomics and adaptability to climate changes workshop, at Plant and Animal Genome (PAG) XXVIII Conference in San Diego, USA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This talk was entitled: "Poultry Genomic Projects in Low and Middle Income Countries". Many researchers working in LMICs countries participated in this workshop where I presented what are the objectives and the approaches with a focus on host genomics that we are going to implement in the One Health Poultry Hub. Following the presentation there were discussions regarding collaborations between different projects for a bigger outcome. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Invited talk at the poultry workshop, at Plant and Animal Genome (PAG) XXVIII Conference in San Diego, USA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The title of the invited presentation was: "Integrating genetics and "omics" data to dissect chicken resistance to infectious disease in Low and Middle Income Countries". In this presentation I presented the overall goals and activities of the One Health Poultry Hub. This presentation sparked questions and discussion afterwards, attracted interest for other researchers working with poultry across the world. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Invited Plenary |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Hub investigator Ayona Silva-Fletcher gave an invited plenary for veterinary educators in Brazil on 'Developing online teaching and assessment for veterinary undergraduate students' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Invited panellist |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Hub investigator Ayona Silva-Fletcher was an invited panelist and gave a presentation on 'Student engagement in online teaching and learning' at 'The future of social, creative and experiential digital learning' online conference, University of London and Paris campus |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Invited plenary |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Hub investigator Ayona Silva-Fletcher delivered a plenary on 'Pedagogy for online and blended learning' at 'How digital is transforming education' mini-conferences at King's College London |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Invited presentation at the British Veterinary Poultry Association (BVPA) Spring Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited presentation "Manipulating the chicken microbiome for good" by Dr Melanie Hay to the British Veterinary Poultry Association (BVPA) Spring Meeting. Approximately 90 BVPA members and invited practitioners + policy makers attended. The talk was followed by questions and discussions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Invited seminar at The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh entitled: : "Integrating genetics and omics data to dissect host resistance to disease". |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | I presented in this scientific seminar the different research projects I am currently involved in with an emphasis on the work we are doing in the "One Health Poultry Hub" and the "Aetiopathogenesis and genomic architecture of resistance to claw horn disruption lesions in dairy cattle" project. This was a well attended seminar, with lots of questions and discussion afterwards. Interest expressed for future collaborative work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Invited speaker (Nicola Lewis, APHA / RVC) at the Fifth EMARIS meeting, and the Second Scienti?c Conf. on Acute Respiratory Infections (ARI) in the East Mediterranean Region |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited speaker under the thematic area of "Influenza at the human-animal interface". Presentation title was: "Lessons learnt from influenza surveillance in animals and implications on human health" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Invited talk (Nicola Lewis, APHA / RVC) on South Asia Live Bird Markets (LBMs) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk for Institut Pasteur du Cambodge (IPC) in collaboration with the Consortium of Animal Market Networks to Assess Risk of Emerging Infectious Diseases through Enhanced Surveillance (CANARIES), at a workshop in Phnom Penh from June 12th-14th, 2019, is sponsored by the UK Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) and the US Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Cooperative Threat Reduction, Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Is factory farming to blame for coronavirus |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This article in the Guardian explores industrial food production as a potential source of future pandemics. Hub investigator Marius Gilbert is interviewed about the risks of emergence of new strains of avian influenza |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/28/is-factory-farming-to-blame-for-coronavirus |
| Description | It's a bird's world: viruses and infection |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Hub investigator Prof Nicola Lewis contributed to 'The Compass' a BBSRC World service series covering global affairs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct3fnk |
| Description | Joint stakeholders' workshop on AMR implementation action plan in Bangladesh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Participation of Dr. Md. Abdus Samad (Bangladesh Liverstock Research Institute, Hub member) as discussant on implementations of national action plan of AMR by USAID on 4 February. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Key Informant Interview workshop, India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The purpose of this workshop, which included participants from the three Hub sites in India, was to help people to understand the principle and practice of key informant interviewing, through a range of experiential, hands on methods, studio-based exercises and simulations, field visits and review sessions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://rvcac-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/dvink_rvc_ac_uk/EX74D_GIi3JCi2z8VxZRKvoBJHw6ZdCgLfOg2... |
| Description | Keynote Address to Newton Fund Swine and Poultry Initiative Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Fiona Tomley was asked to give a keynote presentation on the One Health Poultry Hub to the interim project workshop of the UK-China-Philippines-Thailand Swine and Poultry Research Initiative |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Keynote presentation on the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub to interim project workshop of the UK-China-Philippines-Thailand Swine and Poultry Research Initiative |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | This was a BBSRC-run project workshop with researchers and funders from UK and SE Asia, all of whom have a professional interest in pig and poultry disease research. The keynote presentation stimulated interest from participants in the broad concepts of our interdisciplinary research and impact framework |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Keynote talk COMSTECH One Health online event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Fiona Tomley gave a keynote presentation about the One Health Poultry Hub to a One Health webinar organised by COMSTECH (Organisation of Islamic Co-operation Ministerial on Scientific and Technological Cooperation) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5hcyi9YCsI |
| Description | Latest Pirbright collaboration uncovers genetic markers that could guide avian influenza surveillance |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Research outputs were mass comminated for the general public via a news story. This was published online at the Pirbright Institute webpage and One Health Poultry Health webpage and distributed wildly on social media including Facebook, Twitter, In Share. Researchers at The Pirbright Institute have identified the genetic markers on avian influenza ('bird flu') viruses that could help the viruses to jump the species barrier and cause disease in people, in collaboration with other members of the One Health Poultry Hub. Co-investigators Professor Munir Iqbal and Dr Joshua Sealy worked with scientists at Imperial College London, the University of Glasgow and The Francis Crick Institute, to show how the genetic traits of avian influenza H9N2 viruses influence their preference for infecting bird or human cells. The paper detailing their findings, 'Genetic determinants of receptor-binding preference and zoonotic potential of H9N2 avian influenza viruses' is published in the Journal of Virology. The research identifies genetic traits that alter a key H9N2 viral protein, called haemagglutinin, that makes it easier for the virus to recognise and bind to different cell receptors. This is the first step of viral infection, and the general inability of avian influenza viruses to effectively bind to human receptors is a major reason why they do not, in general, jump the species barrier to people. However, given that human infections with H9N2 have been detected on an almost monthly basis since 2015, there may be a capacity for these viruses to evolve and gain the ability to efficiently target cellular receptors in people. This latest discovery reveals which haemagglutinin properties of existing H9N2 strains allow them to bind to human receptors more effectively. These included small genetic differences as well as the overall structure and charge of the haemagglutinin protein. These findings will help guide future avian influenza surveillance by providing the genetic markers that signify the emergence of viruses with the potential to transmit to people. There have been more than 60 cases recorded of people infected with H9N2 influenza viruses to date in 2020, all in countries where the virus is endemic. However, these viruses have not adapted to spread efficiently from person to person, a key element of a virus that has the potential to cause a pandemic. Professor Iqbal and his team at Pirbright have previously described H9N2 viruses which showed a preference for human-like receptors. Professor Iqbal said: "Understanding more about which traits increase the likelihood of H9N2 viruses jumping into humans help to identify viruses that could pose a future threat. Keeping an eye on viruses with these traits can help us to be prepared in the event that one of them evolves to pass between people rather than only from birds to humans." This research was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) the Medical Research Council (MRC) both part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.pirbright.ac.uk/news/2021/01/latest-pirbright-collaboration-uncovers-genetic-markers-cou... |
| Description | Leaflet on AMR awareness (in local language) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | To tackle the issue of AMR, public awareness and education are needed. A pamphlet was prepared on AMR and circulated widely among poultry farmers and traders in Gujarat and posted on social media to give wide publicity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/antimicrobial-resistance-research-and-impact-work-focus-on-ana... |
| Description | Leaflet on footbaths for biosecurity (in local language) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | This is very important for biosecurity on poultry farms as it prevents entry of pathogens and helps protect farms from disease. The pamphlet helped to create awareness and educate farmers in a very simple approach for biosecurity that they can afford. The pamphlet was circulated widely among poultry farmers in Gujarat and posted on social media to give wide publicity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Lightening Talk: Global perspective on AMR and One Health approach - Animal Health. To a meeting on AMR: country led solutions to the global concern, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This was part of the three day meeting on antimicrobial resistance, community engagement, global health and the arts/humanites, organised in Nepal by two GCRF-funded projects at the University of Leeds. On day One, the local organiser from Herd International brought together researchers across a number of relevant GCRF projects operating in Africa and Asia with Nepalese NGOs and government ministers to highlight potential policy-interventions. The following two days were focussed on practical approaches to community engagement, sharing best practice, and identifying potential synergies for future collaborations. A few months later, six of the projects (including ours) worked together to develop a proposal for the GCRF Challenge Cluster call, which we have just heard is recommended for funding. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Linking science with policy in infectious disease control and prevention. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dirk Pfeiffer presented an invited paper at Workshop for Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society theme issue on "Data Science Approaches to Infectious Disease Surveillance". July 10, 2021. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Live streaming inaugural session of first Hub conference, 10 February 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Publicity of First Annual Hub Conference organized during 10-14 February, 2020 at Ahmedabad. A total of 1811 viewer was reached. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/poultryhubINDIA/ |
| Description | MVSc student engagement |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A pilot study on AMR provided an golden opportunity for the post graduate students working in the field to take up part of the research as the thesis work. This has effectively help to train students and in capacity building, quality of research and benefited academician, researchers and hub research staff. A student and research staff learn the research design, data recording and analysis of the AMR Ampliseq data analysis. A post graduate student earned Master degree in the discipline of the Veterinary Microbiology working on the part of the theme of pilot project |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Magazine and newspaper articles on COVID 19 India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Hub investigator Prof Rajib Dasgupta authored a series of articles on COVID-19 Covid again: As G20 chair, India must lead the fight against virus resurgence. Opinion piece in Indian Express Free Diagnostic Tests| Delhi must ensure tests leads to appropriate treatment. Opinion piece in Moneycontrol Handling the contemporary twin challenges of Covid-19. Opinion piece in Deccan Herald Making sense of the ongoing monkeypox outbreak. Opinion piece in Deccan Herald The Covid spectre again. Opinion piece in Indian Express |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Manual on poultry rearing and trading |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A handy manual (in Bengali) based on training sessions delivered to poultry farmers during 2020/21 was prepared, printed, and distributed to stakeholders (poultry farmers, traders etc) when Hub researchers were conducting field studies (biological sampling and social science). A total of 270 copies of the manual have been distributed so far. The benefits are several: 1. Sharing Hub research findings to poultry farmers, traders and field veterinarians who are participating in our studies 2. Building stakeholder capacity to access and understand a scientific evidence-based manual prepared by the Hub Bangladesh team. 3. Spreading knowledge about all relevant aspects of the poultry Industry to additional stakeholders in the local areas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Many broadcasts on COVID 19 India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | During 2022, Hub investigator Prof Rajib Dasgupta from JNU, New Delhi was interviewed many times by national and international broadcasters for his views on COVID-19, uptake of vaccines, and concerns about COVID surges in China. Arogya Bharat: Dilemma in Taking Booster Dose interview with Doordarshan Bharat Biotech's nasal vaccine 'iNCOVACC' gets government approval: Why is it a BIG boost. Interview with Times Now China Covid Crisis Interview with CNN News 18 China COVID Explosion: Global Mayhem In The Making? Interview with CNN News 18 COVID 'message' for BharatJodo: Precaution or politics? Interview with CNN News 18 Covid Surge In China, Alert In India: Time To Mask Up Again? Left Right and Centre Interview with NDTV COVID Surge in China. Interview with CNN News 18 COVID-19 Special: Pandemic Heroes Interview with DW News, Berlin Global alarm grows over China's Covid surge. Interview with France 24 Historic Vaccination Feat: 2 Billion+ Doses Administered Interview with Times Now India Achieves 200 Crore Jabs Landmark, Interview with Mirror Now India Back on COVID Alert Interview with CNN News 18 India Masks Up Again Interview with CNN News 18 India Masks Up To Fight COVID-19 | Does the Nation Need To Worry? Interview with Times Now India Prepare Amid COVID Surge in China Interview with Mirror Now India Ups Guard Against COVID. Interview with Times Now Monkeypox's entry into India are we staring at another deadly disease. Interview with Times Now |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Meeting held in UK for DAC Hub National Coordinators and Research Managers (July 2019) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This organised to build on the previous Hub inception meetings (Sri Lanka, January 2019 and Vietnam, February 2019). It involved the active participation of Hub-wide managerial teams (National Coordinators and Research Managers), plus a number of invited strategic experts. The meeting strategically overlapped with a similar one hosted by the London International Development Centre (LIDC), which leads the Action against Stunting Hub. The objectives of the meeting were: 1) To strengthen partnerships between the participating institutions. 2) To explore how we can best plan for impact to ensure the Hub's overall vision becomes a reality. 3) To set in place good interdisciplinary working practices, in alignment with One Health principles and culture. 4) To develop protocols and practices for Hub management and operation. A specific expectation of the meeting was to initiate or further advance and develop a country-level impact strategy (founded on a Theory of Change), a monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) framework including log frames, and addressing issues such as identification and mitigation of risks, and development of a fit-for-purpose safeguarding policy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://rvcac-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/dvink_rvc_ac_uk/ESRl0wslLM1Mo92Tm2O8Gb0BW_sw0eMRll72l... |
| Description | Moderator |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Hub investigator Patricia Conway moderated a webinar panel discussion on 'The future of food' as part of the NTUitive webinar series run by NTU, Singapore. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Molecular techniques to monitor AMR |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A blended learning training course on molecular techniques to investigate and monitor AMR was codesigned by Hub investigators in India and the UK. The course (6 weeks online with optional extra 2 weeks practical classes) is accredited jointly by AAU and RVC (14 academic credits) and is building a network of researchers with expertise & understanding of molecular diagnostics. In 2021 there were 75 graduates from Asia and Europe and demand is high - >400 applicants for the 2021 places. In 2022, the course will run twice more for 60 participants: we have had 600 applications. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/applications-open-for-free-amr-molecular-diagnostics-course/ |
