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Global mapping of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and H5Nx clade 2.3.4.4 viruses with spatial cross-validation

  1. Madhur S Dhingra
  2. Jean Artois
  3. Timothy P Robinson
  4. Catherine Linard
  5. Celia Chaiban
  6. Ioannis Xenarios
  7. Robin Engler
  8. Robin Liechti
  9. Dimitry Kuznetsov
  10. Xiangming Xiao
  11. Sophie Von Dobschuetz
  12. Filip Claes
  13. Scott H Newman  Is a corresponding author
  14. Gwenaëlle Dauphin  Is a corresponding author
  15. Marius Gilbert  Is a corresponding author
  1. Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
  2. International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya
  3. Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Switzerland
  4. University of Oklahoma, United States
  5. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Italy
  6. Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Thailand
  7. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Vietnam
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.19571
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  1. Madhur S Dhingra
  2. Jean Artois
  3. Timothy P Robinson
  4. Catherine Linard
  5. Celia Chaiban
  6. Ioannis Xenarios
  7. Robin Engler
  8. Robin Liechti
  9. Dimitry Kuznetsov
  10. Xiangming Xiao
  11. Sophie Von Dobschuetz
  12. Filip Claes
  13. Scott H Newman
  14. Gwenaëlle Dauphin
  15. Marius Gilbert
(2016)
Global mapping of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and H5Nx clade 2.3.4.4 viruses with spatial cross-validation
eLife 5:e19571.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.19571
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Abstract

Global disease suitability models are essential tools to inform surveillance systems and enable early detection. We present the first global suitability model of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 and demonstrate that reliable predictions can be obtained at global scale. Best predictions are obtained using spatial predictor variables describing host distributions, rather than land use or eco-climatic spatial predictor variables, with a strong association with domestic duck and extensively raised chicken densities. Our results also support a more systematic use of spatial cross-validation in large-scale disease suitability modelling compared to standard random cross-validation that can lead to unreliable measure of extrapolation accuracy. A global suitability model of the H5 clade 2.3.4.4 viruses, a group of viruses that recently spread extensively in Asia and the US, shows in comparison a lower spatial extrapolation capacity than the HPAI H5N1 models, with a stronger association with intensively raised chicken densities and anthropogenic factors.

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  1. Madhur S Dhingra

    Spatial Epidemiology Lab, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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  2. Jean Artois

    Spatial Epidemiology Lab, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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  3. Timothy P Robinson

    Livestock Systems and Environment, International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
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  4. Catherine Linard

    Spatial Epidemiology Lab, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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  5. Celia Chaiban

    Spatial Epidemiology Lab, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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  6. Ioannis Xenarios

    Swiss-Prot & Vital-IT group, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  7. Robin Engler

    Swiss-Prot & Vital-IT group, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  8. Robin Liechti

    Swiss-Prot & Vital-IT group, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  9. Dimitry Kuznetsov

    Swiss-Prot & Vital-IT group, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland
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  10. Xiangming Xiao

    Department of Microbiology and Plant Biology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, United States
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  11. Sophie Von Dobschuetz

    Animal Production and Health Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
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  12. Filip Claes

    Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand
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  13. Scott H Newman

    Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Hanoi, Vietnam
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    scott.newman@fao.org
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  14. Gwenaëlle Dauphin

    Animal Production and Health Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
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    Gwenaelle.Dauphin@fao.org
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  15. Marius Gilbert

    Spatial Epidemiology Lab, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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    marius.gilbert@gmail.com
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Funding

National Institutes of Health (1R01AI101028-02A1)

  • Madhur S Dhingra
  • Jean Artois
  • Xiangming Xiao
  • Marius Gilbert

United States Agency for International Development (Emerging Pandemic Threats program)

  • Scott H Newman

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BB/L019019/1)

  • Timothy P Robinson

Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS (PDR T.0073.13)

  • Catherine Linard
  • Marius Gilbert

Medical Research Council (ESEI UrbanZoo (G1100783/1))

  • Timothy P Robinson

CGIAR (Research Programs on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health (A4NH) and Livestock)

  • Timothy P Robinson

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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© 2016, Dhingra et al.

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  1. Madhur S Dhingra
  2. Jean Artois
  3. Timothy P Robinson
  4. Catherine Linard
  5. Celia Chaiban
  6. Ioannis Xenarios
  7. Robin Engler
  8. Robin Liechti
  9. Dimitry Kuznetsov
  10. Xiangming Xiao
  11. Sophie Von Dobschuetz
  12. Filip Claes
  13. Scott H Newman
  14. Gwenaëlle Dauphin
  15. Marius Gilbert
(2016)
Global mapping of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and H5Nx clade 2.3.4.4 viruses with spatial cross-validation
eLife 5:e19571.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.19571

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