Contacts between poultry farms, their spatial dimension and their relevance for avian influenza preparedness

Contacts between poultry farms, their spatial dimension and their relevance for avian influenza preparedness

Ongoing economic losses by and exposure of humans to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry flocks across Asia and parts of Africa and Europe motivate also outbreak-free countries such as Switzerland to invest in preparedness planning. Country-specific population data on between-farm co...

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Main Authors: Lena Fiebig, Timo Smieszek, Jennifer Saurina, Jan Hattendorf, Jakob Zinsstag
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2009-11-01
Series:Geospatial Health
Subjects:
highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), between-farm contacts, poultry movement distances, non-commercial poultry farms, Switzerland.
Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/212

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