Evaluating the role of wild songbirds or rodents in spreading avian influenza virus across an agricultural landscape
Background Avian influenza virus (AIV) infections occur naturally in wild bird populations and can cross the wildlife-domestic animal interface, often with devastating impacts on commercial poultry. Migratory waterfowl and shorebirds are natural AIV reservoirs and can carry the virus along migratory...
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PeerJ Inc.
2017-12-01
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