@article{fdi:010061640, title = {{P}oultry farm vulnerability and risk of avian influenza re-emergence in {T}hailand}, author = {{S}ouris, {M}arc and {S}elenic, {D}. and {K}haklang, {S}. and {N}inphanomchai, {S}. and {M}inet, {G}. and {G}onzalez, {J}ean-{P}aul and {K}ittayapong, {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{H}ighly pathogenic avian influenza ({HPAI}) remains of concern as a major potential global threat. {T}his article evaluates and discusses the level of vulnerability of medium and small-scale commercial poultry production systems in {T}hailand related to avian influenza virus re-emergence. {W}e developed a survey on 173 farms in {N}akhon {P}athom province to identify the global level of vulnerability of farms, and to determine which type of farms appears to be more vulnerable. {W}e used official regulations (the {G}ood {A}gricultural {P}ractices and {L}ivestock {F}arm {S}tandards regulations) as a reference to check whether these regulations are respected. {T}he results show that numerous vulnerability factors subsist and could represent, in case of {HPAI} re-emergence, a significant risk for a large spread of the disease. {B}io-security, farm management and agro-commercial practices are particularly significant on that matter: results show that these practices still need a thorough improvement on a majority of farms. {F}arms producing eggs (especially duck eggs) are more vulnerable than farms producing meat. {T}hose results are consistent with the type of farms that were mostly affected during the 2004–2008 outbreaks in {T}hailand.}, keywords = {{VOLAILLE} ; {ELEVAGE} ; {VIROSE} ; {EPIDEMIE} ; {PREVENTION} {SANITAIRE} ; {ENQUETE} ; {GRIPPE} {AVIAIRE} ; {REEMERGENCE} ; {FACTEUR} {DE} {RISQUE} ; {RISQUE} {SANITAIRE} ; {VULNERABILITE} ; {THAILANDE} ; {NAKHON} {PATHOM}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {E}nvironmental {R}esearch and {P}ublic {H}ealth}, volume = {11}, numero = {1}, pages = {934--951}, ISSN = {1660-4601}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.3390/ijerph110100934}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061640}, }