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² Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire, 39 College Road, Durham, New Hampshire 03824, USA
³ Biological Control and Spatial Ecology, Université Libre de Bruxelles CP160/12, Av FD Roosevelt 50, B1050, Brussels, Belgium
⁴ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Viale delle Termi di Caracalla 00100, Rome, Italy
⁵ Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080, China
⁶ Corresponding author (email: xiangming.xiao{at}unh.edu)

ABSTRACT:   Outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 subtype have occurred in many countries across Asia, Europe, and Africa since 2003. Better understanding of the ecology and risk factors of HPAI is critical for surveillance, risk assessment, and public health policy. We introduce satellite remote sensing as one important tool, and highlight the potential of using satellite images to monitor dynamics of climate and landscapes that are related to wild bird migration and agriculture in the context of avian influenza transmission.
  Key words:  Avian influenza, land surface temperature, MODIS images, paddy rice.

¹ Presentation at the FAO and OIE International Scientific Conference on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds, FAO, Rome, 30 and 31 May 2006