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Bird Flu Ecology
Memorial University of Newfoundland, Department of Biology reports research in bird flu ecology
March 11th, 2008
Scientists discuss in 'Prevalence and diversity of avian influenza viruses in environmental reservoirs' new findings in bird flu. "Little is known about the ecology and evolution of avian influenza in the natural environment, despite how these affect the potential for transmission. Most work has focused on characterizing viruses isolated from hosts such as waterfowl, and there have also been several instances of isolation and detection from abiotic sources such as water and ice," researchers in Canada report. "We used RT-PCR to amplify and characterize the influenza virus sequences present in sediments of ponds that are used heavily by waterfowl. The detection rate of...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-11)
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