International chicken trade and increased risk for introducing or reintroducing highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5N1) to uninfected countries
Every year billions of chickens are shipped thousands of miles around the globe in order to meet the ever increasing demands for this cheap and nutritious protein source. Unfortunately, transporting chickens internationally can also increase the chance for introducing zoonotic viruses, such as highl...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
2017-11-01
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Series: | Infectious Disease Modelling |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468042717300015 |