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Molecular surveillance of low pathogenic avian influenza viruses in wild birds across the United States: inferences from the hemagglutinin gene.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Piaggio Antoinette J, Shriner Susan A, VanDalen Kaci K, Franklin Alan B, Anderson Theodore D, Kolokotronis Sergios-Orestis
Abstract excerpt
A United States interagency avian influenza surveillance plan was initiated in 2006 for early detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) in wild birds. The plan included a variety of wild bird sampling strategies including the testing of fecal samples from aquatic areas throughout the United States from April 2006 through December 2007. Although HPAIV was not detected through this surveillance...
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