Desarrollo de modelos epidemiológicos para el análisis del riesgo de entrada de los virus de influenza aviar altamente patógena y la enfermedad de Newcastle en España

  1. Sánchez-Vizcaíno Buendía, F.
Supervised by:
  1. Manuel Laínez Andrés Director
  2. José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno Rodríguez Director

Defence university: Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Fecha de defensa: 10 December 2010

Committee:
  1. María Castaño Rosado Chair
  2. Beatriz Martínez López Secretary
  3. María Concepción Aristoy Albert Committee member
  4. María Luisa Arias Neira Committee member
  5. Christian Gortázar Committee member
Department:
  1. Sanidad Animal

Type: Thesis

Teseo: 111688 DIALNET lock_openDocta Complutense editor

Abstract

The Spanish poultry sector is considered the third most important of the European Union (EU). This sector results in an estimated income of 2.73 billion of Euros to the country’s economy. Therefore, it is a necessity to keep it free of diseases that may weaken it. Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and Newcastle disease (ND) are considered the two most devastating infectious diseases of poultry that a country may suffer. Risk analysis is the methodological approach recommended by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) for assessing the risk of entry of a disease in a free country. In this study, it was developed an analysis of risk for HPAIV and NDV introduction into Spain with the aim of providing useful tools and results that may help to the prevention and potential control of these diseases in Spain.