Chang Chung-Ming, Lebarbenchon Camille, Gauthier-Clerc M., Le Bohec C., Beaune D., Le Maho Y., Van der Werf S. (2009). Molecular surveillance for avian influenza A virus in king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus). Polar Biology, 32 (4), p. 663-665. ISSN 0722-4060.
Titre du document
Molecular surveillance for avian influenza A virus in king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
Chang Chung-Ming, Lebarbenchon Camille, Gauthier-Clerc M., Le Bohec C., Beaune D., Le Maho Y., Van der Werf S.
Source
Polar Biology, 2009,
32 (4), p. 663-665 ISSN 0722-4060
An investigation of the presence of influenza A virus has been conducted in king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at the Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago, Antarctica, using a rapid molecular diagnostic method based on real-time polymerase chain reaction. No evidence of outbreak or positive viral infection of influenza A virus was found in this study. We however recommend the implementation of long-term surveillance in seabird populations of polar ecosystems to detect the potential introduction of exotic strains and potential existence of a local epidemiological cycle for avian influenza viruses.
Plan de classement
Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
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Sciences du monde animal [080]
