Possible circulation of H5N1 avian influenza viruses in healthy ducks on farms in northern Vietnam
Possible circulation of H5N1 avian influenza viruses in healthy ducks on farms in northern Vietnam
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1348-0421.2009.00170.x
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发表时间:
2010-01-01
影响因子:
2.6
通讯作者:
Otsuki, Koichi
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作者:
Takakuwa, Hiroki;Yamashiro, Tetsu;Otsuki, Koichi
To estimate the prevalence of influenza A subtype H5N1 viruses among domestic ducks in the period between October and November 2006 when H5N1 outbreaks had been absent, 1106 healthy ducks raised in northern Vietnam were collected. Inoculation of all throat and cloacae samples into embryonated eggs resulted in the isolation of subtype H3N8 in 13 ducks, but not H5N1 viruses. Serological analyses demonstrated that five ducks (0.45%) solely developed H5N1 subtype-specific hemagglutinin-inhibiting and neuraminidase-inhibiting antibodies together with anti-non-structural protein 1 antibodies. The results suggested that the ducks were naturally infected with H5N1 viruses when obvious H5N1 outbreaks were absent.