Avian Influenza
Overview
Avian influenza, either highly pathogenic H5N1 or low-pathogenicity types, such as H9N2, threaten human health. Understanding how the ecology of wildbirds, the ecology of poultry production and the circulation of people interact to produce an influenza landscape and drive genetic change of influenza viruses is a focus of my research. Projects are beginning in Chinese poultry, Egyptian poultry and wildbirds in the US Mississippi flyway.
Papers
Young, S.G., Carrel, M., Kitchen, A., Malanson, G.P., Tamerius, J., Ali, M., & Kayli, G. 2017. How's the Flu Getting Through? Landscape genetics suggests both humans and birds spread H5N1 in Egypt. Infection, Genetics & Evolution. 49: 293-299
Young, S.G., Carrel, M., Malanson, G.P., Ali, M. & Kayali, G. 2016. Predicting Avian Influenza Co-Infection with H5N1 and H9N2 in Northern Egypt. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health. 13(9): 886
Wan, X-F., Carrel, M., Long, L., Alker, A. & Emch, M. (2013) Perspective on emergence and re-emergence of amantadine resistant influenza A viruses in domestic animals in China. Infection, Genetics & Evolution. 20: 298-303.
The work in the US and in China is in collaboration with Dr. Xiu-Feng Wan at Mississippi State University. The Egypt research is in collaboration with Dr. Ghazi Kayali of St. Jude's Hospital and was completed by former PhD student Sean Young, now of UAMS.
Young, S.G., Carrel, M., Malanson, G.P., Ali, M. & Kayali, G. 2016. Predicting Avian Influenza Co-Infection with H5N1 and H9N2 in Northern Egypt. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health. 13(9): 886
Wan, X-F., Carrel, M., Long, L., Alker, A. & Emch, M. (2013) Perspective on emergence and re-emergence of amantadine resistant influenza A viruses in domestic animals in China. Infection, Genetics & Evolution. 20: 298-303.
The work in the US and in China is in collaboration with Dr. Xiu-Feng Wan at Mississippi State University. The Egypt research is in collaboration with Dr. Ghazi Kayali of St. Jude's Hospital and was completed by former PhD student Sean Young, now of UAMS.