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The role of wild birds in the ecology of avian influenza: ten years of research at CIRAD
09/2015
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Bridge species, a new epidemiological function
Researchers have also precisely defined a new epidemiological function: "bridge species", species capable of connecting a population within which the virus persists, for instance wild ducks, and a naive population that has never been in contact with the disease and that it is important to protect, such as chickens.
They have pinpointed previously overlooked species such as swallows and passerines, capable of acting as a disease transmission relay. This discovery paves the way for a new disease control method: limiting contact between domestic birds and bridge species. As a way of restricting avian influenza transmission, this is much easier than controlling the disease in wild ducks.
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http://www.cirad.fr/en/research-ope...vian-influenza-ten-years-of-research-at-cirad
09/2015
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Bridge species, a new epidemiological function
Researchers have also precisely defined a new epidemiological function: "bridge species", species capable of connecting a population within which the virus persists, for instance wild ducks, and a naive population that has never been in contact with the disease and that it is important to protect, such as chickens.
They have pinpointed previously overlooked species such as swallows and passerines, capable of acting as a disease transmission relay. This discovery paves the way for a new disease control method: limiting contact between domestic birds and bridge species. As a way of restricting avian influenza transmission, this is much easier than controlling the disease in wild ducks.
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http://www.cirad.fr/en/research-ope...vian-influenza-ten-years-of-research-at-cirad
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