Estimation of transmission parameters of H5N1 avian influenza virus in chickens.

Despite considerable research efforts, little is yet known about key epidemiological parameters of H5N1 highly pathogenic influenza viruses in their avian hosts. Here we show how these parameters can be estimated using a limited number of birds in experimental transmission studies. Our quantitative...

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Main Authors: Annemarie Bouma, Ivo Claassen, Ketut Natih, Don Klinkenberg, Christl A Donnelly, Guus Koch, Michiel van Boven
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2627927?pdf=render