Evidence that life history characteristics of wild birds influence infection and exposure to influenza A viruses.

Evidence that life history characteristics of wild birds influence infection and exposure to influenza A viruses.

We report on life history characteristics, temporal, and age-related effects influencing the frequency of occurrence of avian influenza (AI) viruses in four species of migratory geese breeding on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Emperor geese (Chen canagica), cackling geese (Branta hutchinsii), gr...

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Main Authors: Craig R Ely, Jeffrey S Hall, Joel A Schmutz, John M Pearce, John Terenzi, James S Sedinger, Hon S Ip
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3587647?pdf=render

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