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Prevalence and diversity of avian influenza viruses in environmental reservoirs.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Feb 2008
Lang Andrew S, Kelly Anke, Runstadler Jonathan A
Abstract excerpt
Little is known about the ecology and evolution of avian influenza in the natural environment, despite how these affect the potential for transmission. Most work has focused on characterizing viruses isolated from hosts such as waterfowl, and there have also been several instances of isolation and detection from abiotic sources such as water and ice. We used RT-PCR to amplify and characterize the influenza virus...
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