@article{fdi:010046338,
  title = {{W}ater-borne transmission drives avian influenza dynamics in wild birds : the case of the 2005-2006 epidemics in the {C}amargue area},
  author = {{R}oche, {B}enjamin and {L}ebarbenchon, {C}amille and {G}authier-{C}lerc, {M}. and {C}hang {C}hung-{M}ing and {T}homas, {F}. and {R}enaud, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {V}an der {W}erf, {S}. and {G}u{\'e}gan, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}ransmission and persistence of avian influenza viruses ({AIV}) among wildlife remains an unresolved issue because it depends both on the ecology of the host (e.g. population density, migration) and on the environment (e.g. {AIV} persistence in water). {W}e have developed a mathematical model that accounts for both {AIV} epidemics and bird community dynamics. {T}he model is parameterized using bird counts and {AN} prevalence data. {R}esults suggest that the transmission patterns driving the dynamics of infection at our study site ({C}amargue, {S}outh of {F}rance) involved both a density-dependent and a water-borne transmission processes. {W}ater-borne transmission is, however, the main determinant of the disease dynamics and observed prevalence level. {T}his pattern of transmission highlights the importance of the persistence of viral particles in water in {AN} dynamics in wild birds. {C}rown {C}opyright ({C}) 2009 {P}ublished by {E}lsevier {B}.{V}.. {A}ll rights reserved.},
  keywords = {{I}nfluenza {A} ; {W}ater-borne transmission ; {M}athematical modeling},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nfection {G}enetics and {E}volution},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {800--805},
  ISSN = {1567-1348},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.meegid.2009.04.009},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046338},
}