Wild birds of the orders Anseriforme s (mainly ducks, geese and swans) and
Charadriiformes (mainly gulls, terns and waders) constitute the natural reservoir for low …

It is almost a decade since the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus (A/H5N1) of
clade 2.2. 1 was introduced to Egypt in 2005, most likely, via wild birds; marking the longest …

Abstract On 29 March 2013, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
confirmed the first reported case of human infection with an avian influenza A (H7N9) virus …

To the Editor: Avian influenza A viruses occasionally cross the species barrier; influenza A
(H5N1) virus and the recently emerged influenza A (H7N9) virus are prime examples of bird …

Avian influenza viruses, including highly pathogenic strains, pose severe economic, animal
and public health concerns. We implemented live bird market surveillance in Bangladesh to …

Influenza virus surveillance, poultry outbreak investigations and genomic sequencing were
assessed to understand the ecology and evolution of low pathogenicity avian influenza …

Surveillance for avian influenza viruses (AIVs) in poultry and environmental samples was
conducted in four live-bird markets in Cambodia from January through November 2013 …

Outside Asia, Egypt is considered to be an influenza H5N1 epicentre and presents a far
greater pandemic risk than other countries. The long-term endemicity of H5N1 and the …

Aim Egypt is the habitat for a large number of bird species and serves as a vital stopover for
millions of migratory birds during their annual migration between the Palearctic and …

Avian influenza virus (AIV) is an extraordinarily diverse pathogen that causes significant
morbidity in domesticated poultry populations and threatens human life with looming …