Recovering influenza virus genomes from wild bird habitats for better avian flu surveillance
Kevin Kuchinski
Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) cause severe disease in poultry and humans, leading
to costly outbreaks in commercial flocks, dangerous zoonotic infections in
farm workers, and the potential for disastrous global pandemics involving novel
flu viruses. Consequently, surveillance of AIVs in wild birds (the source of these
viruses) is a cornerstone of pandemic preparedness and disease prevention in
humans and livestock. We have developed a method for recovering and sequencing
influenza genomes in sediment collected from wetlands habitats. This provides
a novel tool for AIV surveillance in the local wild bird community.
BC CDC Presenters
10/24/2019 5:05:00 PM
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