Wild Bird Influenza Survey, Canada, 2005

Wild Bird Influenza Survey, Canada, 2005

Of 4,268 wild ducks sampled in Canada in 2005, real-time reverse transcriptase–PCR detected influenza A matrix protein (M1) gene sequence in 37% and H5 gene sequence in 5%. Mallards accounted for 61% of samples, 73% of M1-positive ducks, and 90% of H5-positive ducks. Ducks hatched in 2005 accounted...

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Main Authors: E. Jane Parmley, Nathalie Bastien, Timothy F. Booth, Victoria Bowes, Peter A. Buck, Andre Breault, Dale Caswell, Pierre-Yves Daoust, J. Chris Davies, Seyyed Mehdy Elahi, Madeleine Fortin, Fred Kibenge, Robin King, Yan Li, Norman North, Davor Ojkic, John Pasick, Sydney Paul Pryor, John Robinson, Jean Rodrigue, Hugh Whitney, Patrick Zimmer, Frederick A. Leighton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Avian influenza
birds
Canada
surveys
ducks
PCR
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/1/06-1562_article

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