Pathology of natural highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 infection in wild tufted ducks (Aythya fuligula)

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 579-587

  Bröjer, Caroline ^a,b   Ågren, Erik O ^a   Uhlhorn, Henrik ^a   Bernodt, Karin ^a   Mörner, Torsten ^a   Jansson, Désiŕe S ^a   Mattsson, Roland ^a   Zohari, Siamak ^a   Thoŕn, Peter ^a   Berg, Mikael ^b   Gavier Widén, Dolores ^b  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Avian; Aythya fuligula; H5N1; Influenza; Natural; Pathology; Tufted ducks

Indexed keywords

ANSER; AVES; AYTHYA FULIGULA; CYGNUS; RAPTORES;

EID: 70349690598     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870902100501     Document Type: Article

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