High prevalence of influenza A virus in ducks caught during spring migration through Sweden

被引:15
作者
Wallensten, Anders [1 ]
Munster, Vincent J.
Karlsson, Malin
Lundkvist, Ake
Brytting, Mia
Stervander, Martin
Osterhaus, Albert D. M. E.
Fouchier, Ron A. M.
Olsen, Bjorn
机构
[1] Kalmar Cty Council, Smedby Hlth Ctr, SE-39471 Kalmar, Sweden
[2] Linkoping Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Mol & Clin Med, Div Med Microbiol, SE-58185 Linkoping, Sweden
[3] Erasmus MC, Dept Virol, NL-3015 GE Rotterdam, Netherlands
[4] Erasmus MC, Natl Influenza Ctr, NL-3015 GE Rotterdam, Netherlands
[5] Swedish Inst Infect Dis Control, Ctr Microbiol Preparedness, SE-17182 Solna, Sweden
[6] Swedish Inst Infect Dis Control, Dept Virol, SE-17182 Solna, Sweden
[7] Ottenby Bird Observ, SE-38065 Degerhamn, Sweden
[8] Umea Univ, Dept Infect Dis, SE-90187 Umea, Sweden
[9] Kalmar Univ, Dept Biol & Environm Sci, Sect Zoonot Ecol & Epidemiol, SE-39182 Kalmar, Sweden
关键词
avian influenza A virus; wild birds; prevalence;
D O I
10.1016/j.vaccine.2006.05.057
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
As part of our ongoing screening of wild birds in Northern Europe, 358 mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and 203 shelducks (Tadorna tadorna) were caught in southern Sweden during the spring 2003. Faecal samples were analyzed by real time RT-PCR for the presence of influenza A virus. In contrast to what has been found in North American studies; Eurasian spring migrating ducks passing through Sweden had a relatively high prevalence of influenza A virus. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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