Publications

molecular characterization of subtype h11n9 avian influenza virus isolated from shorebirds in brazil.	migratory aquatic birds play an important role in the maintenance and spread of avian influenza viruses (aiv). many species of aquatic migratory birds tend to use similar migration routes, also known as flyways, which serve as important circuits for the dissemination of aiv. in recent years there has been extensive surveillance of the virus in aquatic birds in the northern hemisphere; however in contrast only a few studies have been attempted to detect aiv in wild birds in south america. there a ...	2015	26689791
avian influenza virus (h11n9) in migratory shorebirds wintering in the amazon region, brazil.	aquatic birds are the natural reservoir for avian influenza viruses (aiv). habitats in brazil provide stopover and wintering sites for water birds that migrate between north and south america. the current study was conducted to elucidate the possibility of the transport of influenza a viruses by birds that migrate annually between the northern and southern hemispheres. in total, 556 orotracheal/cloacal swab samples were collected for influenza a virus screening using real-time rt-pcr (rrt-pcr). ...	2014	25329399