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Susceptibility of Muscovy (Cairina Moschata) and mallard ducks (Anas Platyrhynchos) to experimental infections by different genotypes of H5N1 avian influenza viruses.
Veterinary microbiology - 24 Mar 2011
Phuong Do Quy, Dung Nguyen Tien, Jørgensen Poul Henrik, Handberg Kurt Jensen, Vinh Nguyen The, Christensen Jens Peter
Abstract excerpt
It is a fact that in Viet Nam, Muscovy ducks are raised in large populations (approximately 8 million), usually kept in small flocks together with mallards and chickens. As a result, it is a great concern for epidemiologists to elucidate possible differences in relation to these species being exposed to infection with H5N1. To do this, an experimental study on infections with different genotypes of H5N1 in...
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