Serological evidences showing the involvement of free-living pheasants in the influenza ecology

From 1995 to 2002, 219 sera were collected in Northern Italy from wild pheasants, in order to establish the possible involvement of these Galliformes birds in the influenza ecology. A serological survey for avian influenza viruses (AIVs) was carried out by ELISA test in order to detect type A influe...

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Main Authors: Isabella Donatelli, Michele Scaffidi, Livia di Trani, Emanuela Foni, Elisabetta Raffini, Mauro Delogu, Laura Campitelli, Maria Alessandra De Marco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/618