Abstract:
While Thailand's commercial poultry producing is principally an export economy, Vietnam and Indonesia's are domestic. The introduction of a poultry vaccination policy in Thailand would have threatened its trade potential and have a major impact on its economy. The aim of this study was to analyze policies regarding avian and human pandemic influenza control in three Southeast Asia countries: Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. An analysis of poultry vaccination policy was used to explore the broader policy of influenza A H5N1 control in the region. The policy of antiviral stockpiling with Oseltamivir, a scarce regional resource, was used to explore human pandemic influenza preparedness.
