UK Health Security Agency London UK.
Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2023 Aug 23;17(8):e13187. doi: 10.1111/irv.13187. eCollection 2023 Aug.
A programme of asymptomatic swabbing was piloted in 2021/2022 in England to further understand the risk of human infection with avian influenza in exposed individuals and to evaluate this surveillance approach as a public health measure. There were challenges in deploying this pilot that will need to be addressed for future seasons. However, there was one detection of avian influenza A(H5N1) in a human despite low uptake in eligible exposed persons. Future use of asymptomatic swabbing could help provide an evidence base to quantify asymptomatic infection, quickly identify signals of increased animal to human transmission and improve public health preparedness.
2021/2022 年，英国开展了一项无症状拭子采样计划，旨在进一步了解接触者感染禽流感的风险，并评估这种监测方法作为公共卫生措施的效果。在实施该试点计划时存在一些挑战，这些挑战需要在未来的季节中加以解决。然而，尽管符合条件的接触者参与率较低，但仍在一名接触者中检测到了禽流感 A(H5N1)。未来使用无症状拭子采样可能有助于提供一个证据基础，以量化无症状感染，快速识别动物向人类传播增加的信号，并增强公共卫生准备。
