Transmission of avian influenza A viruses among species in an artificial barnyard.

Waterfowl and shorebirds harbor and shed all hemagglutinin and neuraminidase subtypes of influenza A viruses and interact in nature with a broad range of other avian and mammalian species to which they might transmit such viruses. Estimating the efficiency and importance of such cross-species transm...

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Main Authors: Jenna E Achenbach, Richard A Bowen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-03-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3069003?pdf=render