Bird Flu Epidemiology
Study results from FAO and National Reference Laboratory for Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza update understanding of bird flu epidemiology
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, June 3rd, 2007
A new study, "Influenza virus surveillance in wild birds in Italy: results of laboratory investigations in 2003-2005," is now available. According to recent research from Italy, "Following the avian influenza (AI) epidemics occurring in different areas of the world, a surveillance program funded by the Italian Ministry of Health was implemented. In the framework of this program, an investigation of wild birds was carried out to assess the circulation of AI viruses in their natural reservoir."
"More than 3000 samples, mainly cloacal swabs, were collected from migratory wild birds belonging to the orders Anseriformes and Charadriiformes. Samples were screened by means of...
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