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Bird Flu
Investigators at Erasmus University target bird flu
March 17th, 2009
According to recent research from Netherlands, "Eating infected wild birds may put wild carnivores at high risk for infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus (H5N1). To determine whether red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) are susceptible to infection with HPAI virus (H5N1), we infected 3 foxes intratracheally." "They excreted virus pharyngeally for 3-7 days at peak titers of 10(3.5)-10(5.2) median tissue culture infective dose (TCID50) per mL and had severe pneumonia, myocarclitis, and encephalitis. To determine whether foxes can become infected by the presumed natural route, we fed infected bird carcasses to 3 other red foxes. These foxes excreted virus...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-17)
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