Evidence that Life History Characteristics of Wild Birds Influence Infection and Exposure to Influenza A Viruses

We report on life history characteristics, temporal, and age-related effects influencing the frequency of occurrence of avian influenza (AI) viruses in four species of migratory geese breeding on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. Emperor geese (Chen canagica), cackling geese (Branta hutchinsii), gr...

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Main Authors: Ely, Craig R., Hall, Jeffrey S., Schmutz, Joel A., Pearce, John M., Terenzi, John, Sedinger, James S., Ip, Hon S.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3587647/