Assessing the risk of downwind spread of avian influenza virus via airborne particles from an urban wholesale poultry market

Building and Environment
Jianjian WeiYuguo Li

Abstract

Interspecies transmissions of avian influenza viruses (AIV) occur at the human-poultry interface, among which the live poultry markets (LPMs) are easily assessed by urban residents. Thousands of live poultry from different farms arrive daily at wholesale markets before being sold to retail markets. We assessed the risk of AIV downwind spread via airborne particles from a representative wholesale market in Guangzhou. Air samples were collected using the cyclone-based NIOSH bioaerosol samplers at different locations inside a wholesale market, and viral RNA and avian 18S RNA were quantified using quantitative real-time RT-PCR. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling was performed to investigate the AIV spread pattern. Viral RNA was readily detected from 19 out of 21 air sampling events, predominantly from particles larger than 1 µm. The concentration of viral RNA detected at the poultry holding area was 4.4 × 105 copies/m3 and was as high as 2.6 × 104 copies/m3 100 m downwind. A high concentration of avian 18S RNA (2.5 × 108 copies/m3) detected at the poultry holding area was used for assessing the potential spread of avian influenza virus during outbreak situations. CFD modeling indicated the combined effect of wind direction...Continue Reading

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