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. Avian influenza virus Surveillance King penguin Real-time polymerase chain reaction 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. 2009 text https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044355 fdi:010044355 Chang Chung-Ming, Lebarbenchon Camille, Gauthier-Clerc M., Le Bohec C., Beaune D., Le Maho Y., Van der Werf S.. Molecular surveillance for avian influenza A virus in king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus). 2009, 32 (4), 663-665 EN