Influenza surveillance in wild birds in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa: Preliminary results from an ongoing FAO-led survey

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 43, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Gaidet, Nicolas ^a   Dodman, Tim ^b   Caron, Alexandre ^a   Balança, Gilles ^a   Desvaux, Stéphanie ^a   Goutard, Flavie ^a   Cattoli, Giovanni ^c   Martin, Vincent ^d   Tripodi, Astrid ^d   Lamarque, François ^e   Hagemeijer, Ward ^b   Monicat, François ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b WETLANDS INTERNATIONAL   (Netherlands)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^d FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^e OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Avian influenza; Surveillance program; Tropical ecosystems; Waterbirds

Indexed keywords

AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 34548329522     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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