Open AccessWild Birds and Avian Influenza
Author(s) -
Li Wang
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of disaster research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.332
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1883-8030
pISSN - 1881-2473
DOI - 10.20965/jdr.2007.p0115
Subject(s) - waterfowl , influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , highly pathogenic , avian influenza virus , virology , biology , virus , influenza a virus , transmission and infection of h5n1 , h5n1 genetic structure , veterinary medicine , covid-19 , ecology , medicine , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , habitat , pathology
In Japan, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus prevalence had not occurred from 1925 to January 2004. From this fact, residental birds in Japan are not expected to have the virus. Infection is mediated by wild birds from Korea or China – the areas Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza prevalence occurred recently – to domestic waterfowl.