@article{fdi:010040807,
  title = {{A}bsence of detection of highly pathogenic {H}5{N}1 in migratory waterfowl in southern {F}rance in 2005-2006},
  author = {{L}ebarbenchon, {C}amille and {V}an der {W}erf, {S}. and {T}homas, {F}. and {A}ubin, {J}.{T}. and {A}zebi, {S}. and {C}uvelier, {F}. and {J}eannin, {P}. and {R}oca, {V}. and {C}hang {C}hung-{M}ing and {K}ayser, {Y}. and {R}oche, {B}enjamin and {G}u{\'e}gan, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {R}enaud, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {G}authier-{C}lerc, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}uring fall 2005, the rapid and wide spread of highly pathogenic ({HP}) {H}5{N}1 avian influenza viruses ({AIV}) outside {A}sia alerted {E}uropean health authorities. {B}ecause of abnormal and recurrent field mortality, wild migratory birds were considered to be the main dispersing agent of the virus at an intercontinental scale. {E}uropean wintering wetlands, such as the {C}amargue ({R}hone delta, {F}rance), are identified as potential hot spots for the risk of introduction and transmission of bird-borne diseases. {I}n this study, we investigated the role of migratory waterbirds (mainly ducks) in the spread of {HP} 145{N}1 viruses. {W}e combined molecular analysis of living and freshly killed birds with population surveillance (aerial censuses and death surveillance). {W}e sampled 1345 birds belonging to 17 waterbird species {Q} orders) in the {C}amargue between {S}eptember 2005 and {M}arch 2006. {T}he prevalence of {ATV} was 1.8%. {W}e did not detect {HP} {H}5{N}1 virus. {P}opulation censuses did not reveal any population decreases nor abnormal mortalities. {W}e discuss, in the light of these results, the implication of wild migratory ducks in the arrival of {HP} {H}5{N}1 {AIV} in {E}urope.},
  keywords = {avian influenza ; anseriforms ; {C}amargue},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nfection {G}enetics and {E}volution},
  volume = {7},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {604--608},
  ISSN = {1567-1348},
  year = {2007},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.meegid.2007.05.009},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040807},
}