Recent developments in the diagnosis of avian influenza

• Published in: The veterinary journal (1997) Vol. 215; pp. 82 - 86
• Main Authors: Okamatsu, Masatoshi, Hiono, Takahiro, Kida, Hiroshi, Sakoda, Yoshihiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Animals; Avian influenza; Birds; Diagnosis; diagnostic techniques; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures - veterinary; Disease control; gene amplification; genetic variation; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; hosts; immunoaffinity chromatography; Influenza A virus; Influenza A virus - isolation & purification; Influenza in Birds - diagnosis; Molecular techniques; pathogenicity; poultry; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; Simple and rapid; viruses; wild birds; Avian influenza; Diagnosis; Disease control; Simple and rapid; Molecular techniques

•The diagnosis of avian influenza is difficult due to diversity of hosts and viruses.•Recent developments in molecular techniques have accelerated rapid diagnosis.•Diagnostic techniques should be combined according to their advantages.•Genetic detections of the influenza A virus are rapid and sensit...