Wild Bird Densities and Landscape Variables Predict Spatial Patterns in HPAI Outbreak Risk across The Netherlands

• Published in: Pathogens
• Main Authors: Janneke Schreuder, Henrik J. de Knegt, Francisca C. Velkers, Armin R. W. Elbers, Julia Stahl, Roy Slaterus, J. Arjan Stegeman, Willem F. de Boer
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2022
• Subjects: avian influenza; influenza A virus; highly pathogenic avian influenza; poultry; disease outbreaks; surveillance; Medicine; R; Olor; brant goose; Branta bernicla
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11050549; https://doaj.org/article/9e362bbcbe06454fba4bb938116bebaa

Highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses’ (HPAIVs) transmission from wild birds to poultry occurs globally, threatening animal and public health. To predict the HPAI outbreak risk in relation to wild bird densities and land cover variables, we performed a case-control study of 26 HPAI outbreaks (ca...