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  3. Quantifying H5n1 Outbreak Potential And Control Effectiveness In High-risk Agricultural Populations.
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Quantifying H5N1 outbreak potential and control effectiveness in high-risk agricultural populations.

Izel Avkan1, Suzanne Gokool2, Louise E Smith3

  • 1Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom.

PLOS Global Public Health
|December 29, 2025

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Contact tracing and self-isolation effectively reduce avian influenza (H5N1) outbreaks, preventing 80% of infections. These measures are crucial for containing zoonotic diseases, especially when combined with awareness and surveillance for asymptomatic cases.

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Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health
  • Infectious Disease Modeling

Background:

  • Avian influenza (H5N1) poses a global threat, with recent panzootics showing increased spread and host range.
  • Spillover events into mammals raise concerns about human-to-human transmission and pandemic potential.
  • Current UK public health measures include contact tracing and self-isolation for avian influenza cases.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate potential outbreak sizes of H5N1 following bird-to-human spillover.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of contact tracing and self-isolation in managing H5N1 community outbreaks.
  • To characterize social contact patterns in an at-risk agricultural population.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the Avian Contact Study to characterize contact patterns in an agricultural population.
  • Employed a stochastic branching process model to simulate H5N1 outbreak sizes.
  • Incorporated realistic social contact data into the modeling framework.

    • Main Results:

    • Most simulated outbreaks were small (0-10 cases).
    • Contact tracing and self-isolation reduced average outbreak size from 41 to 7 cases (at R0=1.1), preventing ~80% of infections.
    • Control effectiveness decreased with a higher proportion of asymptomatic cases.

    Conclusions:

    • Contact tracing and self-isolation are effective strategies for preventing zoonotic infections like avian influenza.
    • Public awareness, voluntary self-isolation, and surveillance for asymptomatic cases are key for containment.
    • These public health interventions can mitigate the impact of H5N1 spillover events.