| Description | Multi-sectoral coordination in AMR prevention and control: from policies to actions |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This was a symposium organised by Department of Animal Health (MARD) which was designed to accompany the launch of Vietnam's National Strategy for Antimicrobial Resistance Prevention and Control for the period 2023-2030, with a vision to 2045. Dr Pham Thi Thanh Hoa (Hub Research Manager) presented a summary of the Hub's work - 'One Health approach i Surveillance of AMR: Experience from the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub'. Her talk can be found in English at https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1asnuk2J7se7swExz3QDLKFbmWcBesPbf |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://vukehoach.mard.gov.vn/News.aspx?id=3140 |
| Description | Multi-stakeholder meeting in Bangladesh, 16 January 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The purposes of this multi-stakeholder meeting under the One Health Poultry Hub Project were to: • Explore the relative importance of Poultry Production and Distribution Networks (PDNs) and nodes for the risk of (a) emergence, (b) dissemination, (c) persistence and (d) exposure to humans of AIVs, AMR and food borne pathogens of poultry origin; • Make projections about the relative importance of each PDN in the supply of chicken meat and eggs in the near future; • Know stakeholders expectations from the hub project; • Stakeholders view about the most efficient ways for future interactions between the project and stakeholders' group. A summary of the meeting was produced with key findings. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Multiple talks at XXIInd World Veterinary Poultry Association Congress - WVPAC 2023, Verona, Italy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | three independent talks titled: (1) Selectively targeting antigens to chicken immune cells induces faster and very strong immunity in chicks with high levels of maternally derived antibodies, (2) The impact of avian influenza vaccination on zoonotic infections: lessons learned from the H7N9 avian influenza control, (3) Investigating molecular markers influences the haemagglutination activity of the H9N2 avian influenza viruses. Poultry production continues to face several challenges caused by avian influenza, including: (1) virus evolution & antigenic diversity, (2) emergence of new virus variants, (3) co-circulation of multiple variants of same pathogen, (4) mixed infection of different viruses (immunosuppression), (5) maternally derived antibody interference, and (6) poor quality vaccines and sub-optimal vaccination practices. From these challenges, the topic of discussion and research drives optimal vaccination strategies to improve: (1) potency: a single dose to induce faster, stronger and durable immunity against multiple pathogens, (2) effective: protect from clinical disease, reduced shedding and transmission, (3) affordability: cheap to produce and easy to deliver, (4) safety: no adverse impact to host or environment, (5) stability: retain efficacy for at least 1 year at indicated temperature, (6) DIVA: to allow differentiation between infected and vaccinated animals. Implementing new emerging vaccine approaches can: (1) enhance the efficacy, duration, and breadth of immunity, (2) reduce production losses, (3) improve cost-effectiveness, (4) improve productivity and economy, (5) improve animal welfare, and (6) reduce prevalence of viruses and protect public health (reduced virus prevalence = reduced zoonosis). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | National Advisory Group/ stakeholder workshop India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The National Advisory Group of India held a high-level stakeholder workshop where research outputs and workplans for the One Health Poultry Hub teams in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Delhi were presented, gaps/opportunities identified and pathways for One Health Policy research identified. Members of the all-India NAG include senior representatives of the Indian Council of Medical Research, National Centre for Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Agriculture, Indian Public Health Association, State Government (Kerala, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu), private companies (poultry/livestock production) and academic researchers in clinical, public and animal health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | National Advisory Group/ stakeholder workshop Vietnam |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A high-level stakeholder workshop was organized to present outputs of the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub research in Vietnam and discuss the findings as well as priorities for partnerships in the future. Around 40 participants included policy makers (cross-goverment sectors), international organizations operating in Vietnam, representatives of the private sector, and Hub researchers. The stakeholders highly appreciated the workshop and concluded that the research findings will support measures for sustainable development of poultry industry in Vietnam. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/stakeholder-meeting-in-vietnam-discusses-future-priorities/ |
| Description | National Advisory Group/stakeholder workshop Sri Lanka |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A stakeholder conference was organised by One Health Poultry Hub in Kandy to discuss the outputs of mapping three sub-sectors of the national poultry industry. The team shared updates with 60 attendees representing farm, trade, market and slaughterhouse sectors along with the DG from Department of Animl Production and Health, other stakeholders from DAPH as well as the VC of University of Peradeniya, Dean of the faculty of Vet Medicine and Animal Sciences and Hub researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/stakeholder-meeting-in-sri-lanka-discusses-poultry-production-... |
| Description | National Advisory Group/stakeholder workshops Bangladesh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | "Three further workshops of the National Advisory Group were held, comprising senior members of Bangladesh government departments, private companies, international agencies, trade associations and researchers. Hub outputs and Roadmap findings were discussed and how these can inform national One Health research, policy and advocacy in Bangladesh. These ongoing discussions and building of strong relationships across govt sectors are setting the pathway to inform policy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | National meet on AMR, superbugs and One Health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Madhvi Joshi gave a talk on " One Health Approach for Managing Healthcare Challenges: Case Studies on COVID-19 and AMR " and Prof. C.G. Joshi gave a talk on "Importance of One Health Approach in combating AMR. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://btm.gujarat.gov.in/Portal/Document/1_72_1_Report-on-National-Meet-on-AMR.pdf |
| Description | Network Program on Antimicrobial Resistance, Superbugs, One Health and State Action Plan for combating AMR |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Madhvi Joshi presented a talk on "AMR: Fighting Resistance with Resilience, Antimicrobial Resistance-Diagnostic approach, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) In Veterinary Including Poultry |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://btm.gujarat.gov.in/Portal/Document/1_61_1_A-report-on-AMR-meet-1-with-review21092021.pdf |
| Description | New rapid protection bird flu vaccine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article published in the magazine "Poultry World) by Freelance journalist Natalie Berkhout describing the development of a new methods have been developed to enhance the immune response that vaccines produce and reduce the amount of virus that birds shed into the environment. One technique involves tagging flu virus proteins with a marker that makes them easier for antigen-presenting cells (APCs) to capture. These immune cells can efficiently process the tagged proteins, resulting in a robust and long-lasting antiviral response in chickens. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.poultryworld.net/health-nutrition/health/new-rapid-protection-bird-flu-vaccine/ |
| Description | New rapid protection bird flu vaccine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Research outputs were mass comminated for the general public via a news story. This was published online on Poultry world (Poultry World edition 10 of 2021 now online) entitled. New rapid protection bird flu vaccine. Professor Munir Iqbal, head of the Avian Influenza Virus group at Pirbright Institute, speaks to Poultry World about the potential of an improved poultry influenza vaccine that triggers a rapid immune response that protects chickens against signs of disease and reduces the amount of virus that they could pass on. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://content.yudu.com/web/1r3p1/0A1zifp/PoultryWorld2021-10/html/index.html?origin=reader&page=30 |
| Description | Next-generation poultry vaccines, presented by Munir Iqbal to the The Pirbright Institute Trustee Board and Science Advisory Board meeting on 20th July 2021. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Data was presented to the Pirbright Institute senior management on the development and potency of a new improved vaccine to protect poultry from avian influenza viruses. The new vaccine carries the potential to triggers a rapid immune response that protects chickens against signs of disease and reduces the level of virus that they could pass on, a key element to halting the spread of bird flu through flocks. The vaccine would also be easier and less costly to produce than the traditional flu vaccines made in chicken eggs. This vaccine is now being evaluated for large scale commercial production and deployment in the field. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.pirbright.ac.uk/news/2021/07/pirbright%E2%80%99s-new-bird-flu-vaccine-provides-rapid-pro... |
| Description | One Health - Ein holistischer Ansatz für eine immer komplexer werdende Welt". Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dirk Pfeiffer gave an Invited talk at the "One Health - Forschung für die Gesundheit von Mensch, Tier und Umwelt"- event celebrating 111 years since the establishment of the Friedrich Loeffler Institut, Germany, October 11.-12., 2021, Greifswald, Germany (via video conference). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub Towards Safer, Sustainable Pultry Production |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A poster on the work of the Hub team in Sri Lanka was selected for presentation at the Peradeniya University Research Excellence Showcase. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub Vietnam Facebook page |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | A face book/ fanpage is created to provide information about the Hub's activities of Vietnam team as well as the activities of the OHP Hub. In addition, information about research activities, information about training, conference/workshops, and social events are also attractive to the audience. The information is updated every two weeks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/One-Health-Poultry-Hub-Vietnam-104079431083223 |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The One Health Poultry Hub website is the main public-facing source of information on the Hub. It contains information on the Hub structure and governance, our work areas and plans, publications and other resources, etc. News and blog posts provide reflection on different areas of our work. The website also functions as a portal to the Hub intranet as well as the online learning platform (interactive Hub Educational Network or iHEN). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub: Roadmap Series public discussion #10: AMR governance: behaviour and blame |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | One in a series of public debates to identify practical and equitable approaches to health security, food security and food systems that incorporate justice in human, animal, and environmental health. Each debate involved expert panellists and was publicly accessible with retreivable recordings and resources. The combined outputs will inform a set of Hub briefing papers that propose practical steps towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in our study countries. In this event, panellists discussed the question "Are policy and regulatory bodies meeting challenges presented by the global threat of antimicrobial resistance? If not, why not? And who should be responsible for ensuring they do?" Panellists were Dr Vikas Aggarwal, South Asia Regional Lead, Fleming Fund Grants Programme, Mott MacDonald and Professor Anita Kotwani, Head of Pharmacology, VP Chest Institute, University of Delhi. The session was moderated by Professor Robyn Alders. Q&A, polls and resource sharing via a Slack channel were used to encourage audience participation and assess opinions before, during and after the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/event-series/governance-behaviour-and-blame/ |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub: Roadmap Series public discussion #11: Food systems: climate change and animal-source food |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | One in a series of public debates to identify practical and equitable approaches to health security, food security and food systems that incorporate justice in human, animal, and environmental health. Each debate involved expert panellists and was publicly accessible with retreivable recordings and resources. The combined outputs will inform a set of Hub briefing papers that propose practical steps towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in our study countries. In this event, panellists discussed the question "How can we balance the need to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with livestock production with the need for animal-source food to maintain a healthy human diet?" Panellists were Professor Mark Howden, Director of the Climate Change Institute at the Australian National University and Dr Julia de Bruyn, Senior Fellow in Food Systems and Nutrition at the Natural Resrouces Institute, University of Greenwich. The session was moderated by Professor Robyn Alders. Q&A, polls and resource sharing via a Slack channel were used to encourage audience participation and assess opinions before, during and after the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/event-series/food-systems-climate-change-and-animal-source-food/ |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub: Roadmap Series public discussion #12: One Health: biosecurity governance |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | One in a series of public debates to identify practical and equitable approaches to health security, food security and food systems that incorporate justice in human, animal, and environmental health. Each debate involved expert panellists and was publicly accessible with retreivable recordings and resources. The combined outputs will inform a set of Hub briefing papers that propose practical steps towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in our study countries. In this event, panellists discussed the question "How can an intersectoral approach to biosecurity contribute to better health and a better economy?" Panellists were Professor Christine Middlemiss, Chief Veterinary Officer of the UK and Dr Mark Schipp, Chief Veterinary Officer of Australia and elected President of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). The session was moderated by Professor Fiona Tomley. Q&A, polls and resource sharing via a Slack channel were used to encourage audience participation and assess opinions before, during and after the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/event-series/one-health-biosecurity-governance/ |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub: Roadmap Series public discussion #13: Food Systems: the shifting role of poultry in agriculture and diets |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | One in a series of public debates to identify practical and equitable approaches to health security, food security and food systems that incorporate justice in human, animal, and environmental health. Each debate involved expert panellists and was publicly accessible with retreivable recordings and resources. The combined outputs will inform a set of Hub briefing papers that propose practical steps towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in our study countries. In this event, panellists discussed the question "How has poultry historically fed into different food systems and what lessons does this offer for the 21st century?" Panellists were Dr Hharati Kulkarni of the National Institute of Nutrition, India and Dr Johanna Wong, researcher with Supporting Evidence-Based Interventions for Livestock (SEBI) at University of Edinburgh. The session was moderated by Professor Fiona Tomley. Q&A, polls and resource sharing via a Slack channel were used to encourage audience participation and assess opinions before, during and after the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/event-series/food-systems-the-shifting-role-of-poultry-in-agricultu... |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub: Roadmap Series public discussion #14: Food Systems: Local or regional or global |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | One in a series of public debates to identify practical and equitable approaches to health security, food security and food systems that incorporate justice in human, animal, and environmental health. Each debate involved expert panellists and was publicly accessible with retrievable recordings and resources. The combined outputs will inform a set of Hub briefing papers that propose practical steps towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in our study countries. In this event, panellists discussed the question "Does it matter where our food comes from? And what can local cuisines and environments teach us about sustainability and food security?" Panellists were Dr Sagari Ramdas, veterinary scientist at Food Sovereignty Alliance, India and Professor Neil Burgess, chief scientist at UNEP-WCMC and project lead for the GCRF Trade, Development and Environment Hub. The session was moderated by Professor Robyn Alders. Q&A, polls and resource sharing via a Slack channel were used to encourage audience participation and assess opinions before, during and after the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/event-series/food-systems-local-or-regional-or-global/ |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub: Roadmap Series public discussion #15: Food system governance: a risky business? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | One in a series of public debates to identify practical and equitable approaches to health security, food security and food systems that incorporate justice in human, animal, and environmental health. Each debate involved expert panellists and was publicly accessible with retreivable recordings and resources. The combined outputs will inform a set of Hub briefing papers that propose practical steps towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in our study countries. In this event, panellists discussed the question "What role can One Health risk governance play in contributing to food system policy?" Panellists were Professor Meerjady Flora, Additinal Director General of Health Services (planning and development), DG Health Services, Bangaldesh and Professor Ortwin Renn, Scientific Director at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Germany. Professor Dirk Pfeiffer. Q&A, polls and resource sharing via a Slack channel were used to encourage audience participation and assess opinions before, during and after the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/event-series/food-system-governance-a-risky-business/ |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub: Roadmap Series public discussion #16: Food system governance: the food, disease, environment nexus. