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Molecular Detection of Avian Influenza Virus but not West Nile Virus in Wild Birds in Northern Turkey
Author(s) -
Albayrak H.,
Ozan E.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
zoonoses and public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.87
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1863-2378
pISSN - 1863-1959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01327.x
Subject(s) - biology , virology , virus , taqman , reverse transcriptase , rna , avian influenza virus , spleen , influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , west nile virus , real time polymerase chain reaction , reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction , gene , messenger rna , immunology , genetics
Summary In this study, a total of 402 samples (173 cloacal swab samples, 169 tracheal swab samples and 60 organ pools including the lung, spleen, liver, trachea and brain) obtained from 27 different wild avian species from Kizilirmak delta and the adjacent wetlands in northern Turkey were surveyed for the presence of RNA from Avian influenza virus (AIV) and West Nile virus (WNV) by Taqman‐based real‐time reverse transcriptase‐polymerase chain reaction assay. No WNV genomic RNA was detected in any sample. In contrast, AIV RNA was found in two of 402 samples (0.49%).