TY  - STD
AU  - Chang Chung-Ming, Lebarbenchon Camille
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Molecular surveillance for avian influenza A virus in king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus)
T2  - Polar Biol.
BT  - Polar Biology
SP  - 663
EP  - 665
VL  - 32
IS  - 4
PB  - Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
KW  - Biomedical and Life Sciences
KW  -
N2  - An investigation of the presence of influenza A virus has been conducted in king penguins ( Aptenodytes patagonicus ) at the Possession Island in the Crozet Archipelago, Antarctica, using a rapid molecular diagnostic method based on real-time polymerase chain reaction. No evidence of outbreak or positive viral infection of influenza A virus was found in this study. We however recommend the implementation of long-term surveillance in seabird populations of polar ecosystems to detect the potential introduction of exotic strains and potential existence of a local epidemiological cycle for avian influenza viruses.
SN  - 0722-4060
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-009-0587-4
N1  - exported from refbase (http://publi.ipev.fr/polar_references/show.php?record=2872), last updated on Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0100
ID  - ChangChung-Ming2009
ER  -