Influenza A virus infections in land birds, People's Republic of China

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作者
Peterson, A. Townsend [1 ]
Bush, Sarah E.
Spackman, Erica [2 ]
Swayne, David E. [2 ]
Ip, Hon S. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Kansas, Nat Hist Museum, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA
[2] USDA, Athens, GA USA
[3] US Geol Survey, Madison, WI USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.3201/eid1410.080169
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Water birds are considered the reservoir for avian influenza viruses. We examined this assumption by sampling and real-time reverse transcription-PCR testing of 939 Asian land birds of 153 species. Influenza A infection was found, particularly among migratory species. Surveillance programs for monitoring spread of these viruses need to be redesigned.
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页码:1644 / 1646
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