We tested 529 wild birds captured in northeastern Brazil for infection by avian influenza, Newcastle disease, and West Nile. Viruses were not detected by real-time PCR with the exception of one Tropical Gnatcatcher (Polioptila plumbea) positive for influenza virus, but this could not be confirmed by viral isolation or gene sequencing.
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1 April 2018
Lack of Detection of Avian Influenza, Newcastle Disease, and West Nile Viruses in Wild Birds of Northeastern Brazil
Camile Lugarini,
Renata Hurtado,
Jansen de Araujo,
Tatiana Ometto,
Luciano Thomazelli,
Marina de Seixas,
Edison Durigon,
Jean Carlos Silva
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 54 • No. 2
April 2018
Vol. 54 • No. 2
April 2018