| identifying areas of australia at risk for h5n1 avian influenza infection from exposure to nomadic waterfowl moving throughout the australo-papuan region. | since 2003, highly pathogenic avian influenza (hpai) due to the h5n1 virus has been reported from both domestic poultry and wild birds in over 60 countries and this has resulted in the direct death or slaughter of over 250 million birds. the potential for hpai to be introduced to australian commercial poultry via migratory shorebirds returning from asia has previously been assessed as a low risk. however, introduction of hpai from areas to the immediate north of australia via nomadic waterfowl t ... | 2008 | 19021105 |
| epidemiology of avian influenza in wild aquatic birds in a biosecurity hotspot, north queensland, australia. | migratory birds may introduce highly pathogenic h5n1 avian influenza from southeast asia into australia via north queensland, a key stopover along the east asian-australasian flyway, with severe consequences for trade and human health. a 3-year repeated cross sectional study on the epidemiology of avian influenza in australian nomadic wild aquatic birds was conducted in this potential biosecurity hotspot using molecular and serological techniques. avian influenza virus subtypes h6 and h9 were co ... | 2015 | 25481624 |
| causes of morbidity and mortality of wild aquatic birds at billabong sanctuary, townsville, north queensland, australia. | infectious diseases are common causes of significant morbidity and mortality events of wild aquatic birds (wabs) worldwide. reports of australian events are infrequent. a 3-yr passive surveillance program investigating the common causes of morbidity and mortality of wabs was conducted at billabong sanctuary near townsville, north queensland, from april 2007 to march 2010. forty-two carcasses were obtained and evaluated by clinico-pathologic, histologic, bacteriologic, and virologic (molecular) e ... | 2012 | 22545556 |