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ArticleJMIR formative research2022

Application of Spatial Risk Assessment Integrated With a Mobile App in Fighting Against the Introduction of African Swine Fever in Pig Farms in Thailand: Development Study.

Weerapong Thanapongtharm, Vilaiporn Wongphruksasoong, Waratida Sangrat, Kittin Thongsrimoung, Nattavut Ratanavanichrojn, Suwicha Kasemsuwan, Amnat Khamsiriwatchara, Jaranit Kaewkungwal, Kansuda Leelahapongsathon

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Article in JMIR formative research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Weerapong ThanapongtharmDepartment of Livestock Development, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9957-2011
Vilaiporn WongphruksasoongDepartment of Livestock Development, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8065-5773
Waratida SangratDepartment of Livestock Development, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9954-4013
Kittin ThongsrimoungDepartment of Livestock Development, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6773-0572
Nattavut RatanavanichrojnFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7299-9242
Suwicha KasemsuwanFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7462-6514
Amnat KhamsiriwatcharaCenter of Excellence for Biomedical and Public Health Informatics (BIOPHICS), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9715-6658
Jaranit KaewkungwalCenter of Excellence for Biomedical and Public Health Informatics (BIOPHICS), Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7916-8460
Kansuda LeelahapongsathonFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6101-5191
Department of Livestock Development · THKasetsart University · THMahidol University · TH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAfrican swine fever (ASF), a highly contagious disease affecting both domestic and wild pigs, has been having a serious impact on the swine industry worldwide. This important transboundary animal disease can be spread by animals and ticks via direct transmission and by contaminated feed and fomites via indirect transmission because of the high environmental resistance of the ASF virus. Thus, the prevention of the introduction of ASF to areas free of ASF is essential. After an outbreak was reported in China, intensive import policies and biosecurity measures were implemented to prevent the introduction of ASF to pig farms in Thailand.

objectiveEnhancing prevention and control, this study aims to identify the potential areas for ASF introduction and transmission in Thailand, develop a tool for farm assessment of ASF risk introduction focusing on smallholders, and develop a spatial analysis tool that is easily used by local officers for disease prevention and control planning.

methodsWe applied a multi-criteria decision analysis approach with spatial and farm assessment and integrated the outputs with the necessary spatial layers to develop a spatial analysis on a web-based platform.

resultsThe map that referred to potential areas for ASF introduction and transmission was derived from 6 spatial risk factors; namely, the distance to the port, which had the highest relative importance, followed by the distance to the border, the number of pig farms using swill feeding, the density of small pig farms (<50 heads), the number of pigs moving in the area, and the distance to the slaughterhouse. The possible transmission areas were divided into 5 levels (very low, low, medium, high, and very high) at the subdistrict level, with 27 subdistricts in 10 provinces having very high suitability and 560 subdistricts in 34 provinces having high suitability. At the farm level, 17 biosecurity practices considered as useful and practical for smallholders were selected and developed on a mobile app platform. The outputs from the previous steps integrated with necessary geographic information system layers were added to a spatial analysis web-based platform.

conclusionsThe tools developed in this study have been complemented with other strategies to fight against the introduction of ASF to pig farms in the country. The areas showing high and very high risk for disease introduction and transmission were applied for spatial information planning, for example, intensive surveillance, strict animal movement, and public awareness. In addition, farms with low biosecurity were improved in these areas, and the risk assessment developed on a mobile app in this study helped enhance this matter. The spatial analysis on a web-based platform helped facilitate disease prevention planning for the authorities.

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African swine fevermulti-criteria decision analysisrisk assessmentrisk-based surveillancespatial analysis

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PMID35639455
PMCPMC9198819
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