An outbreak of H7N6 low pathogenic avian influenza in quails in Japan

An outbreak of H7N6 low pathogenic avian influenza in quails in Japan

In February and March 2009, a total of seven quail farms in the Aichi Prefecture in Japan were found to be infected with an avian influenza (AI) virus. Low pathogenic AI viruses, subtype H7N6, were isolated from three of these farms. The infection was eliminated through the destruction of susceptibl...

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Main Authors: Katsuaki Sugiura, Keiji Fushimi, Tomoyuki Takehisa, Masuji Miwa, Takehiko Saito, Yuko Uchida, Takashi Onodera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale 2009-12-01
Series:Veterinaria Italiana
Subjects:
Avian
Bird flu
Eradication
Flu
Influenza
Japan
Low pathogenic avian influenza
Quail
Surveillance.
Online Access:http://www.izs.it/vet_italiana/2009/45_4/481.pdf

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