Prevalence of avian influenza viruses,<i>Borrelia garinii</i>,<i>Mycobacterium avium</i>, and<i>Mycobacterium avium</i>subsp.<i>paratuberculosis</i>in waterfowl and terrestrial birds in Slovakia, 2006

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The prevalence of Borrelia, Mycobacteria and avian influenza virus (AIV) infections, together with the distribution of different AIV subtypes, was studied in migratory waterfowl and terrestrial birds trapped in three localities in Slovakia during 2006. Samples obtained from waterfowl captured in the Senianske Ponds area of Eastern Slovakia showed the highest diversity of AIV isolates. A total of 13 different...

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