Evidence of infection by H5N2 highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses in healthy wild waterfowl.

The potential existence of a wild bird reservoir for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been recently questioned by the spread and the persisting circulation of H5N1 HPAI viruses, responsible for concurrent outbreaks in migratory and domestic birds over Asia, Europe, and Africa. During a l...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Gaidet, Giovanni Cattoli, Saliha Hammoumi, Scott H Newman, Ward Hagemeijer, John Y Takekawa, Julien Cappelle, Tim Dodman, Tony Joannis, Patricia Gil, Isabella Monne, Alice Fusaro, Ilaria Capua, Shiiwuua Manu, Pierfrancesco Micheloni, Ulf Ottosson, John H Mshelbwala, Juan Lubroth, Joseph Domenech, François Monicat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18704172/pdf/?tool=EBI