Spatial distribution and risk factors of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in China.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 was first encountered in 1996 in Guangdong province (China) and started spreading throughout Asia and the western Palearctic in 2004-2006. Compared to several other countries where the HPAI H5N1 distribution has been studied in some detail, little is kno...

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Main Authors: Vincent Martin, Dirk U Pfeiffer, Xiaoyan Zhou, Xiangming Xiao, Diann J Prosser, Fusheng Guo, Marius Gilbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3048366?pdf=render