Understanding the ecological drivers of avian influenza virus infection in wildfowl: A continental-scale study across Africa

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1731, 2012, Pages 1131-1141

  Gaidet, N ^a   Caron, A ^a   Cappelle, J ^a   Cumming, G S ^b   Balanca G ^a   Hammoumi, S ^c   Cattoli, G ^d   Abolnik, C ^e   de Servan Almeida, R ^c   Gil, P ^a   Fereidouni, S R ^f   Grosbois, V ^a   Tran, A ^a   Mundava, J ^g   Fofana, B ^h   Ould El Mamy, A B ⁱ   Ndlovu, M ^b   Mondain Monval, J Y ^j   Triplet, P ^k,l   Hagemeijer, W ^m   Karesh, W B ⁿ   Newman, S H ^o   Dodman, T ^m   more..

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UMR ASTRE   (France)

^d Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperle delle Venezie   (Italy)

^e ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^f FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^g NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Zimbabwe)

^h Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts du Mali   (Mali)

ⁱ Centre National d'Elevage et de Recherche Vétérinaire   (Mauritania)

^j OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^k SMBs   (France)

^l Oiseaux Migrateurs du Paléarctique Occidental   (France)

^m WETLANDS INTERNATIONAL   (Netherlands)

ⁿ ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^o FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

Disease ecology; Influenza a virus; Migration; Pathogen transmission; Tropical; Wild birds

Indexed keywords

AVIAN INFLUENZA; AVIFAUNA; CLIMATE EFFECT; DATA SET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PATHOGEN; POPULATION DENSITY; RESPIRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TAXONOMY; VIRAL DISEASE; WETLAND; WILD POPULATION;

AFRICA;

ANAS; AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZAVIRUS A;

EID: 84856786299     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1417     Document Type: Article

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