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Molecular and epidemiological characterization of avian influenza viruses from gulls and dabbling ducks in Norway.
Virology journal - 10 Apr 2013
Tønnessen Ragnhild, Kristoffersen Anja B, Jonassen Christine M, Hjortaas Monika J, Hansen Elisabeth F, Rimstad Espen, Hauge Anna G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Wild aquatic birds constitute the natural reservoir for avian influenza viruses (AIVs). Separate Eurasian and American AIV gene pools exist. Here, the prevalence and diversity of AIVs in gulls and dabbling ducks in Norway were described. The influence of host species and temporal changes on AIV prevalence was examined. Five AIVs from Norway, including three from common gull (Larus canus), were...
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