Identification of Hotspots in the European Union for the Introduction of Four Zoonotic Arboviroses by Live Animal Trade

Benoit Durand; Sylvie Lecollinet; Cécile Beck; Beatriz Martínez-López; Thomas Balenghien; Véronique Chevalier

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0070000

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Identification of Hotspots in the European Union for the Introduction of Four Zoonotic Arboviroses by Live Animal Trade

Benoit Durand ,

* E-mail: benoit.durand@anses.fr

Affiliation Anses, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, Maisons-Alfort, France
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Sylvie Lecollinet,

Affiliations Anses, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, Maisons-Alfort, France, European Union Reference Laboratory for Equine Diseases, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, Maisons-Alfort, France
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Cécile Beck,

Affiliations Anses, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, Maisons-Alfort, France, European Union Reference Laboratory for Equine Diseases, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, Maisons-Alfort, France
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Beatriz Martínez-López,

Affiliation VISAVET group, Animal Health Department, Veterinary School, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
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Thomas Balenghien,

Affiliation UMR Contrôle des Maladies, Cirad, Montpellier, France
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Véronique Chevalier

Affiliation AGIRs Unit, Cirad, Montpellier, France
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Identification of Hotspots in the European Union for the Introduction of Four Zoonotic Arboviroses by Live Animal Trade

Benoit Durand,
Sylvie Lecollinet,
Cécile Beck,
Beatriz Martínez-López,
Thomas Balenghien,
Véronique Chevalier

Published: July 23, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070000

About the Authors

Benoit Durand

* E-mail: benoit.durand@anses.fr

Affiliation Anses, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, Maisons-Alfort, France

Sylvie Lecollinet

Affiliations Anses, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, Maisons-Alfort, France, European Union Reference Laboratory for Equine Diseases, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, Maisons-Alfort, France

Cécile Beck

Affiliations Anses, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, Maisons-Alfort, France, European Union Reference Laboratory for Equine Diseases, Laboratoire de Santé Animale, Maisons-Alfort, France

Beatriz Martínez-López

Affiliation VISAVET group, Animal Health Department, Veterinary School, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain

Thomas Balenghien

Affiliation UMR Contrôle des Maladies, Cirad, Montpellier, France

Véronique Chevalier

Affiliation AGIRs Unit, Cirad, Montpellier, France

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: BD SL CB BML TB VC. Performed the experiments: BD SL CB BML TB VC. Analyzed the data: BD SL CB BML TB VC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: BD SL CB BML TB VC. Wrote the manuscript: BD SL CB BML TB VC.

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