Persistence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses in Natural Ecosystems

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 16; no. 7; pp. 1057 - 1062
• Main Authors: Lebarbenchon, Camille, Feare, Chris J., Renaud, François, Thomas, Frédéric, Gauthier-Clerc, Michel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 01.07.2010
• Subjects: Animal biology; Animals; Birds; Birds - virology; Ecosystem; highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses; Human health and pathology; Humans; Infectious diseases; influenza; Influenza A (H5N1); Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype; Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - genetics; Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - isolation & purification; Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype - pathogenicity; Life Sciences; Microbiology and Parasitology; poultry; Selection, Genetic; Veterinary medicine and animal Health; Virology; viruses; wild birds

Understanding of ecologic factors favoring emergence and maintenance of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses is limited. Although low pathogenic avian influenza viruses persist and evolve in wild populations, HPAI viruses evolve in domestic birds and cause economically serious epizootics...