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | One in a series of public debates to identify practical and equitable approaches to health security, food security and food systems that incorporate justice in human, animal, and environmental health. Each debate involved expert panellists and was publicly accessible with retreivable recordings and resources. The combined outputs will inform a set of Hub briefing papers that propose practical steps towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in our study countries. In this event, panellists discussed the question "How can One Health assist with managing complex questions requiring intersectoral governance?" Panellists were Professor David Heymann of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, distinguished fellow at Chatham House and Dr Victor Mbao, senior program specialist, International Development Research Centre. The session was moderated by Professor Robyn Alders. Q&A, polls and resource sharing via a Slack channel were used to encourage audience participation and assess opinions before, during and after the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub: Roadmap Series public discussion #17: Governance:One Health Food systems |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | One in a series of public debates to identify practical and equitable approaches to health security, food security and food systems that incorporate justice in human, animal, and environmental health. Each debate involved expert panellists and was publicly accessible with retreivable recordings and resources. The combined outputs will inform a set of Hub briefing papers that propose practical steps towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in our study countries. In this event, panellists discussed the question "What are the key elements of One Health food systems? What are the next steps to achieve this transformation?" Panellists were Dr Namukolo Covic, Senior Research Coordinator at the International Food Policy Research Institute and Professor Alan Dangour, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The session was moderated by Professor Robyn Alders. Q&A, polls and resource sharing via a Slack channel were used to encourage audience participation and assess opinions before, during and after the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/event-series/governance-one-health-food-systems/ |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub: Roadmap Series public discussion #1: Pandemics: managing uncertainty |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The aims of this series of public debates entitled "Roadmap Series: Discussions for the Future of Poultry, People and Planet" are to identify practical and equitable approaches to health security, food security and food systems that incorporate justice in human, animal, and environmental health. Each of these discussions involve exchanges between invited, expert panellists. Each event is publicly accessible; event recordings and other resources can be retrieved. The intention is that the combined outputs will inform the development of a set of briefing papers that review, analyse and propose strategic steps to achieve related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The two panellists addressed the question: how can risk assessment and preparedness help prevent the next pandemic? The panellists were Professor Nitish Debnath from the Fleming Fund Bangladesh; and Dr Hayley MacGregor from the Institute of Development Studies. The session was moderated by Professor Dirk Pfeiffer of City University, Hong Kong. Moderated discussion via Q&A, polls, resource sharing via a Slack channel and a post-event questionnaire were used to encourage audience participation and assess opinions before, during and after the event. Date of event: 14 October 2020 Registrations: 123 Attendees: 70 Countries represented: 14 Organisations represented: 30 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/event-series/pandemics-managing-uncertainty/ |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub: Roadmap Series public discussion #2: Disease and health through a One Health lens |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The aims of this series of public debates entitled "Roadmap Series: Discussions for the Future of Poultry, People and Planet" are to identify practical and equitable approaches to health security, food security and food systems that incorporate justice in human, animal, and environmental health. Each of these discussions involve exchanges between invited, expert panellists. Each event is publicly accessible; event recordings and other resources can be retrieved. The intention is that the combined outputs will inform the development of a set of briefing papers that review, analyse and propose strategic steps to achieve related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The two panellists addressed the question: what is disease, why does it happen and how do our perceptions of it shape our approaches to disease prevention and control? The panellists were Dr Osman Dar, Director, Chatham House Global Health Programme's One Health project, UK; and Professor Melissa Leach, Director, Institute of Development Studies, UK. The session was moderated by Professor Robyn Alders, Global Health Programme, Chatham House, UK. Moderated discussion via Q&A, polls, resource sharing via a Slack channel and a post-event questionnaire were used to encourage audience participation and assess opinions before, during and after the event. Date of event: 28 October 2020 Registrations: 118 Attendees: 65 Countries represented: 13 Organisations represented: 30 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/event-series/upcoming-disease-and-health-through-a-one-health-lens/ |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub: Roadmap Series public discussion #3: Pandemics: past, present and future |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The aims of this series of public debates entitled "Roadmap Series: Discussions for the Future of Poultry, People and Planet" are to identify practical and equitable approaches to health security, food security and food systems that incorporate justice in human, animal, and environmental health. Each of these discussions involve exchanges between invited, expert panellists. Each event is publicly accessible; event recordings and other resources can be retrieved. The intention is that the combined outputs will inform the development of a set of briefing papers that review, analyse and propose strategic steps to achieve related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The two panellists discussed how and why pandemics have shaped history, what the legacy of COVID-19 will be and how risk mitigation can prevent future upheavals. The panellists were: Professor Stuart Reid, Principal, Royal Veterinary College, UK; and Ms. Heather Quinlan, author of Plagues, pandemics and viruses, USA. The session was moderated by Professor Fiona Tomley, Director of the UKRI GCRF One Health Poultry Hub, UK. Moderated discussion via Q&A, polls, resource sharing via a Slack channel and a post-event questionnaire were used to encourage audience participation and assess opinions before, during and after the event. Date of event: 11 November 2020 Registrations: 275 Attendees: 130 Countries represented: 31 Organisations represented: 69 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/event-series/upcoming-pandemics-past-present-and-future/ |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub: Roadmap Series public discussion #4: Poultry production: keeping it safe and healthy |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The aims of this series of public debates entitled "Roadmap Series: Discussions for the Future of Poultry, People and Planet" are to identify practical and equitable approaches to health security, food security and food systems that incorporate justice in human, animal, and environmental health. Each of these discussions involve exchanges between invited, expert panellists. Each event is publicly accessible; event recordings and other resources can be retrieved. The intention is that the combined outputs will inform the development of a set of briefing papers that review, analyse and propose strategic steps to achieve related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The two panellists discussed how food safety risks differ across poultry production and marketing systems by geography. From the risk of environmental enteropathy disorder in infants in contact with scavenging chickens to campylobacter and salmonella contamination of intensively produced poultry products, there's much to debate. What are the consequences of not managing risk effectively? What risk management strategies are yielding results? The panellists were: Dr. Theo Kanellos, Director, Business Development and Alliances, Zoetis; and Professor Claire Heffernan, Director, London International Development Centre. The session was moderated by Professor Robyn Alders, Global Health Programme, Chatham House, UK. Moderated discussion via Q&A, polls and resource sharing via a Slack channel were used to encourage audience participation and assess opinions before, during and after the event. Date of event: 25 November 2020 Registrations: 211 Attendees: 119 Countries represented: 35 Organisations represented: 68 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/event-series/upcoming-poultry-production-keeping-it-safe-and-health... |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub: Roadmap Series public discussion #5: Poultry production: keeping the customer satisfied |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The aims of this series of public debates entitled "Roadmap Series: Discussions for the Future of Poultry, People and Planet" are to identify practical and equitable approaches to health security, food security and food systems that incorporate justice in human, animal, and environmental health. Each of these discussions involve exchanges between invited, expert panellists. Each event is publicly accessible; event recordings and other resources can be retrieved. The intention is that the combined outputs will inform the development of a set of briefing papers that review, analyse and propose strategic steps to achieve related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The two panellists discussed how consumers influence chicken breeding, rearing and animal welfare standards, and what role producers can and should have in influencing consumer choice. In a world facing increasingly difficult choices, this panel sought to promote an informed debate on issues including i) poultry production systems that work for vulnerable producers while also contributing to resilient food systems and ii) understanding what makes chickens feel content and safe. The panellists were: Professor Appolinaire Djikeng, Director of the Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health, University of Edinburgh; and Professor Christine Nicol, Professor of Animal Welfare, RVC. The session was moderated by Fiona Tomley, Director of the UKRI GCRF One Health Poultry Hub, UK. Moderated discussion via Q&A, polls, resource sharing via a Slack channel and a post-event questionnaire were used to encourage audience participation and assess opinions before, during and after the event. Date of event: 9 December 2020 Registrations: 164 Attendees: 101 Countries represented: 23 Organisations represented: 59 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/event-series/upcoming-poultry-production-keeping-the-customer-satis... |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub: Roadmap Series public discussion #6: Poultry production: the gender dimension |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The aims of this series of public debates entitled "Roadmap Series: Discussions for the Future of Poultry, People and Planet" are to identify practical and equitable approaches to health security, food security and food systems that incorporate justice in human, animal, and environmental health. Each of these discussions involve exchanges between invited, expert panellists. Each event is publicly accessible; event recordings and other resources can be retrieved. The intention is that the combined outputs will inform the development of a set of briefing papers that review, analyse and propose strategic steps to achieve related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The panellists discussed the role of women and men in raising poultry in a changing world. As production systems intensify, the role and remuneration of women tends to diminish. In countries where game fowl are raised, some men value their birds more than their families. What's really going on? The panellists were: Dr Clarisse Ingabire, livestock specialist at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); and Dr I Made Setiawan, lecturer and researcher in the Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Indonesia. The session was moderated by Professor Robyn Alders, Global Health Programme, Chatham House, UK. Moderated discussion via Q&A, polls and resource sharing via a Slack channel were used to encourage audience participation and assess opinions before, during and after the event. Date of event: 20 January 2021 Registrations: 158 Attendees: 97 Countries represented: 25 Organisations represented: 47 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/event-series/poultry-production-the-gender-dimension/ |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub: Roadmap Series public discussion #7: Poultry production: vaccination challenges |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The aims of this series of public debates entitled "Roadmap Series: Discussions for the Future of Poultry, People and Planet" are to identify practical and equitable approaches to health security, food security and food systems that incorporate justice in human, animal, and environmental health. Each of these discussions involve exchanges between invited, expert panellists. Each event is publicly accessible; event recordings and other resources can be retrieved. The intention is that the combined outputs will inform the development of a set of briefing papers that review, analyse and propose strategic steps to achieve related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The panellists discussed why millions of animals continue to die from vaccine preventable diseases and what that means for animal and human welfare. Despite huge advances in veterinary health and vaccine development, in many places, especially in low- and middle-income countries, impacts remain to be felt. What are the implications for animal and human welfare? Are there opportunities for new vaccine development? What are the current unmet needs when it comes to vaccines? The panellists were: Dr Michael Francis, Managing Director of BioVacc Consulting and Board member of the International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN); and Dr Rebecca Doyle, Senior Lecturer with the Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, and Researcher at the Animal Welfare Science Centre, University of Melbourne. The session was moderated by Professor Robyn Alders, Global Health Programme, Chatham House, UK. Moderated discussion via Q&A, polls, resource sharing via a Slack channel and a post-event questionnaire were used to encourage audience participation and assess opinions before, during and after the event. Date of event: 3 February 2021 Registrations: 230 Attendees: 127 Countries represented: 32 Organisations represented: 73 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/event-series/poultry-production-vaccination-challenges/ |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub: Roadmap Series public discussion #8: Pandemics: Models and their limitations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The aims of this series of public debates entitled "Roadmap Series: Discussions for the Future of Poultry, People and Planet" are to identify practical and equitable approaches to health security, food security and food systems that incorporate justice in human, animal, and environmental health. Each of these discussions involve exchanges between invited, expert panellists. Each event is publicly accessible; event recordings and other resources can be retrieved. The intention is that the combined outputs will inform the development of a set of briefing papers that review, analyse and propose strategic steps to achieve related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The panellists discussed the role of infectious disease modelling in COVID-19 and consider why modelling cannot answer all our questions. The discussion explored the relationship between the basic reproduction number R, human behaviour and people's livelihoods. The panellists were: Professor Steve Hinchliffe, Professor in Human Geography, University of Exeter; Professor Gabriel Leung, Helen and Francis Zimmern Professor in Population Health, Chair of Public Health Medicine and Dean at Hong Kong University Medical School. The session was moderated by Professor Dirk Pfeiffer, City University of Hong Kong and Deputy Director of the One Health Poultry Hub. Moderated discussion via Q&A, polls and resource sharing via a Slack channel were used to encourage audience participation and assess opinions before, during and after the event. Date of event: 17 February 2021 Registrations: 226 Attendees: 135 Countries represented: 36 Organisations represented: 64 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/event-series/pandemics-models-and-limitations/ |
| Description | One Health Poultry Hub: Roadmap Series public discussion #9: Food systems: Prioritising people or poultry? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The aims of this series of public debates entitled "Roadmap Series: Discussions for the Future of Poultry, People and Planet" are to identify practical and equitable approaches to health security, food security and food systems that incorporate justice in human, animal, and environmental health. Each of these discussions involve exchanges between invited, expert panellists. Each event is publicly accessible; event recordings and other resources can be retrieved. The intention is that the combined outputs will inform the development of a set of briefing papers that review, analyse and propose strategic steps to achieve related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The panellists discussed the question: How sustainable can poultry ever be? Who should eat our crops and what is the future for innovation in protein and micronutrient production? The panellists were: Professor Robyn Alders, Senior Consulting Fellow, Global Health Programme, Chatham House, UK; and Professor Mario Herrero, Chief Research Scientist of Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia. The session was moderated by Professor Fiona Tomley, of the Royal Veterinary College and Director of the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub. Moderated discussion via Q&A, polls and resource sharing via a Slack channel were used to encourage audience participation and assess opinions before, during and after the event. Date of event: 3 March 2021 Registrations: 213 Attendees: 118 Countries represented: 25 Organisations represented: 55 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/event-series/food-systems-prioritising-people-or-poultry/ |
| Description | One Health Talk Show in TV (Chittagong, Bangladesh) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prof Md. Ahasanul Hoque (Hub member) attended the TV talk show to aware peoples and related stakeholders about importance of one health activities to control zoonotic diseases and food safety. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | One Health capacity building for health security |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Keynote presentation by Prof Nitish Debnath (hub investigator) at 10th One Health Bangladesh Conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh (held on 26-28 November, 2019) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.seaohun.org/single-post/the-10th-one-health-bangladesh-conference |
