Avian influenza (H7N9) risk based on the northwards migratory patterns of birds using environmental and meteorological data has been mapped by scientists.
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Bird flu (avian influenza/avian flu) is a disease caused by an influenza virus (H5N1) that primarily affects birds but can infect humans also.
Bird flu (avian influenza/avian flu) is a disease caused by an influenza virus (H5N1) that primarily affects birds but can infect humans also.
To quantify the risk of this happening, scientists from the Hong Kong Baptist University and Chinese University of Hong Kong generated a map of H7N9 risk in eastern China.
The distribution of potentially infected poultry was also included in the model.
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In contrast, Jiangsu distributes poultry to Shanghai, Zhejiang, and beyond.
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Source of H7N9 Avian Influenza Identified
Researchers have ascribed H7N9 source to genetic reassortment of wild birds from east Asia and chickens from east China.
Researchers have ascribed H7N9 source to genetic reassortment of wild birds from east Asia and chickens from east China.
He said that the preliminary results of the study made a prediction of bird flu risk that could explain the pattern of the most recent cases.
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Experts Believe That Migratory Birds Might Have Carried Avian Influenza into China
An expert with the country's agricultural ministry has said that migratory birds may have carried the H7N9 avian influenza virus into China.
An expert with the country's agricultural ministry has said that migratory birds may have carried the H7N9 avian influenza virus into China.
He added that since the effect of poultry-to-poultry infection is not really understood it may become necessary to regulate the activity of poultry markets.
A map of avian influenza (H7N9) risk has been published in Biomed Central's open access journal Infectious Diseases of Poverty.
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