Open AccessInfluenza A Virus Surveillance in Underrepresented Avian Species in Ohio, USA, in 2015
Author(s) -
Hannah E. Urig,
Jacqueline M. Nolting,
Dimitria A. Mathys,
Blake A. Mathys,
Andrew S. Bowman
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of wildlife diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.613
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1943-3700
pISSN - 0090-3558
DOI - 10.7589/2016-05-106
Subject(s) - biology , avian influenza virus , virus , influenza a virus subtype h5n1 , virology , influenza a virus , zoology
We surveyed passerines and other terrestrial avian species for influenza A virus, resulting in molecular detection of virus from 1.5% of the 615 birds. However, no viral isolates were recovered. Little is known about the role that these undersurveilled avian species play in the ecology of influenza A virus.