Last updated on 19-12-2024 by Mieke Steensels
Peer reviewed scientific article
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Van Leeuw, Virginie; Depoorter, Pieter; Mauroy, Axel; Olivier Beck; Herman Claeys; Nick De Regge; De Waele, Valérie; De Winter, Paul; Jean‐François Heymans; Hooyberghs, Jozef; Houdart, Philippe; Cyrelle Houtsaeger; Linden, Annick; Marcella Mori; Nauwynck, Hans; Anna Parys; Javiera Rebolledo Romero; Chantal Rettigner; Rouffaer, Lieze; Jorgen Stassijns; Mieke Steensels; Steven Van Gucht; Van Reeth, Kristien; Vermeersch, Katie; Vervaeke, Muriel; Saegerman, Claude; Dewulf, JeroenTrefwoorden
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he world experienced a huge number of outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in birds, which could represent one of the largest registered epidemics of infectious disease in food-producing animals. Therefore, mammals, including humans, are continuously exposed to HPAI viruses leading to sporadic and sometimes unusual mammal infections. The aim of this paper is to assess the risk of crossing the avian/mammalian species barrier by the currently circulating HPAI viruses, focusing on the epidemiological situation of Belgium, a representative country for Western Europe.