TY - JOUR
T1 - Influenza A virus in birds during spring migration in the Camargue, France
AU - Lebarbenchon, Camille
AU - Chang, Chung Ming
AU - van der Wert, Sylvie
AU - Aubin, Jean Thierry
AU - Kayser, Yves
AU - Ballesteros, Manuel
AU - Renaud, François
AU - Thomas, Frédéric
AU - Gauthier-Cierc, Michel
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - Wild aquatic birds are considered to be the natural reservoir for influenza A viruses, and previous studies have focused mainly on species in the orders Anseriformes and Charadriiformes. In this study, we surveyed a larger spectrum of potential hosts belonging to 10 avian orders. Cloacal swabs (n=1,044) from 72 free-living bird species, were analysed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction for the presence of avian influenza virus. Only two Mediterranean Gulls (Larus melanocephalus) tested positive; one of these viruses was identified as an H9N2 subtype. The absence of infection among passerine birds supports the idea that the prevalence of avian influenza virus infection in terrestrial species is low.
AB - Wild aquatic birds are considered to be the natural reservoir for influenza A viruses, and previous studies have focused mainly on species in the orders Anseriformes and Charadriiformes. In this study, we surveyed a larger spectrum of potential hosts belonging to 10 avian orders. Cloacal swabs (n=1,044) from 72 free-living bird species, were analysed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction for the presence of avian influenza virus. Only two Mediterranean Gulls (Larus melanocephalus) tested positive; one of these viruses was identified as an H9N2 subtype. The absence of infection among passerine birds supports the idea that the prevalence of avian influenza virus infection in terrestrial species is low.
KW - Avian influenza
KW - H9N2
KW - Larus melanocephalus
KW - Mediterranean Gulls
KW - Passerine birds
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U2 - 10.7589/0090-3558-43.4.789
DO - 10.7589/0090-3558-43.4.789
M3 - 文章
C2 - 17984282
AN - SCOPUS:36448949059
SN - 0090-3558
VL - 43
SP - 789
EP - 793
JO - Journal of Wildlife Diseases
JF - Journal of Wildlife Diseases
IS - 4
ER -