Transmission characteristics of low pathogenic avian influenza virus of H7N7 and H5N7 subtypes in layer chickens

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 155, Issue 2-4, 2012, Pages 207-213

  Gonzales, J L ^a,b   Elbers, A R W ^a   Bouma, A ^b   Koch, G ^a   de Wit, J J ^c   Stegeman, J A ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c GD ANIMAL HEALTH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Infectious period; LPAI; Reproduction ratio; Transmission; Transmission parameters

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; CHICKEN; EGG PRODUCTION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H7N7; INFLUENZA VIRUS H5N7; NONHUMAN; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS SHEDDING; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; BASIC REPRODUCTION NUMBER; CHICKENS; CLOACA; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H7N7 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; POULTRY DISEASES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; VIRUS SHEDDING;

AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 84857046905     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.09.016     Document Type: Article

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