We are pleased to announce the publication of the official World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) guidelines for the "Surveillance of High Pathogenicity Avian Influenza (HPAI) for Smallholder Poultry Systems in Resource-Limited Settings".
Developed in collaboration with international partners, these guidelines fulfil a critical recommendation from WOAH Resolution No. 28 to support poultry keepers, especially smallholders, against the threat of HPAI. By providing practical, science-based surveillance strategies tailored to local socio-economic contexts, these guidelines empower low- and middle-income countries to detect HPAI earlier, safeguarding the food security and livelihoods of millions of smallholder farmers.
Access the guidelines: https://www.woah.org/en/document/surveillance-of-high-pathogenicity-avian-influenza-for-smallholder-poultry-systems-in-resource-limited-settings/
Save the Date: Join our Webinar Launch on February 25th, 2026 (12:30 – 2:00 PM Paris time | 7:30 – 9:00 PM Hong Kong Time) to explore the framework and its application. Link and registration details for the webinar: https://www.woah.org/en/event/webinar-launch-of-guidelines-on-surveillance-of-high-pathogenicity-avian-influenza-for-smallholder-poultry-systems-in-resource-limited-settings/.
This project represents a major collaborative effort by the City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences Research Centre for Applied One Health Research and Policy Advice (OHRP) and international partners (Listed in alphabetical order):
- OHRP (CityUHK): Liesbeth Frias, Sergio Guerrero-Sanchez, Ladan Jahangiri, Chun Ting Angus Lam, and Dirk U. Pfeiffer.
- AFCD (Hong Kong SAR): Jeremy Hon Pong Ho.
- INRAE (France): Guillaume Fournié.
- With invaluable expert inputs from: Robyn Alders (Australian National University, Australia), Anne Conan (CIRAD/ASTRE Research Unit, Zimbabwe), Roland Dlamini (WOAH Delegate, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Eswatini), Christopher Hamilton-West (Universidad de Chile, Chile), Erik Karlsson (National Influenza Center of Cambodia, Cambodia), and Alexia Rondeau (Vétérinaires Sans Frontières International, Belgium).
