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Nichola J. Hill
Researcher at Tufts University
Publications - 52
Citations - 1207
Nichola J. Hill is an academic researcher from Tufts University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 & Influenza A virus. The author has an hindex of 18, co-authored 44 publications receiving 967 citations. Previous affiliations of Nichola J. Hill include University of California, Davis & United States Geological Survey.
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Wild bird migration across the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau: a transmission route for highly pathogenic H5N1.
Diann J. Prosser,Diann J. Prosser,Peng Cui,John Y. Takekawa,Mingjie Tang,Yuansheng Hou,Bridget M. Collins,Baoping Yan,Nichola J. Hill,Tianxian Li,Yongdong Li,Fumin Lei,Shan Guo,Zhi Xing,Yubang He,Yuanchun Zhou,David C. Douglas,William M. Perry,Scott H. Newman +18 more
TL;DR: The combined results suggest that wild birds play a role in the spread of H5N1 in this region, and the strength of the evidence would be improved with additional sequences from both poultry and wild birds on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau where H5n1 has a clear stronghold.
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Eco-Virological Approach for Assessing the Role of Wild Birds in the Spread of Avian Influenza H5N1 along the Central Asian Flyway
Scott H. Newman,Nichola J. Hill,Nichola J. Hill,Kyle A. Spragens,Daniel Janies,Igor O. Voronkin,Diann J. Prosser,Baoping Yan,Fumin Lei,Nyambayar Batbayar,Tseveenmyadag Natsagdorj,Charles M. Bishop,Patrick J. Butler,Martin Wikelski,Sivananinthaperumal Balachandran,Taej Mundkur,David C. Douglas,John Y. Takekawa +17 more
TL;DR: An eco-virological approach was used to compare the migration of 141 birds marked with GPS satellite transmitters during 2005–2010 with the spatio-temporal patterns of poultry and wild bird outbreaks of HPAI H5N1, and the trajectory of the virus in the outbreak region based on phylogeographic mapping.
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Migration strategy affects avian influenza dynamics in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos).
Nichola J. Hill,Nichola J. Hill,Nichola J. Hill,John Y. Takekawa,Joshua T. Ackerman,Keith A. Hobson,Garth Herring,Carol J. Cardona,Jonathan A. Runstadler,Walter M. Boyce +9 more
TL;DR: A model of virus exchange in temperate regions driven by the convergence of wild birds with separate geographic origins and exposure histories is supported, demonstrating that mallards, a principal host of avian influenza virus (AIV) in nature, contribute differently to virus gene flow depending on migration strategy.
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Connecting the study of wild influenza with the potential for pandemic disease.
TL;DR: The current gaps in wild animal and environmental surveillance and the current understanding of genetic signatures in potentially pandemic strains are reviewed.
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Transmission of influenza reflects seasonality of wild birds across the annual cycle
Nichola J. Hill,Eric J. Ma,Brandt W. Meixell,Brandt W. Meixell,Mark S. Lindberg,Walter M. Boyce,Jonathan A. Runstadler +6 more
TL;DR: This study supports amplification of IAV during summer breeding seeded by overwintering virus persisting locally and virus introduced from a wide range of latitudes and proposes that switching transmission dynamics may be a critical strategy for pathogens that infect mobile hosts inhabiting regions with strong seasonality.