Emergence of avian influenza viruses with the potential to be highly pathogenic to poultry, wild birds, and humans cause serious concern for the global economic and public health sectors. Researchers at the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center study multiple aspects of avian influenza viruses in wild birds as well as their implications for implications for commercial agriculture with a special emphasis on poultry.
Developing Data Input Layers
How Infection Impacts Movement
Host Movement Ecology
Structured Decision Making and Decision Guidance
Transmission Risk Modeling
Viral Pathogenicity
Viral Spread, Prevalence and Persistence
Emergence of avian influenza viruses with the potential to be highly pathogenic to poultry, wild birds, and humans cause serious concern for the global economic and public health sectors. Researchers at the USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center study multiple aspects of avian influenza viruses in wild birds as well as their implications for implications for commercial agriculture with a special emphasis on poultry.