Browsing by Author "Xiangming Xiao"
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Improving Risk Models for Avian Influenza: The Role of Intensive Poultry Farming and Flooded Land during the 2004 Thailand Epidemic
Thomas P. Van Boeckel; Weerapong Thanapongtharm; Timothy Robinson; Chandrashekhar M. Biradar; Xiangming Xiao; Marius Gilbert (PLos One, 2012-11-19)Since 1996 when Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza type H5N1 first emerged in southern China, numerous studies sought risk factors and produced risk maps based on environmental and anthropogenic predictors. However little ... -
Metapopulation Dynamics Enable Persistence of Influenza A, Including A/H5N1, in Poultry
Parviez Rana Hosseini; Trevon Fuller; Ryan Harrigan; Delong Zhao; Carmen Sofia Arriola; Armandoe Gonzalez; Matthew Joshua Miller; Xiangming Xiao; Tom B. Smith; Jamie Holland Jones; Peter Daszak (PLos One, 2013-12-02)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 ... -
Spatial Distribution and Risk Factors of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in China
Vincent Martin; Dirk U. Pfeiffer; Xiaoyan Zhou; Xiangming Xiao; Diann J. Prosser; Fusheng Guo; Marius Gilbert (PLoS Pathogens, 2011-03-03)Author Summary The geographical distribution of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 and agro-ecological risk factors have been studied in a number of countries in Southeast Asia. However, little is know of its ...