Abstract Title
Avian Disease Working Group in the East Asian Australasian Flyway
Abstract
Eastern Asia is where the current HPAI virus identified (Guangdong, China, 1996) but it had long been suspected mutual infection of viruses between migratory waterfowl and poultry raised outdoors in this region. Since the beginning of the 2020s a series of very serious avian influenza outbreak occurred globally. There were a few serious cases in Asia too (wintering cranes in Japan and Korea in 2022, and seabirds in China in 2023 and 2024). In order to address this rising challenge to wildlife conservation, The East Asian Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) re-established a Working Group on Avian Disease. Our goal is to develop and disseminate relevant guidance on avian influenza and other avian diseases to EAAFP Partners and Flyway Network Sites and support a long-term strategy to address the impacts of avian diseases on migratory seabirds and waterbirds in the East Asian Australasian Flyway.
The roles of the East Asian - Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Avian Disease Working Group are to facilitate exchange of information and promote coordination of efforts aimed towards tackling avian diseases in the Flyway, to work with relevant institutions to develop guidelines, action plans, etc. on prevention and tackling avian diseases, to facilitate the development of a coordinated flyway-wide monitoring and surveillance programmes, and to support information exchange with international institutions.
One of our proposed projects is to identify and compile a list of vulnerable sites and wild bird species in EAAF countries.
By attending this symposium, we aim to strengthen a global network of wild bird researchers and conservationists for knowledge and information sharing on the HPAI.
The roles of the East Asian - Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP) Avian Disease Working Group are to facilitate exchange of information and promote coordination of efforts aimed towards tackling avian diseases in the Flyway, to work with relevant institutions to develop guidelines, action plans, etc. on prevention and tackling avian diseases, to facilitate the development of a coordinated flyway-wide monitoring and surveillance programmes, and to support information exchange with international institutions.
One of our proposed projects is to identify and compile a list of vulnerable sites and wild bird species in EAAF countries.
By attending this symposium, we aim to strengthen a global network of wild bird researchers and conservationists for knowledge and information sharing on the HPAI.
Co-Author(s)
Simba Chan
Associated Researcher, Japan Bird Research Association
Chair, EAAFP Avian Disease Working Group
Abstract Category
Mortality estimations, impacts on harvest, conservation considerations, and potential mitigation strategies in wild birds