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1 October 2007 Exposure of Red Knots (Calidris canutus rufa) to Select Avian Pathogens; Patagonia, Argentina
Verónica L. D'Amico, Marcelo Bertellotti, Allan J. Baker, Luis A. Diaz
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Abstract

As part of the shorebird surveillance, Red Knots (Calidris canutus rufa) were sampled in two Patagonian sites in Argentina, Río Grande and San Antonio Oeste, during 2005–2006. Cloacal swabs and serum samples were collected from 156 birds and tested by virus isolation (Newcastle disease virus), polymerase chain reaction (PCR; avian influenza virus and Plasmodium/Hemoproteus), and for antibodies to St. Louis encephalitis virus. All test results were negative.

Verónica L. D'Amico, Marcelo Bertellotti, Allan J. Baker, and Luis A. Diaz "Exposure of Red Knots (Calidris canutus rufa) to Select Avian Pathogens; Patagonia, Argentina," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 43(4), 794-797, (1 October 2007). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-43.4.794
Received: 15 February 2007; Published: 1 October 2007
KEYWORDS
Argentina
avian influenza virus
Hemoproteus
Newcastle disease virus
Patagonia
Plasmodium
Red knot
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