Dirk Pfeiffer

Jan 23, 2025 | thenational.com.pg | Robyn Alders |Dirk Pfeiffer

THE noble push to achieve “Freedom from Hunger” gained momentum after World War Two with the formation of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, which “strives to eradicate hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition”. Since 1960, the human population has almost tripled, and, in association with the goal of reducing protein deficiency, the global chicken population has increased more than 10-fold.

Jan 22, 2025 | devpolicy.org | Robyn Alders |Dirk Pfeiffer

The noble push to achieve “Freedom from Hunger” gained momentum after World War II with the formation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, which “strives to eradicate hunger, food insecurity and all forms of malnutrition”. Since 1960, the human population has almost tripled, and, in association with the goal of reducing protein deficiency, the global chicken population has increased more than ten-fold.

May 1, 2024 | nature.com | Francesco Pinotti |Lisa Kohnle |Sunetra Gupta |Dirk Pfeiffer

AbstractH9N2 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) are a major concern for the poultry sector and human health in countries where this subtype is endemic. By fitting a model simulating H9N2 AIV transmission to data from a field experiment, we characterise the epidemiology of the virus in a live bird market in Bangladesh.

Oct 31, 2023 | nature.com | Younjung Kim |Guillaume Fournié |Raphaëlle Métras |Christl A. Donnelly |Dirk Pfeiffer

Recent highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) outbreaks in two Korean cat shelters highlight the need to enhance surveillance for cross-species viral transmission into animal populations kept by humans for non-agricultural or non-conventional livestock farming purposes from a One Health perspective. Cross-species viral transmission refers to the infection of a new host species by a virus, commonly referred to as ‘spillover'1,2.

Feb 20, 2023 | mdpi.com | Dirk Pfeiffer |Klaus Depner |Mary-Louise Penrith |Juanita van Heerden

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessReviewbyMary-Louise Penrith 1,*, Juanita van Heerden 2, Dirk U.