Surveillance of avian influenza viruses in migratory birds in Egypt, 2003-09

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 669-675

  Soliman, Atef ^a   Saad, Magdi ^a   Elassal, Emad ^a   Amir, Ehab ^a   Plathonoff, Chantal ^a   Bahgat, Verina ^a   El Badry, Maha ^a   Ahmed, Lu'ay S ^b   Fouda, Mostafa ^b   Gamaleldin, Mohammed ^b   Abd Elal Mohamed, Nahed ^b   Salyer, Stephanie ^c   Cornelius, Claire ^a   Barthel, Robert ^a  

^a Naval Medical Research Unit Number 3   (Egypt)

^b Egyptian Ministry of Environment   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian influenza; Egypt; Migratory birds; Viruses

Indexed keywords

ANAS ACUTA; ANAS CAROLINENSIS; ANAS CLYPEATA; ANAS CRECCA; ARDEA ALBA; AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 84863455033     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.3.669     Document Type: Article

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