Intestinal excretion of a wild bird-origin H3N8 low pathogenic avian influenza virus in Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 991-998

  Brown, Justin D ^a   Berghaus, Roy D ^a   Costa, Taiana P ^a   Poulson, Rebecca ^a   Carter, Deborah L ^a   Lebarbenchon, Camille ^a   Stallknecht, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian influenza virus; Cloacal swab; Excrement; Feces; Low pathogenic; Mallard; RT PCR; Virus isolation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CLOACA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DUCK; FECES; FEMALE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N8; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS SHEDDING; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CLOACA; DUCKS; FECES; FEMALE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N8 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS SHEDDING;

EID: 84867712286     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2011-09-280     Document Type: Article

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