The transmissibility of highly pathogenic avian influenza in commercial poultry in industrialised countries.

With the increased occurrence of outbreaks of H5N1 worldwide there is concern that the virus could enter commercial poultry farms with severe economic consequences.We analyse data from four recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial poultry to estimate the farm-to-far...

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Main Authors: Tini Garske, Paul Clarke, Azra C Ghani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-04-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1831494?pdf=render