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14575078

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3 Suppl
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-10-24
pubmed:abstractText
The mechanisms of perpetuation of influenza A viruses in aquatic birds, their main reservoir in nature, have not yet been completely clarified. One hypothesis is that they continue to circulate in waterfowl throughout the year, even though virus isolations during the winter months are rare. We analyzed influenza virus circulation in wild ducks in Italy during six winter seasons (1993-99), using virus isolations and serological analyses. It was apparent that influenza A viruses were constantly circulating in wild birds during all the seasons considered. Moreover, seroconversion rates (obtained from ducks recaptured during the same season) suggest a frequency of influenza infections higher than expected on the basis of the virus isolation rates.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0005-2086
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
861-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Circulation of influenza viruses in wild waterfowl wintering in Italy during the 1993-99 period: evidence of virus shedding and seroconversion in wild ducks.
pubmed:affiliation
Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica A. Ghigi, 9 via Ca' Fornacetta, 40064 Ozzano Emilia (BO), Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't