Research Project - DC13

My name is Sinda Srairi originally from Tunisia, with a background in veterinary medicine and epidemiology ( master degree). I’m starting a PhD on The Economic Burden of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) and Policy Assessment of Poultry Vaccination. In simple terms, I’ll explore how bird-flu outbreaks affect farmers and economies, and how vaccination strategies can reduce both costs and disease impact. I’m based at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, co-supervised by Professor Jonathan Rushton and Dr Johanna Wong. I love traveling but never set off without a jar of Tunisian harissa, our famous chili paste, to spice up meals wherever I go.

DC13 — The economic burden of HPAI and multi-criteria policy-supporting assessment of poultry vaccination

DC13 quantifies the economic burden of HPAI across key poultry systems and evaluates the cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit of vaccination under uncertainty. Using data from officials and farmers, and methods aligned with the Global Burden of Animal Diseases, it traces how losses are distributed across the value chain.

These economic results are then combined with DC12’s welfare/environment metrics in a multi-criteria framework calibrated to decision-maker preferences (e.g., CVOs). Informed by DC10’s epidemiological outputs, DC13 delivers transparent decision trees and policy-ready comparisons of control options, highlighting critical thresholds and risks that matter for real-world vaccine policy.