Influenza A virus infections in Chinese landbirds
Issue Date
2009-10Author
Peterson, A. Townsend
Bush, Sarah E.
Spackman, Erica
Swayne, David E.
Ip, Hon S.
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Type
Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
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Show full item recordAbstract
Water birds are considered the reservoir for avian infl
uenza viruses. We examined this assumption by sampling
and real-time reverse transcription–PCR testing of 939
Asian land birds of 153 species. Infl uenza A infection was
found, particularly among migratory species. Surveillance
programs for monitoring spread of these viruses need to be
redesigned.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
doi: 10.3201/eid1410.080169
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Peterson, A. T., S. E. Bush, E. Spackman, D. E. Swayne, and H. S. Ip. 2009. Influenza A virus infections in Chinese landbirds. Emerging Infectious Diseases 14:1644-1646. http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1410.080169
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