Pathology of natural infections by H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in mute (Cygnus olor) and whooper (Cygnus cygnus) swans

• Main Authors: Teifke, Jens Peter, Klopfleisch, Robert, Globig, Anja, Starick, Elke, Hoffmann, Bernd, Wolf, P.U., Beer, Martin, Mettenleiter, Thomas C., Harder, Timm C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2007
• Subjects: article; Text; ddc:630; H5N1; brain; Hong Kong; immunohistochemistry; PCR; pigeon; Cygnus cygnus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/0.1354/vp.44-2-137; https://www.openagrar.de/receive/openagrar_mods_00012122; https://www.openagrar.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/Document_derivate_00008725/SD2007184.pdf; http://vet.sagepub.com/content/44/2/137.long

Mortality in wild aquatic birds due to infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) is a rare event. During the recent outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Germany, mortality due to H5N1 HPAIV was observed among mute and whooper swans as part of a rapid spread of this...