Modeling highly pathogenic avian influenza transmission in wild birds and poultry in West Bengal, India. [PDF]
Wild birds are suspected to have played a role in highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 outbreaks in West Bengal. Cluster analysis showed that H5N1 was introduced in West Bengal at least 3 times between 2008 and 2010.
Aly, Sharif S +3 more
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Competing biosecurity and risk rationalities in the Chittagong poultry commodity chain, Bangladesh [PDF]
This paper anthropologically explores how key actors in the Chittagong live bird trading network perceive biosecurity and risk in relation to avian influenza between production sites, market maker scenes and outlets.
A Appadurai +62 more
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Studies Needed to Address Public Health Challenges of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic: Insights from Modeling [PDF]
In light of the 2009 influenza pandemic and potential future pandemics, Maria Van Kerkhove and colleagues anticipate six public health challenges and the data needed to support sound public health decision making.The authors acknowledge support from the ...
Asikainen, Tommi +17 more
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Grippes aviaires en Afrique. Cibler la vigilance [PDF]
En 2006, la détection du virus de l'influenza (grippe) aviaire H5N1 en Afrique suscite une grande inquiétude : le virus pourrait se propager à l'ensemble du continent, puis être réintroduit en Europe par les oiseaux migrateurs.
Chevalier, Véronique +2 more
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Analysis of CDC social control measures using an agent-based simulation of an influenza epidemic in a city [PDF]
Background: the transmission of infectious disease amongst the human population is a complex process which requires advanced, often individual-based, models to capture the space-time details observed in reality.Methods: an Individual Space-Time Activity ...
Atkinson, Peter M. +2 more
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The Demise of Poskanzer and Schwab’s Influenza Theory on the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease
In 1961, David C. Poskanzer and Robert S. Schwab presented a paper, “Studies in the epidemiology of Parkinson’s disease predicting its disappearance as a major clinical entity by 1980.” This paper introduced the hypothesis that Parkinson’s disease was ...
Danny Estupinan +2 more
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Background: Influenza virus (IV) and the rhinovirus (RV) are the two most common circulating respiratory viruses circulating. Natural viral interference has been suggested between them.
Kin P. Tao +10 more
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MERS-CoV in Arabian camels in Africa and Central Asia [PDF]
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) causing infections in humans is genetically indistinguishable from the virus found in Arabian camels (dromedaries) in the Middle East. Although no primary human case of MERS was reported outside the
Chan, Samuel M.S. +7 more
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Migration and Dispersion Evolution of Exhaled Aerosol in a Ward Under Different Ventilation Modes
ABSTRACT Wards with special functions and closure will have a higher risk of viral transmission as aerosols are an important mode of transmission for the SARS‐CoV‐2 virus. In this study, an experimental platform was built to establish the relevant parameters of the aerosol model and the aerosol propagation model according to the experimental results ...
Jingzhi Zhang +8 more
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VIRUSUL ÎNALT PATOGEN AL GRIPEI AVIARE ÎN EUROPA – TENDINȚE ȘI RISCURI DE RĂSPÂNDIRE GEOGRAFICĂ
Avian influenza, is a highly contagious viral disease which over the last decades has provoked increased interest in scientific research and veterinary surveillance.
Oxana GROZA, Nicolae STARCIUC
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