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J Wildl Dis. 2012 Apr;48(2):444-8.
Bait trapping linked to higher avian influenza virus detection in wild ducks.
Soos C, Parmley EJ, McAloney K, Pollard B, Jenkins E, Kibenge F, Leighton FA.
Source
Science and Technology Branch, Environment Canada, 115 Perimeter Rd., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 0X4, Canada.
Abstract
In 2007, we assessed whether trapping method influenced apparent prevalence of low pathogenic avian influenza viruses (AIV) in wild ducks sampled during Canada's Inter-agency Wild Bird Influenza Survey. Combined cloacal and oropharyngeal swabs were collected from 514 ducks captured by bait trapping (356) and netting from airboats (158), and tested by real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction for influenza type A viruses. When controlling for species and capture site, ducks caught in bait traps were 2.6 times more likely to test positive for AIV compared with those netted from airboats (95% CI=1.2-6.0). If bait trapping increases AIV transmission among artificially aggregated ducks, this could have important implications for interpretation of disease surveillance results and waterfowl management programs.
PMID:
22493119
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22493119
Bait trapping linked to higher avian influenza virus detection in wild ducks.
Soos C, Parmley EJ, McAloney K, Pollard B, Jenkins E, Kibenge F, Leighton FA.
Source
Science and Technology Branch, Environment Canada, 115 Perimeter Rd., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 0X4, Canada.
Abstract
In 2007, we assessed whether trapping method influenced apparent prevalence of low pathogenic avian influenza viruses (AIV) in wild ducks sampled during Canada's Inter-agency Wild Bird Influenza Survey. Combined cloacal and oropharyngeal swabs were collected from 514 ducks captured by bait trapping (356) and netting from airboats (158), and tested by real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction for influenza type A viruses. When controlling for species and capture site, ducks caught in bait traps were 2.6 times more likely to test positive for AIV compared with those netted from airboats (95% CI=1.2-6.0). If bait trapping increases AIV transmission among artificially aggregated ducks, this could have important implications for interpretation of disease surveillance results and waterfowl management programs.
PMID:
22493119
[PubMed - in process]
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22493119