Maintenance of influenza A viruses and antibody response in mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) sampled during the non-breeding season in Alaska.

Prevalence of influenza A virus (IAV) infections in northern-breeding waterfowl has previously been reported to reach an annual peak during late summer or autumn; however, little is known about IAV infection dynamics in waterfowl populations persisting at high-latitude regions such as Alaska, during...

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Main Authors: Timothy J Spivey, Mark S Lindberg, Brandt W Meixell, Kyle R Smith, Wendy B Puryear, Kimberly R Davis, Jonathan A Runstadler, David E Stallknecht, Andrew M Ramey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5570339?pdf=render