Multiyear surveillance for avian influenza virus in waterfowl from wintering grounds, Texas coast, USA. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • We studied the prevalence of influenza A virus in wintering waterfowl from the Central Flyway on the Gulf Coast of Texas. Of 5,363 hunter-harvested migratory and resident waterfowl and wetland-associated game birds sampled during 3 consecutive hunting seasons (September-January 2006-07, 2007-08, and 2008-09), real-time reverse transcription-PCR detected influenza A matrix sequences in 8.5% of samples, H5 in 0.7%, and H7 in 0.6%. Virus isolation yielded 134 influenza A viruses, including N1-N9, H1-H7, H10, and H11 subtypes. Low-pathogenicity H7 subtype was isolated during January, September, and November 2007 and January 2008; low-pathogenicity H5 subtype was isolated during November and December 2007.

published proceedings

  • Emerg Infect Dis

author list (cited authors)

  • Ferro, P. J., Budke, C. M., Peterson, M. J., Cox, D., Roltsch, E., Merendino, T., Nelson, M., & Lupiani, B.

citation count

  • 46

complete list of authors

  • Ferro, Pamela J||Budke, Christine M||Peterson, Markus J||Cox, Dayna||Roltsch, Emily||Merendino, Todd||Nelson, Matt||Lupiani, Blanca

publication date

  • August 2010