| perpetuation of influenza a viruses in alaskan waterfowl reservoirs. | to provide information on the mechanism of perpetuation of influenza viruses among waterfowl reservoirs in nature, virological surveillance was carried out in alaska during their breeding season in summer from 1991 to 1994. influenza viruses were isolated mainly from fecal samples of dabbling ducks in their nesting places in central alaska. the numbers of subtypes of 108 influenza virus isolates were 1 h2n3, 37 h3n8, 55 h4n6, 1 h7n3, 1 h8n2, 1 h10n2, 11 h10n7, and h10n9. influenza viruses were a ... | 1995 | 7646350 |
| using rrt-pcr analysis and virus isolation to determine the prevalence of avian influenza virus infections in ducks at minto flats state game refuge, alaska, during august 2005. | this study describes surveillance for avian influenza viruses (aiv) in the minto flats state game refuge, high-density waterfowl breeding grounds in alaska. five hundred paired cloacal samples from dabbling ducks (northern pintail, mallard, green wing teal, and widgeon) were placed into ethanol and viral transport medium (vtm). additional ethanol-preserved samples were taken. of the ethanol-preserved samples, 25.6% were aiv rna-positive by real-time rt-pcr. the hemagglutinin (ha) and neuraminida ... | 2007 | 17541700 |