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Editor, Senior Moderator
ohealth. 2017 May 18. doi: 10.1007/s10393-017-1244-y. [Epub ahead of print] [h=1]Epidemiological Risk Factors for Animal Influenza A Viruses Overcoming Species Barriers.[/h] Harris KA[SUP]1[/SUP], Freidl GS[SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], Munoz OS[SUP]4,[/SUP][SUP]5[/SUP], von Dobschuetz S[SUP]6,[/SUP][SUP]7[/SUP], De Nardi M[SUP]4,[/SUP][SUP]8[/SUP], Wieland B[SUP]9[/SUP], Koopmans MPG[SUP]2,[/SUP][SUP]3[/SUP], St?rk KDC[SUP]6[/SUP], van Reeth K[SUP]10[/SUP], Dauphin G[SUP]7[/SUP], Meijer A[SUP]2[/SUP], de Bruin E[SUP]2[/SUP], Capua I[SUP]4,[/SUP][SUP]5[/SUP], Hill AA[SUP]1,[/SUP][SUP]6,[/SUP][SUP]11[/SUP], Kosmider R[SUP]1[/SUP], Banks J[SUP]1[/SUP], Stevens K[SUP]6[/SUP], van der Werf S[SUP]12[/SUP], Enouf V[SUP]12[/SUP], van der Meulen K[SUP]10[/SUP], Brown IH[SUP]1[/SUP], Alexander DJ[SUP]1[/SUP], Breed AC[SUP]13,[/SUP][SUP]14[/SUP]; FLURISK Consortium.
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Drivers and risk factors for Influenza A virus transmission across species barriers are poorly understood, despite the ever present threat to human and animal health potentially on a pandemic scale. Here we review the published evidence for epidemiological risk factors associated with influenza viruses transmitting between animal species and from animals to humans. A total of 39 papers were found with evidence of epidemiological risk factors for influenza virus transmission from animals to humans; 18 of which had some statistical measure associated with the transmission of a virus. Circumstantial or observational evidence of risk factors for transmission between animal species was found in 21 papers, including proximity to infected animals, ingestion of infected material and potential association with a species known to carry influenza virus. Only three publications were found which presented a statistical measure of an epidemiological risk factor for the transmission of influenza between animal species. This review has identified a significant gap in knowledge regarding epidemiological risk factors for the transmission of influenza viruses between animal species.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Avian influenza; Epidemiology; Influenza; Risk factor; Transmission; Zoonosis
PMID: 28523412 DOI: 10.1007/s10393-017-1244-y
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Drivers and risk factors for Influenza A virus transmission across species barriers are poorly understood, despite the ever present threat to human and animal health potentially on a pandemic scale. Here we review the published evidence for epidemiological risk factors associated with influenza viruses transmitting between animal species and from animals to humans. A total of 39 papers were found with evidence of epidemiological risk factors for influenza virus transmission from animals to humans; 18 of which had some statistical measure associated with the transmission of a virus. Circumstantial or observational evidence of risk factors for transmission between animal species was found in 21 papers, including proximity to infected animals, ingestion of infected material and potential association with a species known to carry influenza virus. Only three publications were found which presented a statistical measure of an epidemiological risk factor for the transmission of influenza between animal species. This review has identified a significant gap in knowledge regarding epidemiological risk factors for the transmission of influenza viruses between animal species.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Avian influenza; Epidemiology; Influenza; Risk factor; Transmission; Zoonosis
PMID: 28523412 DOI: 10.1007/s10393-017-1244-y