Low pathogenicity avian influenza in Italy during 2007 and 2008: Epidemiology and control

Avian Diseases

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 323-328

  Cecchinato, M ^a,b   Ceolin, C ^a   Busani, L ^a,c   Pozza, M Dalla ^a   Terregino, C ^d   Moreno, A ^e   Bonfanti, L ^a   Marangon, S ^a  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

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

^e ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA LOMBARDIA E DELL EMILIA ROMAGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Control measures; Italy; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDEMIC; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; ITALY; PATHOGENICITY; POULTRY;

ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EUTHANASIA, ANIMAL; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; ITALY; POULTRY;

ANSER; AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 77950233674     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/8765-033109-Reg.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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