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Michael DeWitt

Wake Forest University Health SciencesORCID 0000-0001-8940-1967Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:chicken / avian· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Brinkley Raynor BellottiiD· 2 shared Nicholas KortessisiD· 2 shared Brian J. McCluskeyiD· 1 shared Jason E. LombardiD· 1 shared Jennifer J. WenneriD· 1 shared

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EcologybioRxivPreprintNov 15, 2024

Time is of the essence: effectiveness of dairy farm control of H5N1 is limited by fast spread

Michael DeWitt, Brinkley Raynor Bellotti, Nicholas Kortessis

This study shows that H5N1 spreads rapidly within dairy farms, limiting the effectiveness of current control measures and highlighting the need for more sensitive surveillance and biosecurity practices.

3 citations

chicken / avianhost-pathogen & immune response

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EcologybioRxivPreprintAug 6, 2024

Challenges and lessons learned from preliminary modeling of with-in herd transmission of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in dairy cattle

Brinkley Raynor Bellotti, Michael DeWitt, Jennifer J. Wenner…·Nicholas Kortessis

The paper models within-herd transmission of H5N1 in dairy cattle, estimates R0 near 1.2, and develops a web tool for outbreak simulation and control strategy analysis.

2 citations

chicken / avianstatistical model

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