Influenza A virus in birds during spring migration in the Camargue, France

Camille Lebarbenchon; Chung Ming Chang; Sylvie van der Wert; Jean Thierry Aubin; Yves Kayser; Manuel Ballesteros; François Renaud; Frédéric Thomas; Michel Gauthier-Cierc

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-43.4.789

Influenza A virus in birds during spring migration in the Camargue, France

Camille Lebarbenchon^*
, Chung Ming Chang
, Sylvie van der Wert
, Jean Thierry Aubin
, Yves Kayser
, Manuel Ballesteros
, François Renaud
, Frédéric Thomas
, Michel Gauthier-Cierc

^*Corresponding author for this work

Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat
CNRS

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	789-793
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Volume	43
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-43.4.789
State	Published - 10 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Avian influenza
H9N2
Larus melanocephalus
Mediterranean Gulls
Passerine birds

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Influenza A virus in birds during spring migration in the Camargue, France

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