Discordant detection of avian influenza virus subtypes in time and space between poultry and wild birds; Towards improvement of surveillance programs.

Avian influenza viruses from wild birds can cause outbreaks in poultry, and occasionally infect humans upon exposure to infected poultry. Identification and characterization of viral reservoirs and transmission routes is important to develop strategies that prevent infection of poultry, and subseque...

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Main Authors: Josanne H Verhagen, Pascal Lexmond, Oanh Vuong, Martin Schutten, Judith Guldemeester, Albert D M E Osterhaus, Armin R W Elbers, Roy Slaterus, Menno Hornman, Guus Koch, Ron A M Fouchier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5344487?pdf=render