| Description | One Health for a sustainable future |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dirk Pfeiffer gave a Keynote presentation at 4th International Conference on One Health (ICOH4), Universitas Brawijaya, Malang- East Java, Indonesia, Oct 26-27, 2021 (pre-recorded keynote presentation entitled plus 10 min live Q&A) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | One Health: Zoonosis and Their Control Through the Use of Vaccines |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented a talk as an invited speaker at the conference entitled "National Dialogue on Agricultural Research" at the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Islamabad, Pakistan. The persistence of avian influenza viruses in bird populations increases zoonotic and pandemic risks. Research focuses on reducing prevalence of viruses and protect public health (reduced virus prevalence = reduced zoonosis). To address this, topics discussed included research focuses in: (1) virus evolution & antigenic diversity, (2) emergence of new virus variants, (3) co-circulation of multiple variants of same pathogen, (4) mixed infection of different viruses (immunosuppression), (5) maternally derived antibody interference, and (6) poor quality vaccines and sub-optimal vaccination practices. From these challenges, the topic of discussion and research drives optimal vaccination strategies to improve: (1) potency: a single dose to induce faster, stronger and durable immunity against multiple pathogens, (2) effectiveness: protect from clinical disease, reduced shedding and transmission, (3) affordability: cheap to produce and easy to deliver, (4) safety: no adverse impact to host or environment, (5) stability: retain efficacy for at least 1 year at indicated temperature, (6) DIVA: to allow differentiation between infected and vaccinated animals. Implementing new emerging vaccine approaches can: (1) enhance the efficacy, duration, and breadth of immunity, (2) reduce production losses, (3) improve cost-effectiveness, (4) improve productivity and economy, (5) improve animal welfare, and (6) reduce prevalence of viruses and protect public health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Online training series-II &III on "Poultry farming and trading" for Poultry farmers, feed dealers, veterinarians, veterinary students and other relevant stakeholders . |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | During 2021 the Bangladesh Hub team continued to deliver very popular online training sessions that were live-streamed via the OHPH Bangladesh Facebook page. Each session involved a wide range of participants and topics covered included poultry health (including principles of disease management and biosecurity), production and trading, with a focus on zoonotic diseases, antimicrobial use and resistance, and their public health relevance. The main objective of the training sessions is to prepare field veterinarians, veterinary faculty and advanced veterinary students to train up poultry farmers and traders on different aspects of poultry rearing and trading. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Opinion piece on cutting UK overseas aid |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Hub Director Fiona Tomley and Advisory Board member Matthew Baylis (also Director of the GCRF Horn project) wrote an Opinion piece for the Guardian following the announcement by UK Government of a reduction in the UK Aid budget from 0.7 to 0.5% GNI. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/dec/02/cutting-uk-overseas-aid-pandemics-pathogens-zo... |
| Description | PPP for prevention, early detection and response ASF. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dirk Pfeiffer participated in a OIE Roundtable about STOP ASF - Public and Private partnering for success. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Panel discussion as part of Animal Dialogue One Health Course |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Dirk Pfeiffer participated in the One Health panel discussion, talking about 'Lessons learnt in disease risk prevention and control from COVID-19' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Panel discussion hosted by WWF International |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Third sector organisations |
| Results and Impact | Professor Dirk Pfeiffer participated in this panel hosted by WWF International and talked about 'Preventing pandemics and One Health - buidling resilence via better integration of One Health in decision making. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Paper given at the World One Health Congress, Online (Edinburgh hosting) 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation given on work carried out by Sri Lanka/UK Hub team on 'Antimicrobial resistance patterns of fecal Escherichia coli in wildlife, urban wildlife and livestock in Eastern region of Sri Lanka. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Pirbright Institute research teams studying characteristics of influenza virus that may alter disease outcomes in poultry. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Avian influenza, commonly known as "bird flu," is a disease caused by multiple strains of influenza virus. The viruses can infect a wide range of animals, including people and pigs, but the natural reservoir lies in populations of wild aquatic birds such as ducks and gulls, according to an announcement from The Pirbright Institute in the U.K., which is conducting research to better understand avian influenza viruses to help prevent the disease in poultry. Flu virus strains are categorized by the combination of the two proteins found on the outside of the virus: hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N) -- for example, H5N6 or H9N2. The H protein binds to cell receptors in order to initiate infection, while the N protein helps release new viruses from an infected cell, the institute explained. Strains are also classified by severity. Low-pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) viruses cause clinical signs such as mild breathing problems, decreased egg production and growth. Some birds, particularly ducks and geese, do not display any signs of LPAI infection and are still able to spread the disease, Pirbright said. When LPAI viruses circulate in high-density poultry areas, the viruses can mutate into highly pathogenic strains. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses have severe and often fatal effects on some species of birds such as chickens, Pirbright noted, but some HPAI strains cause mild or no clinical signs of disease in wild birds and domestic waterfowl. These strains are notifiable, meaning government control measures must be put in place. Avian influenza can be carried vast distances by wild migratory birds and can infect domesticated poultry through direct contact or through contaminated droppings and bodily fluids, Pirbright said. Because of this, there is a year-round risk of avian influenza, which can increase depending on the disease status in a region and the migration season of wild aquatic birds. According to Pirbright, good biosecurity is essential in preventing poultry from being exposed to the disease and can be practiced on a commercial farm, with game birds or even with just a few backyard hens. Why is influenza so difficult to prevent? The institute explained that influenza viruses are constantly changing, and when they replicate, small errors called mutations are copied into their genome. Some of these will alter the virus's proteins, allowing the virus to escape detection by the immune system. All flu viruses also have the potential to undergo a process called reassortment, where two or more strains of influenza infect the same animal, allowing them to swap parts of their genome, Pirbright said. The resulting viruses can potentially have different characteristics than the original strains, such as the ability to replicate in different species, including people, the institute added. Avian influenza viruses such as H5N1 or H7N9 have infected people, predominantly in Southeast Asia, but in these cases, the virus has been transmitted directly from infected birds to people, with no onward spread. There is some evidence that avian influenza can be passed from person to person, and while there are no records of efficient or sustained human transmission, there is a constant risk that one of the new strains may spread easily among people, which could result in a new influenza virus pandemic, Pirbright said. Changes in the virus genetics from mutation or reassortment make it very difficult to anticipate how influenza viruses will spread through a population and whether current vaccines will be suitable for the strains that are circulating, Pirbright announced. The influenza research programs at Pirbright are progressing understanding of the virus and finding better ways to prevent its spread. Pirbright Institute group leaders Dr. Holly Shelton and professor Munir Iqbal are researching how the characteristics of influenza viruses can change the outcomes of disease. Studying flu at the molecular level allows them to find out how the virus evolves to overcome avian immunity and how changes in their genome can alter disease severity and their ability to affect different species, the announcement said. Shelton's and Iqbal's teams are working on identifying genetic markers for specific disease traits that can be used in surveillance systems to provide forewarning of strains that could cause pandemics. For example, Shelton's Influenza Viruses group is looking at which characteristics allow the viruses to become resistant to antiviral drugs that are currently used to treat human infections of influenza, allowing surveillance to provide an early warning of viruses that could cross into humans and be difficult to control, Pirbright said. The team is also investigating how long it takes for avian influenza viruses to adapt to new mammalian species. According to the institute, establishing which strains can rapidly adapt and identifying the genetic changes made to enable infection of mammalian cells will help with surveillance efforts and potentially lead to the development of techniques that will help prevent these mutations occurring. Vaccination and rapid diagnosis are very important for influenza prevention and control, but it is still not currently possible to protect against all influenza strains, Pirbright said, noting that Iqbal's Avian Influenza group is exploring which sites on the virus trigger the chicken immune system to respond quickly and fight off infection. This will better inform scientists' ability to match vaccines to strains in the field and could help to develop vaccines that are more effective. Iqbal's group is also developing multivalent vaccines that protect chickens and ducks from several avian influenza subtypes at once as well as test kits for rapid diagnosis of different subtypes at the flock-side, the announcement said. Visit Pirbright's Influenza Viruses and the Avian Influenza group pages to find out more about their research. Source: The Pirbright Institute, which is solely responsible for the information provided and is wholly owned by the source. Informa Business Media and all its subsidiaries are not responsible for any of the content contained in this information asset. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.feedstuffs.com/nutrition-health/protecting-poultry-avian-influenza |
| Description | Pirbright's new bird flu vaccine provides rapid protection, could reduce virus spread and is less costly to produce |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A news story was published online at the Pirbright Institute webpage and One Health Poultry Health webpage and distributed wildly on social media including Facebook, Twitter, In Share. Our research outputs were mass comminated for the general public. An improved poultry influenza vaccine has been developed by researchers from The Pirbright Institute. The potential vaccine triggers a rapid immune response which protects chickens against signs of disease and reduces the level of virus that they could pass on, a key element to halting the spread of bird flu through flocks. The vaccine would also be easier and less costly to produce than the traditional flu vaccines made in chicken eggs. Many poultry flu vaccines protect birds from serious illness and death, but do not prevent them from transmitting the virus. In recent years, new methods have been developed to enhance the immune responses that vaccines produce and reduce the amount of virus shed by birds into the environment. One of these techniques involves tagging flu virus proteins with a marker that makes them easier for Antigen Presenting Cells (APCs) to capture. These immune cells can efficiently process the tagged proteins resulting in robust and long-lasting antiviral responses in chickens. For the first time, researchers at Pirbright have shown that tagging the flu virus haemagglutinin (HA) protein and directing it to target a specific protein on the chicken APCs, called CD83, generates faster and stronger immune responses against the H9N2 bird flu strain compared to the current industry standard inactivated virus vaccine. The results published in npj Vaccines revealed that the vaccine was both fast-acting and effective. Birds produced antibody responses as early as six days after vaccination and they shed significantly less flu virus when challenged with a natural flu strain, indicating the birds would be less likely to spread infection. High levels of protective antibodies were produced even when birds were given a reduced dose. As well as providing enhanced protection, this vaccine will be easier and less costly to manufacture. The tagged flu virus HA protein can be produced in a laboratory culture of insect cells instead of using eggs to grow live vaccine viruses. This would enable the poultry industry to reduce its reliance on chicken eggs for vaccine production, increasing the availability of eggs for use as a food source. The use of laboratory cells instead of eggs also highlights how Pirbright scientists actively develop animal health solutions that apply the principles of the 3Rs (Reduce, Refine, Replace) in animal research. As the new vaccine does not contain live flu virus, biosafety risks are reduced and no specialist high containment facilities would be required for production. These qualities make the vaccine very attractive for large scale manufacture. The Pirbright team is currently investigating the vaccine's potential for commercial production and use in the field. Professor Munir Iqbal, Head of Pirbright's Avian Influenza Virus group, said: "By targeting HA to chicken immune cells, we have generated a powerful addition to the armoury of poultry vaccines. Our improved vaccine could help prevent the spread of flu amongst vaccinated birds, which is essential for protecting poultry welfare, increasing food production, and reducing the risk of avian influenza spreading to humans." This research was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.pirbright.ac.uk/news/2021/07/pirbright%E2%80%99s-new-bird-flu-vaccine-provides-rapid-pro... |
| Description | Plenary online presentation to European College for Veterinary Public Health Annual Scientific Conference 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online lecture given by Professor Dirk Pfeiffer on 'Using the COVID-19 experience to improve risk governance', this was part of the One Health session at the annual conference of the European College for Veterinary Public Health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Plenary online presentation to Veterinary Public Health and Veterinary Epidemiology Chapter Scientific Series program of Science Week 2020 of Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (ANZCVS). |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This online lecture was given by Prof Dirk Pfeiffer as part of a series. Entitled: Prevention and control of infectious disease threats - trying to learn from African swine fever and COVID-19. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Plenary presentation - Eimeriana Avia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | ~200 delegates at an international conference that primarily drew practitioners and businesses from Eastern Europe. Considerable discussion around microbiomes, chicken genetics and the potential to modulate the microbiome and immune responses to improve productivity and welfare. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Policy maker engagement in Bangladesh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | From Feb 2022 to March 2023, the Hub team in Bangladesh supported by senior policy fellows from Chatham House, and funding from the Hub Flexible Fund, held seven workshops where they engaged with policy makers, the poultry industry and other key stakeholders. The topics covered were: 1) Feb 2022: COVID-19: Impact and options for strengthening poultry sector resilience and rebuilding consumer confidence 2) Feb 2022: Poultry value chains: what weaknesses have been identified, what can be improved? 3) Mar 2022: Antimicrobial use, resistance, and residues: What's driving antimicrobial utilization & resistance? How can a One Health approach help? 4) Mar 2022: Development of evidence-based policy related to backyard poultry biosecurity 5) Sep 2022:Temporal pattern of antimicrobial usage in exotic broiler farms: Research findings and their utilization 6) Jan 2023: Family Poultry Farmer Education: One Health Poultry Hub Bangladesh Initiative and Its Sustainability 7) Mar 2023: Scope of collaboration between public and private veterinary services Each workshop comprised 20 to 35 participants typically including from representation from animal health, human health, the poultry industry, Bangladesh Food Safety authority (BFSA), Directorate of Consumers Rights and Protection, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Dhaka food system project, United Nations Industrial Developmental Organization, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) and International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) For each workshop, there was an introduction from the Hub's investigators and up to three technical presentations related to the topic; for example for meeting #1 there were presentations summarising work carried out by the hub on 'COVID-19: Impact on the poultry production and distribution networks in Bangladesh' and 'COVID-19: Consumer perceptions towards poultry products and their perceived personal safety whilst purchasing poultry' After the technical sessions there was moderated discussion with invited experts giving opinions and making suggestions for further study, challenges faced (usually relating to very practical field issues as well as higher level issues relating to cross-sectorial functions, public-private partnerships). lessons learnt and next step/recommendations. The outputs from these kinds of stakeholder interactions are used in two ways: 1) they contribute to the forward planning of research priorities for the Hub teams 2) they are distilled into action points for developing high-level round table discussions with policy makers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022,2023 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/lessons-from-covid-19-to-help-government-and-the-poultry-indus... |
