Wild Bird Surveillance in the Gauteng Province of South Africa during the High-Risk Period for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Introduction

Wild Bird Surveillance in the Gauteng Province of South Africa during the High-Risk Period for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Introduction

Migratory birds carried clade 2.3.4.4B H5Nx highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses to South Africa in 2017, 2018 and 2021, where the Gauteng Province is a high-risk zone for virus introduction. Here, we combined environmental faecal sampling with sensitive rRT-PCR methods and direct Ion To...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Celia Abolnik, Thandeka P. Phiri, Gerbrand van der Zel, Jade Anthony, Nadine Daniell, Liesl de Boni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
wild bird surveillance
avian influenza
H9N2
H5N1
environmental faecal sampling
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/9/2027

Internet

https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/9/2027

Similar Items