Estimation of the sensitivity of the surveillance system for avian influenza in the western region of Cuba

Estimation of the sensitivity of the surveillance system for avian influenza in the western region of Cuba

Although avian influenza (AI) virus of H5 and H7 subtypes has the potential to mutate to a highly pathogenic form and cause very high mortalities in some poultry species, most AI infections in poultry are due to low pathogenic AI (LPAI). Hence serological surveys, coupled with passive surveillance a...

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Main Authors: Edyniesky Ferrer, Paolo Calistri, Osvaldo Fonseca, Carla Ippoliti, Pastor Alfonso, Simona Iannetti, María A. Abeledo, Octavio Fernández, María I. Percedo, Antonio Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale 2013-03-01
Series:Veterinaria Italiana
Subjects:
Avian influenza
Cuba
H5 subtype
H7 subtype
LPAI
Poultry
Surveillance system
Online Access:http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2013/49_1/99.pdf

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