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Volume 19, Number 12?December 2013
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Historic Prevalence and Distribution of Avian Influenza Virus A(H7N9) among Wild Birds
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Sarah H. Olson, Martin Gilbert, Ming Chu Cheng, Jonna A.K. Mazet, and Damien O. JolyComments to Author
Author affiliations: Wildlife Conservation Society Canada, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada (S.H. Olson, D.O. Joly); University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (S.H. Olson); Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, USA (M. Gilbert); Animal Health Research Institute, New Taipei City, Taiwan (M.C. Cheng); University of California, One Health Institute, Davis, California, USA (J.A.K. Mazet)
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Abstract
We examined 48 published studies for which sample sizes could be ascertained to determine the historic prevalence of influenza A(H7N9) virus in wild bird populations and reviewed GenBank data to further establish its distribution. Low prevalence (0.0093%) in Asia suggests > 30,000 samples would be required to detect the H7N9 subtype in wild birds.
full article
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/12/13-0649_article.htm
Dispatch
Historic Prevalence and Distribution of Avian Influenza Virus A(H7N9) among Wild Birds
Article Contents
Sarah H. Olson, Martin Gilbert, Ming Chu Cheng, Jonna A.K. Mazet, and Damien O. JolyComments to Author
Author affiliations: Wildlife Conservation Society Canada, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada (S.H. Olson, D.O. Joly); University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA (S.H. Olson); Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, USA (M. Gilbert); Animal Health Research Institute, New Taipei City, Taiwan (M.C. Cheng); University of California, One Health Institute, Davis, California, USA (J.A.K. Mazet)
Suggested citation for this article
Abstract
We examined 48 published studies for which sample sizes could be ascertained to determine the historic prevalence of influenza A(H7N9) virus in wild bird populations and reviewed GenBank data to further establish its distribution. Low prevalence (0.0093%) in Asia suggests > 30,000 samples would be required to detect the H7N9 subtype in wild birds.
full article
http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/12/13-0649_article.htm