Genomic analysis of avian influenza viruses from waterfowl in western Alaska, USA

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 600-610

  Reeves, Andrew B ^a   Pearce, John M ^a   Ramey, Andrew M ^a   Ely, Craig R ^a   Schmutz, Joel A ^a   Flint, Paul L ^a   Derksen, Dirk V ^a   Ip, Hon S ^b   Trust, Kimberly A ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c National Wildlife Refuge System   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Avian influenza virus; Genome; Migratory birds; Surveillance; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AVIAN INFLUENZA; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; BIRD; DUCKS AND GEESE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H5N1; MALE; MIGRATORY BIRDS; POPULATION MIGRATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ALASKA; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; GENOME; MIGRATORY BIRDS; SURVEILLANCE; WATERFOWL;

ALASKA; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BIRDS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H5N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; MALE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS; CYGNUS;

EID: 84879175173     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2012-04-108     Document Type: Article

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