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Emerg Infect Dis
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Keawcharoen, Juthatip ; van Riel, Debby ; van Amerongen, Geert ; Bestebroer, Theo ; Beyer, Walter E. ; ... More +
Keawcharoen, Juthatip ; van Riel, Debby ; van Amerongen, Geert ; Bestebroer, Theo ; Beyer, Walter E. ; van Lavieren, Rob ; Osterhaus, Albert D.M.E. ; Fouchier, Ron A.M. ; Kuiken, Thijs Less -
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Wild birds have been implicated in the expansion of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) outbreaks across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa (in addition to traditional transmission by infected poultry, contaminated equipment, and people). Such a role would require wild birds to excrete virus in the absence of debilitating disease. By experimentally infecting wild ducks, we found that tufted ducks, Eurasian pochards, and mallards excreted significantly more virus than common teals, Eurasian wigeons, and gadwalls; yet only tufted ducks and, to a lesser degree, pochards became ill or died. These findings suggest that some wild duck species, particularly mallards, can potentially be long-distance vectors of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) and that others, particularly tufted ducks, are more likely to act as sentinels.
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Animal Migration
Animals
Cloaca
Demography
Disease Vectors
Ducks
Encephalitis
Epidemiology
H5N1 Subtype
Immunohistochemistry
Influenza A Virus
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype
Influenza In Birds
Liver
Pancreas
Pathology
Pharynx
Random Allocation
Research
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Viral
Species Specificity
Time Factors
Virology
Virus Replication
Research
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

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Emerg Infect Dis. 14(4):600-607.
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Journal Article
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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