Serological and molecular surveys of influenza A viruses in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic wild birds

• Main Authors: Gittins, Oliver, Grau-Roma, Llorenç, Valle, Rosa, Abad, Francesc Xavier, Nofrarías, Miquel, Ryan, Peter G., González-Solís, Jacob, Majó, Natàlia
• Other Authors: Producció Animal, Sanitat Animal
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2019
• Subjects: 619; Antarctic; Giganteus; Gough; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Science; Antarctica; Giant Petrels; Macronectes giganteus; Marion Island
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12327/1154; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102019000464

To evaluate how avian influenza virus (AIV) circulates among the avifauna of the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands, we surveyed 14 species of birds from Marion, Livingston and Gough islands. A competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was carried out on the sera of 147 birds. Quantitative reve...