The ecology and age structure of a highly pathogenic avian influenza virus outbreak in wild mute swans.

The first UK epizootic of highly pathogenic (HP) H5N1 influenza in wild birds occurred in 2008, in a population of mute swans that had been the subject of ornithological study for decades. Here we use an innovative combination of ornithological, phylogenetic and immunological approaches to investiga...

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Main Authors: Pybus, O, Perrins, C, Choudhury, B, Manvell, R, Nunez, A, Schulenburg, B, Sheldon, B, Brown, I
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012