| Description | Policy round tables in Bangladesh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Two policy round table events were held in Bangladesh 1) Scope of collaboration between public and private veterinary services 2) Policy practice and awareness of exotic broiler and sonali farmers These followed on from the series of stakeholder workshops and events where participants had considered various topics related to antimicrobial use by farmers, policies relating to backyard poultry, poultry farmer education. The outputs from these earlier stakeholder events were synthesised and discussed in the 2 round tables by staff from the Department of Livestock Services, veterinarians drawn from the government services and the private poultry sector and for the second session representative small-scale and backyard farmers. The goal was to bring asmall number of key people together to develop practical plans for increased synergy and more robust veterinary services to the important backyard sector, and to explore ways to increasing farmer understanding of best practices for use of antimicrobials, and develop strong trust and engagement with veterinarians. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Poster on chicken metagenomics studies - Microbiology Society focus meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Poster presentation by Dr Melanie Hay "Metagenomics to Trace Pathogens and AMR in Poultry Distribution Networks in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Vietnam" delivered to Microbiology Society Genomes of Microbiomes focus group (September 2022) followed by questions from ~80 audience members. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Poultry Diseases Group meeting - 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Discussed project progress and relevance to UK poultry producers at the Poultry Disease Group meeting, a workshop linking veterinary practitioners, industry representatives and academics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Poultry Training Centre, Anand Agricculture University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Distribution of book published on poultry farming - "A guide to poultry production" in Gujarati. Collected feedback forms about the book after 10 days of distribution. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Poultry Vaccination Workshop Sri Lanka |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A poultry vaccination workshop was carried out on 27th October 2023 in Kaluthara district. Prof. Robyn Alders and Dr.Namalika Karunarathna were the resource persons and Dr. Sathsarani conducted a SWOT analysis on poultry vaccination. Veterinarians, livestock development officers, and farmers were participated on this. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/45_2024_hub_conf_e-poster_P1_ananda_2401... |
| Description | Poultry Vaccines Production approaches: Recombinant-HVT and subunit vaccines. Poultry stakeholders meeting with the field veterinarian. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A Talk entitled "Poultry Vaccines Production approaches: Recombinant-HVT and subunit vaccines" was presented by Munir Iqbal to field veterinarian working on prevention and control of poultry diseases. This poultry stakeholders meeting was held in Cairo, Egypt on12th February 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Poultry diseases, vaccination and its challenges |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Ghiasuddin and Prof Ahasanul Hoque gave a talk on Poultry diseases, vaccination and its challenges in Bangladesh. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/PoultryhubBangladesh/videos/845742426069279/ |
| Description | Poultry management during summer (local language) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The summer season adversely affects poultry performance in India. Training farmers on how to take care of birds to maintain productivity helps reduce losses due to summer stress. This provided an opportunity to share the activities of One Health Poultry Hub with farmers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Poultry value chains: what weaknesses have been identified, what can be improved? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Second in a series of three tailored stakeholder events to disseminate and discuss findings from research carried out by the Hub team into the impact of COVID-19 on poultry production. Each meeting concludes with a summary of key challenges, lessons learnt and next steps. Outcomes from this series of three events will be used to develop policy recommendations to improve resilience of the poultry industry in Bangladesh to protect against future shocks. Participants (many belonging to the Hub National Advisory Group) include senior figures from the Department of Livestock Sciences, Bangladesh Food Safety Authority, FAO, Chatham House, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, One Health Bangladesh, CVASU, IEDCR, several representatives of the commercial poultry industry, the media, and other independent livestock specialists. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/publications/poultry-value-chains-what-weaknesses-have-been-identif... |
| Description | Presemtations to the 7th World One Health Congress |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The work of the One Health Poultry Hub was well represented at the 7th World One Health Congress held in Singapore, with posters and oral presentations from Hub scientists. The biennial conference is a major event in the global One Health event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/presenting-hub-activity-at-the-7th-world-one-health-congress/ |
| Description | Presentation of Hub activities on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at 'Superbugs', an event organised by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) and the UK Veterinary Vaccinology Network |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The 'Superbugs' event, which showcased UK-wide research being done on antimicrobial resistance (AMR), was organised by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) and the UK Veterinary Vaccinology Network, on 23 February 2020. The event was a great opportunity for the Hub to communicate its work to members of both houses of Parliament, to policy and research officers in Parliament, and others interested and active in AMR work. It was also useful to network with other researchers in the field. UK Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty gave a keynote address in which he highlighted the need for a multidisciplinary ('One Health') approach. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/hub-exhibits-amr-work-in-uk-parliament |
| Description | Presentation on chicken microbiome studies - Microbiology Society Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Oral presentation by Dr Melanie Hay "Chicken caecal enterotypes in Northwest India are associated with Campylobacter abundance and are influenced by different farming practices" delivered to the annual Microbiology Society Conference in Belfast (April 2022) followed by questions from ~90 audience members. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation on use of machine learning to analyse microbiomes - OHPH conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Oral presentation by Dr Melanie Hay "The use of machine learning approaches to identify factors that contribute to chicken enterotypes and resistomes". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation to GCRF Hubs MEL cohort meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation by Dr Giel Ton on the 20 May 2020 GCRF Hubs MEL cohort meeting about ways to develop theories of change and monitoring indicators for multifaceted, complex research programmes. Dr Ton gave feedback on six of the other GCRF Hubs visualization of the ToC and the ways that immediate and intermediate outcomes may be incorporated in the ToC to provide a framework for monitoring and evaluation of research impact. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Presentation to attendees of WOAH world assembly of delegates |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | One Health Poultry Hub Director Fiona Tomley and Research Coordinator Guillaume Fournié presented the Hub's One Health work on avian influenza to an international audience of government advisers, scientists and other senior influencers at the British Ambassador's residence in Paris. The event was organised by the UK Department of Food and Rural Affairs and was hosted by Dr Christine Middlemiss, the UK's Chief Veterinary Officer and Chair of the Hub's Advisory Board. Invitees included several other country chief veterinary officers, as well as selected attendees of the 90th General Session of the World Assembly of Delegates to the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH, formerly the OIE) which was taking place in Paris at the same time. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/hub-top-team-stresses-need-for-local-knowledge-in-avian-influe... |
| Description | Press release: Times of India dated 21st August, 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article about the One Health Poultry Hub |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Preventing a future pandemic by imitating natural selection |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | By Munir Iqbal A new type of avian influenza that can infect poultry and humans, called H7N9, emerged in China in February 2013. Since then, there have been over 1500 confirmed human infections with an estimated 40% case fatality rate. In the wake of COVID-19, these numbers may seem to be relatively small. But these statistics provide an example of the issues we face in controlling influenza viruses in animals and how understanding more about these viruses can help us to predict, prevent and control outbreaks, protecting both poultry and human health. Influenza viruses infect a huge range of animals, but the strains that are of greatest concern to us are those that circulate in livestock such as pigs and poultry, where people in farming industries have close contact with the animals. Influenza viruses can rapidly mutate, allowing them to escape the immune responses of the animals they infect and even jump to new species. There have been five major epidemic waves of H7N9 in China. The final wave in 2016-2017 saw the originally mild disease of poultry mutate to cause higher levels of mortality in chickens and spread almost everywhere in China. The severity of H7N9 AIV situation prompted the Chinese government to implement a mass vaccination programme against H7N9 in poultry in 2017. Since its use, the number of poultry outbreaks along with human infections has dropped dramatically, with only three human infection cases reported during 2017 to 2018 and one human infection case reported during 2018 to 2019. This may sound like vaccination has solved the problem and the virus will now be eradicated. Unfortunately, this is not the case - despite the reduction in disease outbreaks due to vaccination, these viruses have not been eradicated. This is partly because of influenza's high mutation rate - vaccination can inadvertently encourage the evolution of viruses with mutations that allow them to escape vaccine-induced immunity. Once a virus escapes, it can spread rapidly, thereby making the vaccine ineffective and a new one must be designed. This is where our research comes in. Our aim is to understand how H7N9 viruses could potentially mutate in the field in response to vaccination, and how these genetic changes could alter how the virus acts (for example, by making it more dangerous to poultry or by helping it to infect humans more effectively). By imitating the natural selection process in the lab, we found several mutations and identified that one specific mutation allows the virus to escape from vaccine-induced immunity. Importantly, three other mutations that we observed in our lab studies had been found in the field in 2019 indicating that our method can predict the evolution of influenza viruses. These three mutations prevent H7N9 viruses from binding to human cells, but increase their binding, replication and stability in chicken cells and embryos. This could mean that the strains which have these mutations pose a lower threat to human health, but increase the risk to poultry. This shows that mass vaccination of poultry against H7N9 strains in China drives virus evolution away from human pandemic. But viruses with 'escape mutations' remain a significant risk to poultry due to their ability to escape vaccine-induced immunity and persist in poultry. Our studies may also help to explain the Chinese government's successful control of H7N9 infection in humans by mass poultry vaccination. On one hand, the mass poultry vaccination protects the poultry from H7N9 infection and greatly reduces the risk of human infections as the majority of human H7N9 cases are linked to exposure to infected poultry or contaminated environments. On the other hand, even when some viruses escape the vaccine-induced immunity, they pose reduced risk to humans due to the lost human receptor binding. However, this may not be the case for all strains. Other mutations may arise in the future that have human pandemic potential or are even more deadly to poultry. Using a method that can predict how vaccination may change influenza virus characteristics is hugely valuable as it can provide advanced warning of mutations that could increase likelihood of human infection. Incorporating these mutations into global health surveillance efforts can help relevant authorities to monitor potential threats and get ahead of them before they have a chance to spiral out of control. Professor Munir Iqbal is head of the Avian Influenza Group at The Pirbright Institute. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.newton-gcrf.org/impact/data-insights-blog/preventing-a-future-pandemic-by-imitating-natu... |
| Description | Preventing and controlling avian influenza infections in poultry and humans |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Poultry production continues to face several challenges caused by avian influenza, including: (1) virus evolution & antigenic diversity, (2) emergence of new virus variants, (3) co-circulation of multiple variants of same pathogen, (4) mixed infection of different viruses (immunosuppression), (5) maternally derived antibody interference, and (6) poor quality vaccines and sub-optimal vaccination practices. From these challenges, the topic of discussion and research drives optimal vaccination strategies to improve: (1) potency: a single dose to induce faster, stronger and durable immunity against multiple pathogens, (2) effectiveness: protect from clinical disease, reduced shedding and transmission, (3) affordability: cheap to produce and easy to deliver, (4) safety: no adverse impact to host or environment, (5) stability: retain efficacy for at least 1 year at indicated temperature, (6) DIVA: to allow differentiation between infected and vaccinated animals. Implementing new emerging vaccine approaches can: (1) enhance the efficacy, duration, and breadth of immunity, (2) reduce production losses, (3) improve cost-effectiveness, (4) improve productivity and economy, (5) improve animal welfare, and (6) reduce prevalence of viruses and protect public health (reduced virus prevalence = reduced zoonosis). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Preventing pandemics and One-Health - Building pandemic resilience via better integration of One Health in decision making. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dirk Pfeiffer participated in a panel discussion hosted by WWF International. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Production of information brochure for poultry farmers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The Hub team at TANUVAS produced an information brochure (in English and in Tamil) describing the activities of the Hub for distribution to stakeholders working in the local poultry production and distribution networks. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/publications/hub-leaflet-english-and-tamil/ |
| Description | Protecting poultry from avian influenza |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Avian influenza, commonly known as "bird flu," is a disease caused by multiple strains of influenza virus. The viruses can infect a wide range of animals, including people and pigs, but the natural reservoir lies in populations of wild aquatic birds such as ducks and gulls, according to an announcement from The Pirbright Institute in the U.K., which is conducting research to better understand avian influenza viruses to help prevent the disease in poultry. Flu virus strains are categorized by the combination of the two proteins found on the outside of the virus: hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N) -- for example, H5N6 or H9N2. The H protein binds to cell receptors in order to initiate infection, while the N protein helps release new viruses from an infected cell, the institute explained. Strains are also classified by severity. Low-pathogenic avian influenza (LPAI) viruses cause clinical signs such as mild breathing problems, decreased egg production and growth. Some birds, particularly ducks and geese, do not display any signs of LPAI infection and are still able to spread the disease, Pirbright said. When LPAI viruses circulate in high-density poultry areas, the viruses can mutate into highly pathogenic strains. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses have severe and often fatal effects on some species of birds such as chickens, Pirbright noted, but some HPAI strains cause mild or no clinical signs of disease in wild birds and domestic waterfowl. These strains are notifiable, meaning government control measures must be put in place. Avian influenza can be carried vast distances by wild migratory birds and can infect domesticated poultry through direct contact or through contaminated droppings and bodily fluids, Pirbright said. Because of this, there is a year-round risk of avian influenza, which can increase depending on the disease status in a region and the migration season of wild aquatic birds. According to Pirbright, good biosecurity is essential in preventing poultry from being exposed to the disease and can be practiced on a commercial farm, with game birds or even with just a few backyard hens. Why is influenza so difficult to prevent? The institute explained that influenza viruses are constantly changing, and when they replicate, small errors called mutations are copied into their genome. Some of these will alter the virus's proteins, allowing the virus to escape detection by the immune system. All flu viruses also have the potential to undergo a process called reassortment, where two or more strains of influenza infect the same animal, allowing them to swap parts of their genome, Pirbright said. The resulting viruses can potentially have different characteristics than the original strains, such as the ability to replicate in different species, including people, the institute added. Avian influenza viruses such as H5N1 or H7N9 have infected people, predominantly in Southeast Asia, but in these cases, the virus has been transmitted directly from infected birds to people, with no onward spread. There is some evidence that avian influenza can be passed from person to person, and while there are no records of efficient or sustained human transmission, there is a constant risk that one of the new strains may spread easily among people, which could result in a new influenza virus pandemic, Pirbright said. Changes in the virus genetics from mutation or reassortment make it very difficult to anticipate how influenza viruses will spread through a population and whether current vaccines will be suitable for the strains that are circulating, Pirbright announced. The influenza research programs at Pirbright are progressing understanding of the virus and finding better ways to prevent its spread. Pirbright Institute group leaders Dr. Holly Shelton and professor Munir Iqbal are researching how the characteristics of influenza viruses can change the outcomes of disease. Studying flu at the molecular level allows them to find out how the virus evolves to overcome avian immunity and how changes in their genome can alter disease severity and their ability to affect different species, the announcement said. Shelton's and Iqbal's teams are working on identifying genetic markers for specific disease traits that can be used in surveillance systems to provide forewarning of strains that could cause pandemics. For example, Shelton's Influenza Viruses group is looking at which characteristics allow the viruses to become resistant to antiviral drugs that are currently used to treat human infections of influenza, allowing surveillance to provide an early warning of viruses that could cross into humans and be difficult to control, Pirbright said. The team is also investigating how long it takes for avian influenza viruses to adapt to new mammalian species. According to the institute, establishing which strains can rapidly adapt and identifying the genetic changes made to enable infection of mammalian cells will help with surveillance efforts and potentially lead to the development of techniques that will help prevent these mutations occurring. Vaccination and rapid diagnosis are very important for influenza prevention and control, but it is still not currently possible to protect against all influenza strains, Pirbright said, noting that Iqbal's Avian Influenza group is exploring which sites on the virus trigger the chicken immune system to respond quickly and fight off infection. This will better inform scientists' ability to match vaccines to strains in the field and could help to develop vaccines that are more effective. Iqbal's group is also developing multivalent vaccines that protect chickens and ducks from several avian influenza subtypes at once as well as test kits for rapid diagnosis of different subtypes at the flock-side, the announcement said. Visit Pirbright's Influenza Viruses and the Avian Influenza group pages to find out more about their research. Source: The Pirbright Institute, which is solely responsible for the information provided and is wholly owned by the source. Informa Business Media and all its subsidiaries are not responsible for any of the content contained in this information asset. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.feedstuffs.com/nutrition-health/protecting-poultry-avian-influenza |
