Chang Chung-Ming auteur aut IRD Lebarbenchon Camille auteur aut IRD Gauthier-Clerc M. auteur aut IRD Le Bohec C. auteur aut IRD Beaune D. auteur aut IRD Le Maho Y. auteur aut IRD Van der Werf S. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access 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. specialized Avian influenza virus Surveillance King penguin Real-time polymerase chain reaction 052 080 32 4 663-665 2009 0722-4060 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044355 10.1007/s00300-009-0587-4 0722-4060 [F B010044355] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044355 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2009/04/010044355.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2009-05-13 2017-08-23 fdi:010044355 fre