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Spread and persistence of influenza A viruses in waterfowl hosts in the North American Mississippi migratory flyway.
Journal of virology - 1 May 2015
Fries Anthony C, Nolting Jacqueline M, Bowman Andrew S, Lin Xudong, Halpin Rebecca A, Wester Eric, Fedorova Nadia, Stockwell Timothy B, Das Suman R, Dugan Vivien G, Wentworth David E, Gibbs H Lisle, Slemons Richard D
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: While geographic distance often restricts the spread of pathogens via hosts, this barrier may be compromised when host species are mobile. Migratory waterfowl in the order Anseriformes are important reservoir hosts for diverse populations of avian-origin influenza A viruses (AIVs) and are assumed to spread AIVs during their annual continental-scale migrations. However, support for this hypothesis is...
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