| Description | Protecting poultry from avian influenza through passive immunisation. Presented at Foreign Experts Seminar "New strategies and new tools for the prevention and control of major poultry diseases. Shandong-Binzhou Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine Academy, China, 20-22 September 2019. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The talk and the discussion was the best practices to improve control systems (vaccines and diagnostics) for prevention of avian influenza viruses infection in poultry and zoonotic infections in humans. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Public lecture on "Genomic epidemiology in action" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Hub investigator gave a public lecture on genomic epidemiology in Action to the One Health In Action Meeting held at Birmingham Central Library, Nov 2019 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Radio interview with Prof Dirk Pfeiffer on 'This morning with Alex Jensen' broadcast on tbs eFM 101.3 South Korea |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | One of a series of interviews given to media outlets about the COVID19; lots of interest and discussion generated |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://www.podbbang.com/ch/10101?e=23397294 |
| Description | Radio interview with Prof Dirk Pfeiffer on ABC News Australia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | One of a series of broadcasts by Prof Pfeiffer on COVID-19, this one focused on China's wet markets and wild animal trade |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/rearvision/china-wet-markets-and-the-wild-animal-trade... |
| Description | Re-calculating the cost of coccidiosis in chickens in Thailand |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Online workshop and presentation calculating the cost of coccidiosis in Thailand poultry production systems, including the impact of husbandry and interactions with microbiomes/enterotypes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | ReAct Asia Colloquium on AMR |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Hub investigators Rajib Dasgupta and Pallavi Mishra from JNY were invited to contribute to the colloquium organised by ReAct Asia , WHO and World Animal Protection. The colloquium was organised to developing a communique on State Action Plans for containment of AMR. Prof Dasgupta contributed to the communique which was published by the organisers for wider dissemination. Dr Mishra drafted two blogs focused on the Colloquium and on the issue of AMR in India. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Recombinant vaccines against avian viral diseases affecting poultry |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Poultry production continues to face several challenges caused by avian influenza, including: (1) virus evolution & antigenic diversity, (2) emergence of new virus variants, (3) co-circulation of multiple variants of same pathogen, (4) mixed infection of different viruses (immunosuppression), (5) maternally derived antibody interference, and (6) poor quality vaccines and sub-optimal vaccination practices. From these challenges, the topic of discussion and research drives optimal vaccination strategies to improve: (1) potency: a single dose to induce faster, stronger and durable immunity against multiple pathogens, (2) effective: protect from clinical disease, reduced shedding and transmission, (3) affordability: cheap to produce and easy to deliver, (4) safety: no adverse impact to host or environment, (5) stability: retain efficacy for at least 1 year at indicated temperature, (6) DIVA: to allow differentiation between infected and vaccinated animals. Implementing new emerging vaccine approaches can: (1) enhance the efficacy, duration, and breadth of immunity, (2) reduce production losses, (3) improve cost-effectiveness, (4) improve productivity and economy, (5) improve animal welfare, and (6) reduce prevalence of viruses and protect public health (reduced virus prevalence = reduced zoonosis). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Regular updates of Hub team activities in vietnam via website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Activities of the Hub team in Vietnam have been regularly updated on the Hub website via news or blogs written by CIRAD and Hub partners. This helps the global audience known more about activities in Vietnam as well as engagement in One Health Vietnam. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/nghien-cuu-khang-khang-sinh-tap-trung-vao-viec-su-dung-khang-s... |
| Description | Researchers at Pirbright investigate the emergence of new bird flu viruses with the potential to infect people |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Following the news brief of our research outcomes for the general public and media was published on The Pirbright Institute and widely distributed through social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin. Pirbright scientists have discovered that infection with two strains of avian flu can lead to the emergence of a new virus strain with the potential to jump from birds to humans. Human cases of avian influenza are extremely rare but can occur if a person comes into very close contact with an infected or dead bird. The study shows that avian influenza virus strains H9N2 and H7N9 can share genetic information to create an H9N9 strain with the potential to cause more severe disease in poultry and pose a threat to human health. Avian influenza, also known as 'bird flu', is a type of influenza that spreads among birds. The UK faces a seasonal increase in the risk of avian influenza outbreaks which are associated with the migration patterns of wild birds. Avian influenza is found across the globe, and in countries where multiple strains circulate it is important to monitor the emergence of new strains. Low virulence H9N2 and H7N9 circulate in poultry in Asia but do not cause severe disease. However, they are known to swap genetic information which can result in the emergence of an H9N9 strain, which can cause severe disease. In collaboration with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), researchers at Pirbright discovered that the H9N9 strain was able to multiply significantly better in poultry cells, indicating the potential to cause more severe disease. They also discovered that it had a higher replication rate in human cells and could bind to these cells better than H9N2. The H9N9 strain can infect and transmit between ferrets highlighting the potential to cause disease in humans. The study, published in the Journal of Virology, shows that strains already circulating in poultry populations can exchange genetic material, leading to the creation of new strains. This increases the risk of the virus jumping from avian hosts to humans and other mammals. The study concludes that H7N9 and H9N2 viruses circulating in the same regions pose a pandemic threat, which demonstrates the need for constant monitoring for the emergence of new virus strains. Professor Munir Iqbal, Head of the Avian Influenza Group at Pirbright said: "This is the first study to show that infection with circulating H9N2 and H7N9 influenza viruses could create new virus strains such as H9N9 that cause more disease in poultry and pose a greater risk to human health. If a host is infected with two different strains, there is always a chance that they will swap genetic material to create a new strain. When this happens, it could lead to many outcomes, for example, the virus becoming more or less able to cause disease in a host, or a virus acquiring the ability to jump between hosts. This leads to viruses that primarily cause disease in animals having the ability to infect humans, which is what we have observed in this study. More research is needed to determine which avian flu viruses could combine and pose a threat to poultry and human health." This study was supported by grants funded by the UK Research and Innovation Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council under Newton Fund UK-China-Philippines-Thailand Swine and Poultry Research Initiative and Zoonoses and Emerging Livestock Systems (ZELS) with grants from FCDO and Dstl. The work was also funded by the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub and Defra (UK, including the Devolved Administrations of Scotland and Wales). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.pirbright.ac.uk/news/2022/01/researchers-pirbright-investigate-emergence-new-bird-flu-vi... |
| Description | Risk management in an ever more complex world |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dirk Pfeiffer gave a Keynote talk at Calvin Schwabe Symposium - American Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (AVEPM) as part of Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases (CRWAD) Meeting, Dec 3-7 2021, Chicago, USA (via video-conference). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Roadmap 2.0 Seminars in Vietnam |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Three face to face seminars were held in Vietnam following up on themes that emerged from the Hub Roadmap series conducted from 2020 to 2021. The topics were 1. Poultry diseases and effective disease management in Vietnam 2. Antimicrobial usage and antimicrobial resistance in poultry production in Vietnam 3. One Health and sustainable poultry production in Vietnam Each seminar had an invited audience of policymakers, industry representatives, veterinarians, members of non-Hub institutions and agencies as well as Hub researchers. The series was organised in advance of a high level policy round table which is planned for May 2023. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/blog-posts/sharing-results-for-safer-and-more-sustainable-poultry-p... |
| Description | Roadmap 2.0 Webinars in India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Two webinars were organised by the India Hub to follow up on the Roadmap 1.0 webinars run by the central Hub between 2020 and 2022. These two webinars focused on One Health in India and were entitled: 1) Beyond Blueprints: Opportunities for implementing One Health AMR Governance in India 2) Balancing food security with animal and human health in India: can a One Health framework meet the challenge The webinars were held ahead of a high level policy round table in India that also focused on One Health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Roadmap 2.0 Webinars in Sri Lanka |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The first Sri Lankan Roadmap 2.0 webinar addressed the outlook of the poultry industry of Sri Lanka. It was held on the 10th of October, 2023, with the theme "Discussion for the future of Poultry and Planet" The event was recorded and had many registrants, welcoming 77 online 'live' participants drawn from Ministries of Agriculture and Health, academic and research institutions, policymakers and stakeholders. Firstly, Prof.Ruwani Kalupahana presented the objectives and activities of One Health Poultry Hub-Sri Lanka, then there was an interactive session with Dr. Susil Silva on the poultry industry of Sri Lanka when key issues relating to the Sri Lankan poultry industry faced were discussed. The second webinar addressed a global overview of the role of semi-intensive and extensive poultry in achieving food and nutrition security. It was held on the 11th of October 2023 with 63 'live' participants from Ministries of Agriculture and Health, academic and research institutions, policymakers and stakeholders. Dr. Robyn Alders of the Australian National University presented on 'Family poultry: multiple systems, challenges, and options for contributions to healthy and sustainable human diets' while Dr Renuka Jayatissa from the International Institute of Health Sciences shared her knowledge on 'Poultry in achieving food and nutrition security'. This was followed by an interactive session between the audience and the speakers. Polls were also run in the course of the webinar. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfkAf6T_sS4&t=1724s |
| Description | Roadmap 2.0 Seminar in Sri Lanka |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A seminar under the One Health Roadmap Series was held on 23rd of October 2023 at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya with the attendance of academics and government veterinary service officers. Professor Robyn Alders, Senior Consultant-Chatham House, UK discussed "Using One Health to prevent pandemics and improve food security: sustainable control of vaccine-preventable animal disease in resource-limited settings" and Dr. Syeda Munira Dilshad- One Health Poultry Hub, Bangladesh discussed "Findings on poultry policies and guidelines and stakeholder practices: Expectation vs. Reality." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Roadmap series workshop for Vietnam |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | An evaluation workshop of the Hub external roadmap series was organized online with the participation of 18 people. This group discussed the relevance/ gaps of Roadmap series to food production systems in Vietnam and priorities for future Roadmap events at national level. The discussion indicated useful information for organizing webinars in the future and how to engage the Hub activities at national level. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| URL | https://vcn.org.vn/hop-tac-quoc-te/su-kien-cua-du-an-trung-tam-nghien-cuu-gia-cam-mot-suc-khoe-cac-h... |
| Description | Roundtable meeting on 'Bringing health, agriculture, environment, industry and trade sectors together to reduce AMR in Vietnam' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This roundtable within the framework of the Vietnam One Health Partnership for Zoonoses, chaired in 2023 by MARD, and was instigated and funded by the Hub. It was a first step towards achieving cooperation of ministries and international development partners in the fight against antibiotic resistance in Vietnam. The Roundtable Workshop focused on the following main contents: (1) The current situation of antibiotic resistance at the international and regional levels; (2) Sharing research results on AMR in Vietnam within the framework of the One Health Poultry Hub project, thereby proposing recommendations and policies (3) State management on the prevention of antibiotic resistance in health and agriculture (4) Antibiotic pollution in the environment A report was produced, which was approved by MARD. The report summarised (1) current global cooperation mechanisms, (2) state management on prevention of AMR in Health, Agriculture and Environment sectors (3) problems and limitations in management of AMR in the above sectors (4) recent results and recommendations from the One Health Poultry Hub programme The report contained specific recommendations relating to both sectoral and inter-sectoral actions; and proposals to the MARD leadership for approval to take forward the development of multilateral collaboration. Following this round table, the Hub proceeded with a policy-mapping exercise to identify and categorise all policies relating to AM production, importation, usage, regulation and governance across all relevant ministries. This technical report was submitted to MARD in 2024 and will be presented at a follow up high-level round table with the relevant ministries in July 2024 where the concepts and practicalities of inter-sectoral collaboration on AMR will be moved forward. The full report of this round table is not in the public domain. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Roundtable on Environmental AMR |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Fiona Tomley was a panelist in a Roundtable on Environmental AMR organised by the London International Development Centre. This brought together AMR experts from academia and international organisations (including AMR Tripartite, UNEP, FAO) to discuss researching, monitoring and tackling aspects of environmental AMR. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://lidc.ac.uk/event/lidc-roundtable-on-environmental-amr/ |
| Description | School disease and hygiene awareness campaign, Chattogram |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | A school-based awareness campaign organised by the One Health Poultry Hub in Bangladesh was held in the Chakaria upazila of Chattogram as part of the celebrations for World One Health Day 2023. Volunteers from two student organisations, the International Veterinary Students Association, Bangladesh (IVSAB) and One Health Young Voice, Bangladesh (OHYV,B), oversaw the day-long event. The pupils were taught about common diseases that spread from animals to people (zoonoses) as well as personal hygiene, and they were also told about the veterinary profession and the role of the veterinarian in Bangladesh as part of this awareness programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/hub-holds-school-disease-and-hygiene-awareness-campaign/ |
| Description | Scientific days of ANRS: Emerging infectious diseases vietnam partner site |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This meeting organised by ANRS showcased projects ongoing within Vietnam with a focus on emerging infectious diseases. Hub research manager, Pham Thi Thanh Hoa gave a presentation on Hub findings entitled 'Research findings on Avian Influenza in North Vietnam'. The audience comprised stakeholders and students of the Hai Phong University of Medicine and Pharmacy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://anrs.fr/en/all-news/scientific-days-of-the-anrs-emerging-infectious-diseases-vietnam-partner... |
| Description | Screening course of Field Epidemiology Training Programme for Veterinarians (FETPV) fellows in Bangladesh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Hub partners (Bangladesh: Prof Nitish Chandra Debnath, Prof. Md. Ahasanul Hoque, Dr. Mahbubur Rahman and Dr. Osman Gani; UK: Dr. Guillaume Fournie) contributed to the event either organizing or tutoring the candidates. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Selective Breeding: an alternative strategy to control infectious diseases |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr A Psifidi gave an invited presentation to the Avian Diseases 2021 Meeting of the Microbiology Society (online) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/blog-posts/selective-breeding-a-complementary-strategy-to-control-a... |
