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Avian influenza infections in non-migratant land birds in Andean Peru [PDF]

, 2012
As part of ongoing surveillance for avian influenza viruses (AIV) in Peruvian birds, in June 2008, we sampled 600 land birds of 177 species, using real-time reverse-transcription PCR.
Williams, Richard, Ghersi, Bruno, Montgomery, Joel M., Ghersi, Bruno M., Montgomery, Joel, Peterson, A. Townsend, Peterson, Townsend, Gonzaga, Victor, Williams, Richard Alexander John, Segovia-Hinostroza, Karen   +9 more
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Avian influenza virus (H11N9) in migratory shorebirds wintering in the Amazon Region, Brazil. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
Aquatic birds are the natural reservoir for avian influenza viruses (AIV). Habitats in Brazil provide stopover and wintering sites for water birds that migrate between North and South America.
Jansen de Araujo, Severino M de Azevedo, Nicolas Gaidet, Renata F Hurtado, David Walker, Luciano M Thomazelli, Tatiana Ometto, Marina M M Seixas, Roberta Rodrigues, Daniele B Galindo, Adriana C S da Silva, Arlinéa M M Rodrigues, Leonardo L Bomfim, Marcelo A Mota, Maria E Larrazábal, Joaquim O Branco, Patricia Serafini, Isaac S Neto, John Franks, Richard J Webby, Robert G Webster, Edison L Durigon   +21 more
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Outbreak in New England Seals, United States

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
We report the spillover of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) into marine mammals in the northeastern United States, coincident with H5N1 in sympatric wild birds.
Wendy Puryear, Kaitlin Sawatzki, Nichola Hill, Alexa Foss, Jonathon J. Stone, Lynda Doughty, Dominique Walk, Katie Gilbert, Maureen Murray, Elena Cox, Priya Patel, Zak Mertz, Stephanie Ellis, Jennifer Taylor, Deborah Fauquier, Ainsley Smith, Robert A. DiGiovanni, Adriana van de Guchte, Ana Silvia Gonzalez-Reiche, Zain Khalil, Harm van Bakel, Mia K. Torchetti, Kristina Lantz, Julianna B. Lenoch, Jonathan Runstadler   +24 more
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Discordant detection of avian influenza virus subtypes in time and space between poultry and wild birds; Towards improvement of surveillance programs. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Avian influenza viruses from wild birds can cause outbreaks in poultry, and occasionally infect humans upon exposure to infected poultry. Identification and characterization of viral reservoirs and transmission routes is important to develop strategies ...
Josanne H Verhagen, Pascal Lexmond, Oanh Vuong, Martin Schutten, Judith Guldemeester, Albert D M E Osterhaus, Armin R W Elbers, Roy Slaterus, Menno Hornman, Guus Koch, Ron A M Fouchier   +10 more
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RESULTS OF SYMPTOM MONITORING AMONG PERSONS EXPOSED TO HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA (HPAI) A H5N1, FEBRUARY 7 - JULY 30, 2022, UNITED STATES

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2023
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A H5N1 viruses belonging to clade 2.3.4.4.b have become the predominant circulating avian influenza strain in birds throughout much of the world including Europe, Africa, and the Middle East beginning in 2021 ...
Krista Kniss, Katie Tastad
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A Novel Lactococcal Vaccine Expressing a Peptide from the M2 Antigen of H5N2 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A Virus Prolongs Survival of Vaccinated Chickens

Veterinary Medicine International, 2013
A cost-effective and efficacious influenza vaccine for use in commercial poultry farms would help protect against avian influenza outbreaks. Current influenza vaccines for poultry are expensive and subtype specific, and therefore there is an urgent need ...
Kaleb A. Reese, Christopher Lupfer, Rudd C. Johnson, Georgi M. Mitev, Valerie M. Mullen, Bruce L. Geller, Manoj Pastey   +6 more
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Estimating Risk to Responders Exposed to Avian Influenza A H5 and H7 Viruses in Poultry, United States, 2014–2017

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2019
In the United States, outbreaks of avian influenza H5 and H7 virus infections in poultry have raised concern about the risk for infections in humans.
Sonja J. Olsen, Jane A. Rooney, Lenee Blanton, Melissa A. Rolfes, Deborah I. Nelson, Thomas M. Gomez, Steven A. Karli, Susan C. Trock, Alicia M. Fry   +8 more
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Evolution and Current Status of Influenza A Virus in Chile: A Review

Pathogens, 2023
The influenza A virus (IAV) poses a significant global threat to public health and food security. Particularly concerning is the avian influenza virus (AIV) subtype H5N1, which has spread from Europe to North and Central/South America.
Marcos Godoy, Marco Montes de Oca, Diego Caro, Juan Pablo Pontigo, Molly Kibenge, Frederick Kibenge   +5 more
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U.S. Consumer Preferences for Cage‐Free Eggs and Hen Housing Policies

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farm animal welfare (FAW) continues to be a divisive issue in the egg industry. In the United States, 10 states and most major retailers have implemented policies or voluntary pledges to transition to 100% cage‐free egg sales. We use best‐worst scaling and discrete choice experiments to evaluate U.S.
Vincenzina Caputo, Aaron J. Staples, Jayson L. Lusk, Glynn T. Tonsor   +3 more
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Influenza viruses in birds: rapid identification by counterimmunoelectrophoresis [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1979
Counterimmunoelectrophoresis with an antiserum raised in rabbits against the M protein of the avian N virus proved to be particularly useful for large-scale identification of influenza A virus isolates. Of a total of 231 hemagglutinating agents isolated from 1,656 rectal swabs collected from shore and open-country birds, 158 could be identified as ...
J, Lecomte, L, Berthiaume, A, Boudreault
openaire   +2 more sources