@article{PAR00004855,
  title = {{A}vian influenza circulation in the {C}amargue ({S}outh of {F}rance) during the 2006-07 season},
  author = {{L}ebarbenchon, {C}amille and {C}hang, {C}. {M}. and {G}randhomme, {V}. and {D}ietrich, {M}. and {K}ayser, {Y}. and {E}lguero, {E}ric and {R}enaud, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {T}homas, {F} and van der {W}erf, {S}. and {G}authier-{C}lerc, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}ituated at the crossroads of numerous migratory routes of {P}alaearctic birds, the {C}amargue is considered a high-risk area for the introduction and transmission of numerous avian-borne pathogens. {W}e investigated the epidemiologic cycles of avian influenza viruses ({AIV}s) in the local bird community by performing regular sampling on a large variety of bird species during 11 consecutive months in 2006-07. {T}o detect the presence of {AIV}, {SYBR} green reverse transcriptase {PCR} targeting the {M} gene was performed on 2901 samples from 66 bird species. {A} clear seasonal pattern of {AIV} circulation in ducks was observed during autumn and winter, with higher prevalence rates in early fall. {O}ur results also support an absence of circulation of {AIV} in passerine birds during spring and the wintering periods. {F}inally, even if the prevalence of infection was very low, {AIV}s were found in gulls in breeding colonies, indicating a possible specific circulation in spring in these birds.},
  keywords = {migratory ducks ; wintering period ; {A}nseriformes ; {P}asseriformes ; {C}haradriiformes ; {A}nas querquedula},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}vian {D}iseases},
  volume = {54},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {446--449},
  ISSN = {0005-2086},
  year = {2010},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00004855},
}