| Description | Social dimensions of the novel coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak and response |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Syed Abbas represented One Health Poultry Hub at 'Roundtable at the Wellcome Trust, London'. The meeting was organised around three thematic areas: 1) The social contexts and dynamics of transmission and spread 2) Public health responses 3) Communication and messaging |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Stakeholder meeting in Tamil Nadu, India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A state-level stakeholders workshop on Sustainable Poultry Production through the One Health approach was organised by the Tamil Nadu, India, partners in the One Health Poultry Hub. Two hundred and fifty stakeholders from Tamil Nadu, comprising poultry breeders, integrators, feed manufacturers, pharmaceuticals experts, poultry supervisors, transporters, and broiler, layer and Desi chicken farmers participated in two technical sessions: a stakeholder session and a farmer-scientist interaction session. Leading poultry industrialists and representatives from MBS Hatcheries, Suguna Poultry, SKM, Shanthi Poultry, Sakthi Hatcheries, Srinivasa Poultry, Sun India, Sunstar, MS Hatcheries, Kaveri, VSL Breeding, RGS Kamadhenu, Vangili, Aviagen and VRL Hatcheries participated, as well as representatives from the Broiler Coordination Committee and Broiler Farmers Association, poultry entrepreneurs and farmers, and food safety and health officers. Dr K. Mani, Principal, Suguna Institute of Poultry Management and Former Dean, CPPM, Tanuvas, was chief guest at the event. He launched a DVD, Biosecurity Measures for Hygienic Poultry Production, and he delivered a special address. Mr Sivakumar, DGM, Sakthi Sugars Soya Division, Pollachi, offered his greetings. Professor Fiona Tomley, Director of the Hub, and Hub investigators Professor Rajib Dasgupta, Dr Prakash Koringa, Dr Pallavi Mishra, Dr Haidaruliman Ismail Paleja and Professor Ayona Silva-Fletcher also participated in the event virtually. An exhibition with stalls put up by leading poultry feed dealers, drug manufacturers, equipment manufacturers was held as a part of the programme. Hub investigators, and members and faculty of TANUVAS participated and made necessary arrangements for the workshop. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/tamil-nadu-stakeholder-meeting/ |
| Description | Stakeholder meeting of One Health Poultry Hub project - Sri Lanka |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Forty one participants including all co-investigators and researchers of One Health Poultry Hub, senior officers of the Department of Animal Production and Health (DAPH) who are responsible of regulating poultry industry in Sri Lanka and the private sector poultry producers participated the workshop. Activities included raising awareness on One Health Poultry Hub project; presentation of proposed activities; conducting a SWOT analysis. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://rvcac-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/dvink_rvc_ac_uk/EToikXu5EEBKkvWyyrDtsmAB-VUoU09GZxR8g... |
| Description | Stakeholder meetings on Export facilitation of poultry products in Sri Lanka |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Sri Lanka Veterinary Association and One Health Poultry Hub collaborated for the goal of facilitating the export of chicken, eggs, and poultry-related products. This requires a comprehensive approach to meet international standards, enhance competitiveness, and capitalize on global market demand. The objective of the stakeholder meetings were to establish and develop a common forum to discuss the gaps and barriers in the international poultry market to facilitate the provision of necessary technical knowledge to local producers to bridge the foreign market requirement. In the first and second stakeholder meetings, held in 2023, a SWOT analysis was conducted; gaps were identified in communication, networking, and collaboration between government departments and commercial poultry producers, and key stakeholders were identified who are needed to facilitate change. The 3rd Stakeholder Workshop on Export Facilitation of Poultry Products was held on 16th January 2024 at Hotel Taj Samudra- Colombo, Sri Lanka reported on progress . |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/79_2024_hub_conf_e-poster_P4a_dilan_2401... |
| Description | Stakeholder workshop in Vietnam |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Hub team in Vietnam convened a stakeholder meeting at which they presented the updated results of the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub and discussed possible impacts of the project in Vietnam as well as partnerships in the future |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/blog-posts/sharing-results-for-safer-and-more-sustainable-poultry-p... |
| Description | Stakeholder workshop to develop an impact pathway, Ha Noi, Viet Nam |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 40 participants from Vietnam institutions, international organizations in Vietnam (e.g. FAO, ILRI), and private companies attended this stakeholder workshop to discuss the expected impact of the GCRF One Health Poultry Hub in Vietnam and to jointly build up a strategy to achieve the impact of the project. The workshop was organized in two sessions. The first session included scientific talks about GCRF One Health Poultry Hub (objectives, research activities), impact assessment methodology, and draft theory of change for Vietnam. The second sessions was designed as group discussion forum about obstacles related to sustainable development of poultry intensification in Vietnam such as marketing and poultry disease control. The outputs of group discussion were used to develop impact pathway and ICE strategies for Vietnam. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.facebook.com/One-Health-Poultry-Hub-Vietnam-104079431083223 |
| Description | State Level Stakeholder conference Tamil Nadu |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A stakeholder conference was organised by the One Health Poultry Hub in Tamil Nadu. Topics presented and discussed were focused on the poultry sector and considered the role of this in the Indian economy, the challenges faced, and the relevance of One Health when seeking to improve safety, reputation and control of diseases. The conference was attended by over 50 stakeholders from the poultry industry, state government and research sectors. Speakers included Prof Nitish Debnath, Hub investigator and Chair of One Health Bangladesh; Dr Suresh Chitturi, Managing Director, Srinivasa Farms, Hyderabad; Dr Vishesh Kumar Saxena, ADG, ICAR; Dr K Kumanan, VP Suguna Institute of Poultry Management; Shri Jeevan Das Rai, MD Pragathi Broilers; Shri A Mohan Reddy, Zonal Chairman National Egg Coordination Committee; Sri P Sathyamoorthy, MD, SRS Country Chicken; Dr A Ramakrishnan, FSSAI, Dr S. Ramamoorthy, MD Krishi Nutrition Pvt. Ltd; Dr A Silva-Fletcher, Royal Vet College UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Strategies to prevent spill-0ver (STOPS) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Rashed Mahmud attended this workshop in Dec 2021, organized at ICDDR which was intended to strengthen national capacity to reduce the risk of zoonotic viral spillover, amplification, and spread. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Strengthening cooperation in education and research and AMR in Vietnam |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This event, organised by the Department of Animal Health (MARD) was used to discuss opportunities and challenges in connection between management agencies and research and education sectors on antimicrobial resistance in Vietnam. It is one of many events in which Hub members are participating as part of the overall campaign to raise ministerial attention on the issue of inappropriate use of antimicrobials in poultry production systems |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Student workshops and training, University of Kwazulu-Natal |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | ~20 students (undergraduate and postgraduate) attended a series of taught sessions and practical workshops focused on Eimeria, parasite, microbiome and chicken genetics at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. Dissemination of results to a wider community, capacity/capability building. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Support workshops for the development of country Impact, Communication and Engagement (ICE) strategies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | These workshops were organised as a follow up to a July 2019 workshop of all Hub researchers in the UK. The purpose was to revisit the concepts of Impact, Communications and Engagement, advise the national research teams on developing a workplan for developing a country Theory of Change and impact strategy. The workshops were held in India (August and October 2019), Bangladesh (September 2019) and Sri Lanka (October 2019). They were facilitated by Hub staff from IDS, JNU and RVC. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://rvcac-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/dvink_rvc_ac_uk/EaiBADocjitHh2O167e4ZFsB7mk_0l0Ccrad9... |
| Description | Sustainable poultry (meat and eggs) production in Pakistan: Challenges and Opportunities. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Discussion on sustainable poultry (meat and eggs) production in Pakistan: Challenges and Opportunities. Presented at UKRI-GCRF "Food Security, Agriculture, and Nutrition" workshop, Marriott Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan. 9th- 10th March 2020. organised by UKRI GCRF team. The outcomes include the establishment of collaborative links with key stakeholders including policymakers and disease control officials. Closer links were established with official responsible for animal health and food security officials including Minister for Science and Technology of Pakistan, High commissioner of UK High Commission in Pakitan. Discussion agenda and key outcomes were also communicated to the President of Pakistan, Chairman of Higher Education Commission Pakitan and representatives from FAO and UKRI GCRF team. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/626768-upsign-network-ukri-to-organise-global-development-workshops |
| Description | Symposium on "The Role of Gender in South Asian Food System" in Bangladesh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participation in a panel discussion on the role of gender in the food system in South Asia (covering agriculture, livestock, fish etc.). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Targeted Antigen Delivery Vaccines: Next Generation Vaccines for Poultry |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A talk entitled "Targeted Antigen Delivery Vaccines: Next Generation Vaccines for Poultry" presented to the Executive Chair of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. The discussion aim was the advances approaches that can increases the strength and breath of vaccine immunity in animals and humans. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Technical Food Safety Working Group Meeting in Vietnam |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This was a meeting co-ordinated by Ministries of Health and Agriculture as well as ILRI Vietnam. The Hub presented research outcomes to this workshop which was convened to provide professional support, share experiences and knowledge, propose related solutions, and Policy recommendations to the One Health Partnership Steering Committee, which is a cross-ministerial platform. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Technical seminar on antimicrobial use in Vietnam |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This technical meeting "Towards the end of the use of antibiotics for the purpose of stimulating growth and preventing diseases in livestock in Vietnam in 2024: challenges and solutions in animal nutrition from the expri3ence of experts from France" was organised jointly by the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the French Embassy in Hanoi. As our Hub includes colleagues from CIRAD there was representation from the Hub at this event which aimed to share experience and strengthen the dialogue between companies in France and Vietnam on alternative solutions to antibiotics to ensure animal health. The Hub presented results related to AMR including our pipelines for detecting residues in meat and feathers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://doanhnghieptiepthi.vn/huong-toi-cham-dut-hoan-toan-su-dung-khang-sinh-trong-chan-nuoi-161231... |
| Description | Television Panel discussion: COVID-19 India fights back |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Hub investigator Rajiib Dasgupta, JNU was an invited expert on two panel discussions on COVID-19 broadcast to the public in India on channel RStv. Links to both these panels are here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3VeALY76Js https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hffaDWZpzkc |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3VeALY76Js |
| Description | The co-Circulation of Low and High-path-AIV in the same country with sub-optimal bio-security: Virus evolution and impact on vaccine efficacy. Presented at the 11th Scientific conference of Egyptian Veterinary Poultry Association, Conference "Towards a National strategy to control poultry industry problems in Egypt". 20-23 April 2019. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The talk and the discussion on the improvement of disease control systems (vaccines and diagnostics) to prevent avian influenza viruses infection in poultry and zoonotic infections in humans. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | The global Situation and pathobiology of Avian Influenza in different Avian Species. Presented at the 11th Scientific conference of Egyptian Veterinary Poultry Association, Conference "Towards a National strategy to control poultry industry problems in Egypt". 20-23 April 2019.. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The talk and the discussion on the improvement of disease control systems (vaccines and diagnostics) to prevent avian influenza viruses infection in poultry and zoonotic infections in humans. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | The rise and fall of antigenic mutations: A path to the persistence of avian influenza viruses. The Pirbright Institute Research Update Seminar Series. 27th April 2021. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A seminar at the Pirbright Institute Research Update Seminar Series. 27th April 2021. The research outcomes were discussed detailing how the avian influenza viruses (H9 subtype) evolve under vaccine immune pressure to sustain their fitness in poultry. Described the evolutionary genetic markers that significantly change the virus antigenicity which ultimately reduce the effectiveness of poultry vaccines against avian influenza viruses affecting poultry and huamns. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | The role of vaccination in future control of High Pathogenicity avian influenza; challenges and perspectives |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Ian Brown, Head of Virology at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), Director of the OIE/FAO International Reference Laboratory for avian influenza, swine influenza and Newcastle disease and a One Health Poultry Hub co-investigator, presented on 'The role of vaccination in the future control of high pathogenicity avian influenza: challenges and perspectives' in an International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN) webinar |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/hub-avian-influenza-expert-presents-on-vaccinology-as-disease-... |
| Description | Time for rethink on farming poultry as experts warn bird flu has slipped 'through our fingers (Sky News) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Discussion with Sky New UK corresponded Tom Clarke (Science and technology editor @aTomClarke) on continued avian influenza viruses are becoming endemic in bird populations in Europe and North America with some areas seeing a 600% increase in infection over the past few months in September -November 2022. In the UK, every day now, two or three new premises have been testing positive for bird flu. If they do, their flocks are culled and over 50 million birds culled in Europe this year and a similar number in North America. There is a need for an improved disease control strategies against these viruses. just culling of infected and at risk will not reduce viruses prevalence and spread, because virus in circulating in wild birds. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://news.sky.com/story/time-for-rethink-on-farming-poultry-as-experts-warn-bird-flu-has-slipped-... |
| Description | Training on poultry nutrition, health and biosecurity |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | One Health Poultry Hub - Sri Lanka collaborated with the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association to run workshops on "Training on Poultry Nutrition, Health and Bio-Security" aimed at large scale commercial farmers in the North and North Western Provinces. Trainings were held on 24th March 2023 at Wannigama Training Center and on 12th May 2023 at Killinochchi. Dr. Dilan Satharasinghe, Hub investigator and President of Sri Lanka Veterinary Association, Dr. Nimal Priyankarage, Registrar, Animal Feed, Department of Animal Production and Health and Dr. Thushari Gunawardana, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya were the resource persons for this workshop. After the first workshop in Wannigama, there was a field demonstration of poultry post mortem techniques. After the second workshop in Killinochichi there was a dedicated workshop on 'disease chalelenges: newcastle disease and infectious bronchitis' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.slva.org/data/files/The%20Veterinarain/The-Veterinarian-January-March-2023.pdf |
| Description | Training programme on "Animal Health and Farm Management for women" (Livestock service providers) in Bangladesh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | To develop basic skills of livestock services to rural women. Dr. Biswas (PRTC-CVASU, hub member) conducted a one-week training programme on "Animal Health and Farm Management" for 17 women (livestock service providers) since 1 March 2020 funded by ACDIVOCA with a USAID Grant. Prof Md. Ahasanul Hoque (NC) conducted an interactive lecture on risk of indiscriminate use antibiotics and meaures of novel corona virus prevention. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Translation of Hub website items into Vietnamese; promotion of Hub webinars and Roadmap etc. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | News and blogs on the Hub website have been translated into Vietnamese by the CIRAD team in Vietnam. This has increased Hub outreach to Vietnamese audiences and provided accessible updated information on Hub research findings as well as relevant articles, blogs etc. related to the Hub areas of interest. The Vietnamese versions of Hub news and blogs give our Vietnamese stakeholders direct information on health hazards (i.e. avian influenza virus, AMR), control measures, the One Health approach etc. This knowledge may influence Vietnamese stakeholder behaviors when working on poultry production and distribution in Vietnam. Hub webinars were also translated and promoted on the Hub's partner websites so that more Vietnamese scientists could access information and participate in the events. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/neu-chinh-phu-nghiem-tuc-ve-nuoc-anh-toan-cau-tai-sao-chinh-ph... |
| Description | Uncertainty causes slow recovery in Bangladesh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | An article published in the magazine Asian Agribiz featured extensive quotes from Hub partner Rashed Mahmud. The print article appeared in Oct 2020 and before that an online version was published in Aug 2020 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.asian-agribiz.com/2020/08/28/fluctuations-in-bangladeshi-poultry-market-slowing-recovery... |
