Quantifying transmission of highly pathogenic and low pathogenicity H7N1 avian influenza in turkeys.

Outbreaks of avian influenza in poultry can be devastating, yet many of the basic epidemiological parameters have not been accurately characterised. In 1999-2000 in Northern Italy, outbreaks of H7N1 low pathogenicity avian influenza virus (LPAI) were followed by the emergence of H7N1 highly pathogen...

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Main Authors: Roberto A Saenz, Steve C Essen, Sharon M Brookes, Munir Iqbal, James L N Wood, Bryan T Grenfell, John W McCauley, Ian H Brown, Julia R Gog
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3445558?pdf=render

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