Introduction to Avian Influenza and Behavioral Ecology Avian Influenza (AI), particularly the highly pathogenic strains such as H5N1 and H7N9, represents one of the most significant threats to global poultry health and wild bird populations, simultaneously posing a substantial zoonotic risk to human health. The field of behavioral ecology is fundamentally interested in how animals […]
Introduction: The Context of Avian Influenza and Human Behavior Avian Influenza (AI), particularly highly pathogenic strains such as H5N1 and H7N9, represents a persistent and significant global public health challenge due to its zoonotic potential—the ability to transmit from birds to humans. While human-to-human transmission has historically been limited or inefficient for these strains, the […]