Canada geese and the epidemiology of avian influenza viruses

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 981-987

  Harris, Mark T ^a   Brown, Justin D ^a   Goekjian, Virginia H ^a   Luttrell, M Page ^a   Poulson, Rebecca L ^a   Wilcox, Benjamin R ^a   Swayne, David E ^b   Stallknecht, David E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian influenza virus; Canada geese; Environmental persistence; Feces; Reservoir

Indexed keywords

ANSER; ANSERIFORMES; AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; BRANTA CANADENSIS;

EID: 78149260649     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-46.3.981     Document Type: Article

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