Molecular surveillance for avian influenza A virus in king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)

An investigation of the presence of influenza A virus has been conducted in king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at the Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago, Antarctica, using a rapid molecular diagnostic method based on real-time polymerase chain reaction. No evidence of outbreak or posit...

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Published in:Polar Biology
Main Authors: Chang, Chung-Ming, Lebarbenchon, Camille, Gauthier-Clerc, Michel, Le Bohec, Céline, Beaune, David, Le Maho, Yvon, van der Werf, Sylvie
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag 2009
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Possession Island
Antarc*
Antarctica
King Penguins
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7087602/
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-009-0587-4
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Summary:An investigation of the presence of influenza A virus has been conducted in king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) at the Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago, Antarctica, using a rapid molecular diagnostic method based on real-time polymerase chain reaction. No evidence of outbreak or positive viral infection of influenza A virus was found in this study. We however recommend the implementation of long-term surveillance in seabird populations of polar ecosystems to detect the potential introduction of exotic strains and potential existence of a local epidemiological cycle for avian influenza viruses.

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