Our research focused on Avian Influenza Type A-H5N1, specifically on an epidemiological model centered in Puerto Rico. My main goal is to address the following: first, to determined the potential outbreaks of this disease in Puerto Rico using as a base the...
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Our research focused on Avian Influenza Type A-H5N1, specifically on an epidemiological model centered in Puerto Rico. My main goal is to address the following: first, to determined the potential outbreaks of this disease in Puerto Rico using as a base the location of the poultry industry as a hub, we are using Pollos To-Ricos in the town of Aibonito, but more importantly, I am interested on the repercussions of the infection among the human-to-human potential interaction. The second goal is centered on the possibility of vaccination to mitigate an epidemic among humans. In order to address these goals and future ones we will construct a mathematical model and use two different set of parameters according to two cases that involve how the poultry is raised and managed by industrial companies. Hence, our third focus is the comparison of the parameter values according to a case where the poultry is raised free-range (organically) or massively overcrowded in a factory environment. My rese
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