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Spat Spatiotemporal Epidemiol. 2014 Oct;11:45-57. doi: 10.1016/j.sste.2014.06.003. Epub 2014 Jul 5.
Spatio-temporal epidemiology of highly pathogenic avian influenza (subtype H5N1) in poultry in eastern India.
Dhingra MS1, Dissanayake R2, Negi AB3, Oberoi M2, Castellan D4, Thrusfield M5, Linard C6, Gilbert M6.
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Abstract
In India, majority outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 have occurred in eastern states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura. This study aimed to identify disease clusters and risk factors of HPAI H5N1 in these states, for targeted surveillance and disease control. A spatial scan statistic identified two significant disease clusters in West Bengal and Assam, occurring during January and November-December 2008, respectively. Key risk factors were identified at sub-district level using bootstrapped logistic regression and boosted regression trees model. With both methods, HPAI H5N1 outbreaks in backyard poultry were associated with accessibility in terms of time taken to access a city with >50,000 persons, human population density and duck density (P<0.005). In addition, areas at lower elevation were also identified as high risk by BRT model. It is recommended that risk-based surveillance should be implemented in high duck density areas and all live-bird markets in high-throughput locations.
Copyright ? 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Disease surveillance; Eastern India; HPAI H5N1 in poultry; Predictive risk modeling; Risk factors; Spatial and temporal clusters
PMID:
25457596
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25457596
Spatio-temporal epidemiology of highly pathogenic avian influenza (subtype H5N1) in poultry in eastern India.
Dhingra MS1, Dissanayake R2, Negi AB3, Oberoi M2, Castellan D4, Thrusfield M5, Linard C6, Gilbert M6.
Author information
Abstract
In India, majority outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 have occurred in eastern states of West Bengal, Assam and Tripura. This study aimed to identify disease clusters and risk factors of HPAI H5N1 in these states, for targeted surveillance and disease control. A spatial scan statistic identified two significant disease clusters in West Bengal and Assam, occurring during January and November-December 2008, respectively. Key risk factors were identified at sub-district level using bootstrapped logistic regression and boosted regression trees model. With both methods, HPAI H5N1 outbreaks in backyard poultry were associated with accessibility in terms of time taken to access a city with >50,000 persons, human population density and duck density (P<0.005). In addition, areas at lower elevation were also identified as high risk by BRT model. It is recommended that risk-based surveillance should be implemented in high duck density areas and all live-bird markets in high-throughput locations.
Copyright ? 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
Disease surveillance; Eastern India; HPAI H5N1 in poultry; Predictive risk modeling; Risk factors; Spatial and temporal clusters
PMID:
25457596
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25457596