Evidence that life history characteristics of wild birds influence infection and exposure to influenza A viruses.

• Published in: PLoS ONE
• Main Authors: Craig R Ely, Jeffrey S Hall, Joel A Schmutz, John M Pearce, John Terenzi, James S Sedinger, Hon S Ip
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Yukon; Bering Sea; Brant; Branta bernicla; Kuskokwim; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057614; https://doaj.org/article/45095e9bf80647e2b28d4fe127d14005

We report on life history characteristics, temporal, and age-related effects influencing the frequency of occurrence of avian influenza (AI) viruses in four species of migratory geese breeding on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Emperor geese (Chen canagica), cackling geese (Branta hutchinsii), gr...