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March 7, 2026PLoS ONEOpen Access

Understanding the direct and indirect impacts of disease response phenotypes on chicken coccidiosis epidemiology: A modelling approach

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MIM. IthurbideMLMarie-Hélène Pinard van der LaanYGYuqi Gao

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Overview

Modeling reveals how disease response traits affect coccidiosis management in poultry, indicating effective interventions.

Key Points

  • This research aims to understand how different traits related to disease response impact coccidiosis epidemiology in chickens.
  • Developed an epidemiological model based on literature and published data regarding chicken coccidiosis.
  • Examined five traits: susceptibility, recoverability, infectivity, tolerance, and compensatory growth.
  • Analyzed the effects of these traits on flock health and productivity during coccidiosis outbreaks.
  • Increasing recoverability and tolerance significantly improves flock health and productivity.
  • Reducing infectivity notably lowers the environmental infectious load, enhancing flock-level protection.

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Ithurbide et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69abc1b45af8044f7a4eaa46https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0343712
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