Susceptibility of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1)

• Main Authors: John Pasick, Yohannes Berhane, Carissa Embury-hyatt, Helen Kehler, Katherine H, Shawn Babiuk, Kathleen Hooper-mcgrevy, Yan Li, Quynh Mai Le, Song Lien Phuong
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Canada; Olor; Branta canadensis
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.170.7565; http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/13/12/pdfs/1821.pdf

Migratory birds have been implicated in the long-range spread of highly pathogenic avian infl uenza (HPAI) A virus (H5N1) from Asia to Europe and Africa. Although sampling of healthy wild birds representing a large number of species has not identified possible carriers of infl uenza virus (H5N1) int...