The dynamics of avian influenza in Lesser Snow Geese: implications for annual and migratory infection patterns
Wild water birds are the natural reservoir for low‐pathogenic avian influenza viruses (AIV). However, our ability to investigate the epizootiology of AIV in these migratory populations is challenging and, despite intensive worldwide surveillance, remains poorly understood. We conducted a cross‐secti...
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crwiley:10.1890/14-1820.1 2024-05-19T07:36:27+00:00 The dynamics of avian influenza in Lesser Snow Geese: implications for annual and migratory infection patterns Samuel, Michael D. Hall, Jeffrey S. Brown, Justin D. Goldberg, Diana R. Ip, Hon Baranyuk, Vasily V. 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-1820.1 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1890%2F14-1820.1 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1890/14-1820.1 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1890/14-1820.1 https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1890/14-1820.1 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Ecological Applications volume 25, issue 7, page 1851-1859 ISSN 1051-0761 1939-5582 Ecology journal-article 2015 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1890/14-1820.1 2024-04-22T07:36:19Z Wild water birds are the natural reservoir for low‐pathogenic avian influenza viruses (AIV). However, our ability to investigate the epizootiology of AIV in these migratory populations is challenging and, despite intensive worldwide surveillance, remains poorly understood. We conducted a cross‐sectional, retrospective analysis in Pacific Flyway Lesser Snow Geese, Chen caerulescens , to investigate AIV serology and infection patterns. We collected nearly 3000 sera samples from Snow Geese at two breeding colonies in Russia and Canada during 1993–1996 and swab samples from >4000 birds at wintering and migration areas in the United States during 2006–2011. We found seroprevalence and annual seroconversion varied considerably among years. Seroconversion and infection rates also differed between Snow Goose breeding colonies and wintering areas, suggesting that AIV exposure in this gregarious waterfowl species is likely occurring during several phases (migration, wintering, and potentially breeding areas) of the annual cycle. We estimated AIV antibody persistence was longer (14 months) in female geese compared to males (6 months). This relatively long period of AIV antibody persistence suggests that subtype‐specific serology may be an effective tool for detection of exposure to subtypes associated with highly pathogenic AIV. Our study provides further evidence of high seroprevalence in Arctic goose populations, and estimates of annual AIV seroconversion and antibody persistence for North American waterfowl. We suggest future AIV studies include serology to help elucidate the epizootiological dynamics of AIV in wild bird populations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Wiley Online Library Ecological Applications 25 7 1851 1859 |
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Wild water birds are the natural reservoir for low‐pathogenic avian influenza viruses (AIV). However, our ability to investigate the epizootiology of AIV in these migratory populations is challenging and, despite intensive worldwide surveillance, remains poorly understood. We conducted a cross‐sectional, retrospective analysis in Pacific Flyway Lesser Snow Geese, Chen caerulescens , to investigate AIV serology and infection patterns. We collected nearly 3000 sera samples from Snow Geese at two breeding colonies in Russia and Canada during 1993–1996 and swab samples from >4000 birds at wintering and migration areas in the United States during 2006–2011. We found seroprevalence and annual seroconversion varied considerably among years. Seroconversion and infection rates also differed between Snow Goose breeding colonies and wintering areas, suggesting that AIV exposure in this gregarious waterfowl species is likely occurring during several phases (migration, wintering, and potentially breeding areas) of the annual cycle. We estimated AIV antibody persistence was longer (14 months) in female geese compared to males (6 months). This relatively long period of AIV antibody persistence suggests that subtype‐specific serology may be an effective tool for detection of exposure to subtypes associated with highly pathogenic AIV. Our study provides further evidence of high seroprevalence in Arctic goose populations, and estimates of annual AIV seroconversion and antibody persistence for North American waterfowl. We suggest future AIV studies include serology to help elucidate the epizootiological dynamics of AIV in wild bird populations. |
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The dynamics of avian influenza in Lesser Snow Geese: implications for annual and migratory infection patterns |
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The dynamics of avian influenza in Lesser Snow Geese: implications for annual and migratory infection patterns |
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The dynamics of avian influenza in Lesser Snow Geese: implications for annual and migratory infection patterns |
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The dynamics of avian influenza in Lesser Snow Geese: implications for annual and migratory infection patterns |
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The dynamics of avian influenza in Lesser Snow Geese: implications for annual and migratory infection patterns |
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dynamics of avian influenza in lesser snow geese: implications for annual and migratory infection patterns |
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