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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Hosseini PR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3846554 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20131202 12
Highly pathogenic influenza A/H5N1 has persistently but sporadically caused human illness and death since 1997. Yet it is still unclear how this pathogen is able to persist globally. While wild birds seem to be a genetic reservoir for influenza A, they do not seem to be the main source of human illness. Here, we highlight the role that domestic poultry may play in maintaining A/H5N1 globally, using theoretical models of spatial population structure in poultry populations. We find that a metapopu ...[more]