Molecular analysis of the 2011 HPAI H5N2 outbreak in ostriches, South Africa

Avian Diseases

Volumn 56, Issue 4 SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 865-879

  Abolnik, C ^a,b   Olivier, A J ^c   Grewar, J ^d   Gers, S ^e   Romito, M ^a  

^a ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c Klein Karoo International   (South Africa)

^d WESTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (South Africa)

^e Western Cape Provincial Veterinary Laboratory   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Highly pathogenic H5N2; molecular epidemiology; ostriches

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDEMIC; GENETICS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N2; OSTRICH; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTH AFRICA; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 84871953250     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1637/10171-041012-Reg.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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