Evaluation of country preparedness for Nipah and avian influenza zoonotic viral threats in Bangladesh

Nipah and avian influenza viruses (NiV and AIV) are priority zoonotic pathogens in Bangladesh and are also important globally because of their pandemic potential. To understand current strengths, areas for improvement, and opportunities to enhance preparedness for NiV and AIV in Bangladesh, as part...

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Main Authors: Md Mustafizur Rahman, Tristan Burgess, Jeffrey C. Mariner, Elizabeth Gold, Jonathon D. Gass
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Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771425001119
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Elizabeth Gold
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description Nipah and avian influenza viruses (NiV and AIV) are priority zoonotic pathogens in Bangladesh and are also important globally because of their pandemic potential. To understand current strengths, areas for improvement, and opportunities to enhance preparedness for NiV and AIV in Bangladesh, as part of the USAID STOP Spillover program, 47 relevant stakeholders were surveyed, and two country leads of the primary surveillance systems were interviewed. Data was collected focusing on four different areas: research projects, surveillance systems, laboratories, and outbreak risk management systems. Despite progress in recent years, our study reveals significant gaps in preparedness, detection, and response capacities across sectors and highlights the importance of prioritizing extended and targeted surveillance, biosafety solutions for laboratories, and early event detection for resilient defenses against these viruses using a One Health framework.
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spelling doaj-art-ff878b727a5643dfb1da2c1efdba40b52025-08-20T03:47:20ZengElsevierOne Health2352-77142025-06-012010107510.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101075Evaluation of country preparedness for Nipah and avian influenza zoonotic viral threats in BangladeshMd Mustafizur Rahman0Tristan Burgess1Jeffrey C. Mariner2Elizabeth Gold3Jonathon D. Gass4Infectious Diseases Division, icddr,b (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh), Dhaka, Bangladesh; Corresponding author at: Infectious Diseases Division, icddr,b, 68, Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sarani, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh.Center for Wildlife Studies, South Freeport, ME, USAInfectious Diseases Division, icddr,b (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh), Dhaka, Bangladesh; Center for Wildlife Studies, South Freeport, ME, USA; Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, MA, USA; JSI Research and Training Institute, Inc., Arlington, VA, USA; Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USAJSI Research and Training Institute, Inc., Arlington, VA, USADepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USANipah and avian influenza viruses (NiV and AIV) are priority zoonotic pathogens in Bangladesh and are also important globally because of their pandemic potential. To understand current strengths, areas for improvement, and opportunities to enhance preparedness for NiV and AIV in Bangladesh, as part of the USAID STOP Spillover program, 47 relevant stakeholders were surveyed, and two country leads of the primary surveillance systems were interviewed. Data was collected focusing on four different areas: research projects, surveillance systems, laboratories, and outbreak risk management systems. Despite progress in recent years, our study reveals significant gaps in preparedness, detection, and response capacities across sectors and highlights the importance of prioritizing extended and targeted surveillance, biosafety solutions for laboratories, and early event detection for resilient defenses against these viruses using a One Health framework.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771425001119Nipah virusAvian influenzaOne HealthZoonosesBangladeshDisease outbreaks
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Tristan Burgess
Jeffrey C. Mariner
Elizabeth Gold
Jonathon D. Gass
Evaluation of country preparedness for Nipah and avian influenza zoonotic viral threats in Bangladesh
One Health
Nipah virus
Avian influenza
One Health
Zoonoses
Bangladesh
Disease outbreaks
title Evaluation of country preparedness for Nipah and avian influenza zoonotic viral threats in Bangladesh
title_full Evaluation of country preparedness for Nipah and avian influenza zoonotic viral threats in Bangladesh
title_fullStr Evaluation of country preparedness for Nipah and avian influenza zoonotic viral threats in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of country preparedness for Nipah and avian influenza zoonotic viral threats in Bangladesh
title_short Evaluation of country preparedness for Nipah and avian influenza zoonotic viral threats in Bangladesh
title_sort evaluation of country preparedness for nipah and avian influenza zoonotic viral threats in bangladesh
topic Nipah virus
Avian influenza
One Health
Zoonoses
Bangladesh
Disease outbreaks
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771425001119
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