| Literature DB >> 28523412 |
Kate A Harris1, Gudrun S Freidl2,3, Olga S Munoz4,5, Sophie von Dobschuetz6,7, Marco De Nardi4,8, Barbara Wieland9, Marion P G Koopmans2,3, Katharina D C Stärk6, Kristien van Reeth10, Gwen Dauphin7, Adam Meijer2, Erwin de Bruin2, Ilaria Capua4,5, Andy A Hill1,6,11, Rowena Kosmider1, Jill Banks1, Kim Stevens6, Sylvie van der Werf12, Vincent Enouf12, Karen van der Meulen10, Ian H Brown1, Dennis J Alexander1, Andrew C Breed13,14.
Abstract
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.Entities:
Keywords: Avian influenza; Epidemiology; Influenza; Risk factor; Transmission; Zoonosis
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28523412 DOI： 10.1007/s10393-017-1244-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ecohealth ISSN： 1612-9202 Impact factor: 3.184