Migratory birds reinforce local circulation of avian influenza viruses.

Migratory and resident hosts have been hypothesized to fulfil distinct roles in infectious disease dynamics. However, the contribution of resident and migratory hosts to wildlife infectious disease epidemiology, including that of low pathogenic avian influenza virus (LPAIV) in wild birds, has largel...

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Main Authors: Josanne H Verhagen, Jacintha G B van Dijk, Oanh Vuong, Theo Bestebroer, Pascal Lexmond, Marcel Klaassen, Ron A M Fouchier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4229208?pdf=render