Avian influenza outbreaks: evaluating the efficacy of cleaning and disinfection of vehicles and transport crates.

ABSTRACT: In 2021, France faced large avian influenza outbreaks, like in 2016 and 2017. Controlling these outbreaks required the preventive depopulation of a large number of duck farms. A previous study in 2017 showed that the quality of decontamination of trucks and transport crates used for depopulation was often insufficient. A new study was then set up to evaluate cleaning and disinfection (C&D) of trucks and crates used for duck depopulation and whether practices had changed since 2017. Three methods were used to assess decontamination: 1) detection of avian influenza virus (AIV) genome, 2) visual inspection of cleanliness, and 3) microbial counts, considering that 2 and 3 are commonly used in abattoirs. Another objective of the study was to evaluate the correlation between results obtained wit

SUBMITTER: Huneau-Salaun A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8626697 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature