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

• Main Authors: Schreuder, Janneke, de Knegt, Henrik J, Velkers, Francisca C, Elbers, Armin R W, Stahl, Julia, Slaterus, Roy, Stegeman, J Arjan, de Boer, Willem F
• Other Authors: dFAH I&I, FAH GZ pluimvee, FAH veterinaire epidemiologie, dFAH AVR
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: avian influenza; disease outbreaks; highly pathogenic avian influenza; influenza A virus; poultry; random forest; spatial modelling; surveillance; wild‐domestic interface; Immunology and Allergy; Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology(all); Microbiology (medical); Infectious Diseases; Olor; brant goose; Branta bernicla
• Online Access: https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/420947

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 outbreak...