RT Journal Article
T1 Risk of Introduction of H5N1 HPAI from Europe to Spain by Wild Water Birds in Autumn
A1 Martínez Avilés, Marta
A1 Muñoz Reoyo, María Jesús
A1 De La Torre, Ana
A1 Iglesias Martín, Irene
A1 Peris Álvarez, Salvador
A1 Infante, Octavio
A1 Sánchez-Vizcaíno Rodríguez, José Manuel
AB Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) subtype H5N1 continues to circulate across Eurasia and Africa since its unprecedented rapid spread in 2005. Diffusion by wild bird movements has been evidenced in the European Union in 2006 and 2007. Spain is an important wintering quarter for aquatic birds from northern latitudes, so identifying the critical areas and species where an outbreak is prone to happen is necessary. This work presents an assessment of the risk of introduction of H5N1 HPAI in Spain by aquatic wild birds estimating a relative risk value per province. For this purpose, an assessment of the release and exposure to the risk of infection with H5N1 HPAI of 25 selected water bird species has been carried out. Parameters considered in the assessment include H5N1 HPAI notifications from 2006 to 2008 and factors that favour the occurrence or persistence of H5N1 HPAI (wetlands’ surface, low temperatures), together with aquatic wild birds’ movements parameters (departure, destination, stop-overs, abundance) and parameters relative to the susceptible population in Spain: poultry density and wild aquatic abundance. Results show the relative risk for each Spanish province of experiencing H5N1 HPAI introduced by wild aquatic birds helping to identify higher risk areas.
PB Blackwell Publishing
SN 18651674
YR 2009
FD 2009
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/52046
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/52046
LA eng
NO INIA
DS Docta Complutense
RD 6 may 2024