North Atlantic migratory bird flyways provide routes for intercontinental movement of avian influenza viruses.

Avian influenza virus (AIV) in wild birds has been of increasing interest over the last decade due to the emergence of AIVs that cause significant disease and mortality in both poultry and humans. While research clearly demonstrates that AIVs can move across the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean, there has...

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Main Authors: Robert J Dusek, Gunnar T Hallgrimsson, Hon S Ip, Jón E Jónsson, Srinand Sreevatsan, Sean W Nashold, Joshua L TeSlaa, Shinichiro Enomoto, Rebecca A Halpin, Xudong Lin, Nadia Fedorova, Timothy B Stockwell, Vivien G Dugan, David E Wentworth, Jeffrey S Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3960164?pdf=render