Evidence of avian influenza virus and paramyxovirus subtype 2 in wild-living passerine birds in Slovenia

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 529-532

  Račnik, Jožko ^a   Slavec, Brigita ^a   Trilar, Tomi ^b   Zadravec, Marko ^a   Dovč, Alenka ^a   Krapež, Uroš ^a   Barlič Maganja, Darja ^a   Zorman Rojs, Olga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b SLOVENIAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

AIV; APMV 2; Epidemiology; RT PCR; Virus isolation; Wild living birds

Indexed keywords

AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; AVIAN PARAMYXOVIRUS 2; ERITHACUS RUBECULA; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; PARAMYXOVIRIDAE; PASSERIFORMES; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 48749102254     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-007-0164-5     Document Type: Article

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