Avian influenza viruses detected by surveillance of waterfowl in Ireland during 2003-2007

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 464-472

  Raleigh, Pat J ^a   Flynn, O ^a   O'Connor, M ^a   O'Donovan, T ^a   Purcell, B ^a   De Burca, M ^a   Regazzoli, V ^a   Minihan, D ^a   Connell, J ^b   Markey, B K ^b   Sammin, D J ^a  

^a CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Real time RT PCR; Targeted surveillance; Virus isolation; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

M PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCKS AND GEESE; ECOLOGICAL SPECIALIZATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H10N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H10N5; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H10N6; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H10N7; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H11N9; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H2N3; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H6N2; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H6N5; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H6N6; IRELAND; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREND STUDY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

ANIMALS; ANSERIFORMES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; IRELAND; TIME FACTORS; WETLANDS;

EID: 69949109925     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268808001325     Document Type: Article

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