Roche Benjamin auteur aut IRD Lebarbenchon Camille auteur aut IRD Gauthier-Clerc M. auteur aut IRD Chang Chung-Ming auteur aut IRD Thomas F. auteur aut IRD Renaud François auteur aut IRD Van der Werf S. auteur aut IRD Guégan Jean-François auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Transmission 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). We have developed a mathematical model that accounts for both AIV epidemics and bird community dynamics. The model is parameterized using bird counts and AN prevalence data. Results suggest that the transmission patterns driving the dynamics of infection at our study site (Camargue, South of France) involved both a density-dependent and a water-borne transmission processes. Water-borne transmission is, however, the main determinant of the disease dynamics and observed prevalence level. This pattern of transmission highlights the importance of the persistence of viral particles in water in AN dynamics in wild birds. Crown Copyright (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier B.V.. All rights reserved. specialized Influenza A Water-borne transmission Mathematical modeling 080 052 020 9 5 800-805 2009 1567-1348 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046338 10.1016/j.meegid.2009.04.009 1567-1348 [F B010046338] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046338 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2009/09/010046338.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2009-10-07 2017-08-23 fdi:010046338 fre