First detection of avian metapneumovirus subtype C Eurasian lineage in a Eurasian wigeon ( Mareca penelope ) wintering in Northeastern Italy: an additional hint on the role of migrating birds in the viral epidemiology

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Avian metapneumovirus (aMPV) economically affects the global poultry industry causing respiratory and reproductive disorders. Considering the paucity of data on aMPV occurrence in European free-ranging avifauna, a molecular survey was conducted on wild birds of 23 species belonging to the orders Anseriformes, Charadriiformes or Passeriformes, captured alive and sampled in Northeast Italy as part of the national...

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