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SUBMITTER: Hall JS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7317457 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America 20191227 2
Waterfowl and shorebirds are the primary hosts of influenza A virus (IAV), however, in most surveillance efforts, large populations of birds are not routinely examined; specifically marine ducks and other birds that reside predominately on or near the ocean. We conducted a long-term study sampling sea ducks and gulls in coastal Maine for IAV and found a virus prevalence (1.7%) much lower than is typically found in freshwater duck populations. We found wide year-to-year variation in virus detecti ...[more]