| Description | Understanding Evolution and Impacts of Avian Influenza Viruses |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Internal seminar presented at The Pirbright Institute, sharing the achievements and current ongoing research being performed within the Avian Influenza Virus and Newcastle Disease Virus Group to other colleagues throughout the site. Poultry production continues to face several challenges caused by avian influenza, including: (1) virus evolution & antigenic diversity, (2) emergence of new virus variants, (3) co-circulation of multiple variants of same pathogen, (4) mixed infection of different viruses (immunosuppression), (5) maternally derived antibody interference, and (6) poor quality vaccines and sub-optimal vaccination practices. From these challenges, the topic of discussion and research drives optimal vaccination strategies to improve: (1) potency: a single dose to induce faster, stronger and durable immunity against multiple pathogens, (2) effectiveness: protect from clinical disease, reduced shedding and transmission, (3) affordability: cheap to produce and easy to deliver, (4) safety: no adverse impact to host or environment, (5) stability: retain efficacy for at least 1 year at indicated temperature, (6) DIVA: to allow differentiation between infected and vaccinated animals. Implementing new emerging vaccine approaches can: (1) enhance the efficacy, duration, and breadth of immunity, (2) reduce production losses, (3) improve cost-effectiveness, (4) improve productivity and economy, (5) improve animal welfare, and (6) reduce prevalence of viruses and protect public health (reduced virus prevalence = reduced zoonosis). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Understanding Evolution and Persistence of Avian Influenza Viruses in Poultry |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presented a talk at the LASA 60th Anniversary Conference, the Hinxton Hall Conference Centre, Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK, sharing the research goals and achievements performed at the Pirbright Institute. Poultry production continues to face several challenges caused by avian influenza, including: (1) virus evolution & antigenic diversity, (2) emergence of new virus variants, (3) co-circulation of multiple variants of same pathogen, (4) mixed infection of different viruses (immunosuppression), (5) maternally derived antibody interference, and (6) poor quality vaccines and sub-optimal vaccination practices. From these challenges, the topic of discussion and research drives optimal vaccination strategies to improve: (1) potency: a single dose to induce faster, stronger and durable immunity against multiple pathogens, (2) effectiveness: protect from clinical disease, reduced shedding and transmission, (3) affordability: cheap to produce and easy to deliver, (4) safety: no adverse impact to host or environment, (5) stability: retain efficacy for at least 1 year at indicated temperature, (6) DIVA: to allow differentiation between infected and vaccinated animals. Implementing new emerging vaccine approaches can: (1) enhance the efficacy, duration, and breadth of immunity, (2) reduce production losses, (3) improve cost-effectiveness, (4) improve productivity and economy, (5) improve animal welfare, and (6) reduce prevalence of viruses and protect public health (reduced virus prevalence = reduced zoonosis). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Understanding avian influenza virus evolution, antigenic diversity and vaccine failure. Presented at the 2019 Symposium on techniques for healthy breading and disease prevention & control of livestock and poultry, Golden Harbor Hotel, Beijing, 21-23 August 2019. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk and discussion on the control of infectious animal diseases including avian influenza. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) webinar (Blake) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Invited web presentation and subsequent discussions with ~10 USDA staff, including assessments of industry interaction and pathogen evolution. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | University of Kent invited talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | ~80 people attended an invited talk in the University of Kent external seminar series. A series of questions were addressed after the talk, followed by 1-2-1 discussions on possible projects and grant applications. focused on the microbiome, as well as aspects of host susceptibility and genetics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Vietnam One Health Annual High Level forum for zoonoses meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This annual meeting is convened by the One Health Partnership on behalf of the ministries of Health, Agriculture and Environment. The Hub was invited to provide data for MARD in their presentation of updated results coming from One Health Initiatives in Vietnam that are contributing to the National One Health strategic plan and One Health policy issues. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Visit, hosting and tour of the UK's Chief Veterinary Officer, Ha Noi, Viet Nam |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The GCRF One Health Poultry Hub team in Vietnam were delighted to introduce their research and impact-related work on avian influenza and antimicrobial resistance to the UK's Chief Veterinary Officer and delegates. The delegation also had a tour to the National Veterinary Research Institute's lab to understand research work on disease treatment as well as gene preservation. Information on this event and on GCRF One Health Poultry Hub was released on the Hub website and on Vietnamese Agriculture newspaper online. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/uk-chief-veterinary-officer-visits-gcrf-one-health-poultry-hub... |
| Description | Visits, meetings and discussions with key stakeholders to request their participation in the National Advisory Group of the Hub in South India |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The following meetings were conducted: - Shri. Mohan Reddy (National Egg Coordination Committee, Regional Office, Chennai, India) - Mr. A. Gnanasekaran (Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India) and Dr. C. Padmanabhan (Asst. Director, AH and Additional Director of Animal Husbandry, Livestock Services, Chennai) - Assistant Director, Avian Disease Livestock, Kancheepuram District, Tamil Nadu, India - 10 Poultry farmers in Namakkal, Chengalpat and Karur District in Tamil Nadu, India - Dr. M. Selvaraj (Managinge Driector, M.S. Hatcheries) and Mr. M. Manoharan (Managing Partner, Srinivasa Poultry Farm), Pollachi, India - Dr. P. Tamilarasan (Managing Partner, Pe Pe Groups) and Mr. N. Senthilkumar (General Manager, Skylark Hatcheries Pvt. Ltd), Namakkal , Tamil Nadu, India - Mr. B. Sundarajan (Managing Director, Suguna Holding Pvt. Ltd) and Dr. Selvakumar (Deputy General Manager, Venkateswara Hatcheries), Coimbatore and Dr. V. Shankar (Regional Manager, Venkys Foods), Chennai - Mr. Ranganathan (Managing Director, Sun India Hatcheries, Namakkal) and Mr. K.P. Dhandapani (Proprietor, Sunstars Poultry Products, Pollachi, Tamil Nadu India) - 6 person in Poultry Wholesalers and Retailers in around Chennai, India - Mr. V. Subramaniam (Chairman, Tamil Nadu Egg Poultry Marketing Society), Namakkal, India - Mr. Lakshmanan (BCC Chairman, Managing Director, Shanthi Poultry Pvt. Ltd), Coimbatore, India - Dr. Meganathan (Poultry Chairperson, Poultry Veterinary Foundation), Namakkal - Mr. Valsan Parameswaran (Secretary, All India Poultry Products Exporters Association), Namakkal, India - Dr. P. Vaidyanathan (Director and Principal Scientist, ICAR-NRC on Meat) and Dr. M. Muthukumar (Senior Scientist, ICAR - NRC on Meat), Chengicheria, Hyderabad, India |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Voices from the first One Health Poultry Hub conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | During the first Hub conference a series of short interviews with international participants was recorded to capture the flavour of this meeting. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5djNHi6B3E |
| Description | Webinar: Re-calculating the cost of coccidiosis in chickens |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Online workshop and presentation calculating the cost of coccidiosis in Asian poultry production systems, including the impact of husbandry and interactions with microbiomes/enterotypes. Resulted in a follow up workshop specific to Thailand. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Wet markets can be safe if hygiene is made easier |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | This was a news article in Asian Agribiz which was informed mainly by Hub investigator Md Ahasanul Hoque |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.asian-agribiz.com/2020/06/08/wet-markets-can-be-safe-if-hygiene-is-made-easier-2/ |
| Description | Whole Hub meeting, Dhaka, Bangladesh, October 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | In October 2022 the Hub hosted a 'whole hub' meeting in Dhaka. At the meeting, Hub researchers presented the outputs of their research and impact activities from across all our programmes and workpackages with reflections on what had gone well, what could be improved as well as comparisons of behaviours, structures and pathogen dynamics across sites. We spent time examining and updating the Hub Theory of Change and related ICE strands, and also had exciting sessions planning the activities for the final 1.5 years of the Hub. The meeting was characterised by engagement with key stakeholders throughout with participation from Government ministries and the poultry industry; the meeting was timed to follow on directly from the World Veterinary Poultry Association (Asia) meeting, which led to excellent participation by external guests as well as considerable media attention. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.onehealthpoultry.org/news/third-hub-conference/ |
| Description | Why vaccines matter in the fight against zoonotic diseases |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A news story was published to increase the awareness of Zoonotic diseases and their impact on public health, food security, the economy and the environment. This was publicised at The Pirbright Institute webpage and One Health Poultry Health webpage and distributed wildly on social media including Facebook, Twitter, In Share. On World Zoonoses Day, Pirbright's Professor Munir Iqbal and Dr Joshua Sealy consider 600 years of developing technology to fight infectious diseases: The history of human and animal immunisation against infectious disease begins with the Chinese practice of variolation in the fifteenth century. Here, infectious material was taken from one patient and inoculated into a non-infected patient to initiate a mild but protective infection. Roughly 200 years later, Edward Jenner transformed the field of immunology by developing the world's first vaccine which involved immunising patients against smallpox using the closely related cowpox. Fast-forward another 200 years and the application of vaccines had transformed. On 6 July 1885, now celebrated as World Zoonoses Day, Louis Pasteur successfully administered the first vaccine against rabies - and within decades myriad other diseases had also been tackled effectively, including diphtheria, tetanus, anthrax, cholera, plague, typhoid, tuberculosis, measles, mumps, rubella, and polio. Many of these pathogens had been infecting humans for years, and continue to do so where vaccines are not deployed. Now, in the 21st century, vaccine research is undergoing another seismic shift. In 2019, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19), emerged in humans which is believed to have originated in animals (known as zoonoses). It has since developed into the devastating COVID-19 pandemic and in doing so it triggered an urgent need to develop vaccines to control a virus that represents a growing problem at the human-animal interface. Pathogen evolution: Broadly speaking, humans have a naïve immune system to the many pathogens that exclusively circulate within animal reservoirs, including livestock. Most pathogens have evolved to infect specific animal species, which means that a significant barrier exists that prevents animal pathogens from causing disease in humans. However, a portion of these pathogens, including influenza viruses and coronaviruses, have the capacity to evolve such that they can overcome these barriers and be successful, especially as there is no prior immunity in the human population. This extraordinary ability to evolve also means that these pathogens have the potential to overcome vaccines. The application of vaccines and vaccine technology must progress to meet the challenge of zoonotic viruses. Vaccine variety: An impressive diversity of vaccine technologies is currently employed or in development to combat pathogens circulating in humans and animals. A vaccine needs to be effective at eliminating or reducing disease, but the diversity of pathogens means vaccines sometimes need to be equally diverse and must cater to specific challenges. Traditional inactivated pathogen vaccines are generated by 'killing' a pathogen so that it can be safely administered for immunisation. Subunit vaccines are vaccines that comprise only a fragment of the target pathogen which can be administered to generate an immune response exclusively to that fragment. Both technologies elicit protective antibody responses and have been successful for an exceptionally long time against a variety of pathogens. However, an antibody response does not provide sufficient protection against all pathogens that continually change their shapes to evade vaccines. Live attenuated vaccines typically use infectious pathogens that are modified to prevent them from causing disease but can still trigger an immune response similar to their naturally occurring counterparts. These vaccines are useful because as well as an antibody response, they can induce a cellular immune response, which targets conserved parts of the pathogens that remain the same across different strains. This means live attenuated vaccines are more effective at protecting against mutations that could allow the pathogen to escape vaccine immunity and they provide better protection against multiple pathogen strains. New vaccine technology: Viral vector vaccines are vaccines that comprise the 'backbone' of a virus that doesn't cause disease in the host animal, which expresses a piece of the target pathogen that induces an immune response. Most licensed viral vector vaccines are in use in animals, with only a single vectored vaccine (against the Ebola virus) being licensed for humans prior to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Viral vector vaccines evoke a strong immune response that is specific to the pathogen, making it effective and long-lasting. DNA/RNA vaccines contain genetic material that codes for a piece of a pathogen, which the host cells process to elicit an immune response. Several mRNA vaccines are in use against SARS-CoV-2 and they are cost-effective, safe, and produced using chemicals synthetically and not from cell culture systems. As such, we now have the capacity to carefully select the target of our vaccines and the nature of the desired immune response. The importance of vaccines was brought into focus once again with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic - and, going forward, the need for our growing arsenal of vaccines will only increase with the needs of humanity. Nutrition: As the human population increases so do its need for nutrition. A major source of human nutrition is animal-derived; thus, the population of farmed animals increases. Wild habitats are encroached upon to provide for the increasing population of farmed animals, and this facilitates interaction between farmed and wild animals. Consequently, we develop a tractable route for zoonotic diseases to enter the human population. Finally, the need for human nutrition is also met through the acquisition of wild animals. There is evidence to suggest that the West African Ebola virus epidemic was preceded by the capture of wild animals for human consumption. Likewise, SARS-CoV-2 is believed to have originated in wild animals. Zoonotic diseases clearly have far-reaching impacts. Humans and animals directly suffer pathogen-related sickness and death, and global economies incur significant losses. The current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is a clear example of this - while avian influenza and several other emerging and re-emerging viruses carrying zoonotic infection potential circulating in farmed and wild birds are a constant reminder that the next pandemic could be around the corner. Written by Professor Munir Iqbal and Dr Joshua Sealy, members of the Avian Influenza Virus group at Pirbright. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.pirbright.ac.uk/news/2021/07/why-vaccines-matter-fight-against-zoonotic-diseases |
| Description | Why wet markets will never close - despite the global threat to human health (The Telegraph) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | This discussion was due to current enormous global spread of bird flu and widespread poultry outbreak has generated unprecedented opportunities for the virus to jump to humans and potentially even mutate to better spread between people. Since the Live bird markets have been identified as key factors in the spread, persistence and evolution of avian influenza viruses,. Therefore, there is an increased risk to public at the live birds markets and how these risks can be reduced to increase food safety, security and public health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/why-wet-markets-will-never-close-despi... |
| Description | Workshop on COVID-19 with Chevening Scholarship holders |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | About 20 scholars have participated in a workshop on "Pandemic prevention: lessons for the future", reflecting the politics of government responses to COVID-19 across the world and the epidemiology of the virus. Scholars debated regarding the political economy of public health measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19, the ways in which public health research is conducted and communicated, and its implications to pandemic prevention in the future. This sparked questions and interests among the scholars. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Workshop on Poultry Production and Distribution Networks (PDNs) with student organizations in Bangladesh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Purposes were to: • Discuss the summary Production and Distribution Networks (PDNs) and rank PDNs and nodes within each PDN through poster presentation, review and discussion; • Discuss future projections about the relative importance of each PDN in the supply of chicken meat and eggs; • Sonali ranked as most important PDN and LBM as a node for the risk of (a) emergence, (b) dissemination, (c) persistence and (d) exposure to humans of AIVs, AMR and food borne pathogens of poultry origin; • Projection: Sonali and Layer PDN will be more diversified in near future. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Workshop on introductory outbreak investigation, disease surveillance and data analysis in Bangladesh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The workshop included oral presentations, table top exercises, computer exercises and group discussion and interaction, related to the workshop title. The purposes of the activities were to enhance the participants' knowledge on disease outbreak, surveillance and data analysis. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | World Veterinary Poultry Association CPD day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | ~150 delegates attended a CPD training day organised by the World Veterinary Poultry Association, Malaysia branch. The day featured a series of talks from academics, industry representatives and veterinarians. Two talks decribing BBSRC funded studies were presented, focusing on (i) occurrence and genetic diversity of Eimeria, and (ii) the poultry enteric microbiome and links to chicken genetics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Zoonotic disease dynamics in South Asia- a topical study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | It was keynote presentation on ''Zoonotic Disease Dynamics in South Aisa- Topical Study'' by Prof Muthusamy Raman at One Health Bangladesh Conference at Dhaka, Bangladesh (26-28th November 2019) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |