TY - JOUR
T1 - Avian pneumovirus (APV) RNA from wild and sentinel birds in the United States has genetic homology with RNA from APV isolates from domestic turkeys
AU - Shin, H. J.
AU - Njenga, M. K.
AU - McComb, B.
AU - Halvorson, D. A.
AU - Nagaraja, K. V.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Nasal turbinates or swabs were collected from wild ducks, geese, owls, sparrows, swallows, and starlings and from sentinel ducks placed next to turkey farms experiencing avian pneumovirus (APV) infections and were analyzed for APV genome and infectious particles. APV RNA was detected in samples examined from geese, sparrows, and starlings. APV RNA and antibodies were also detected in two different groups of sentinel ducks. Infectious APV was recovered from sentinel duck samples. The APV M gene isolated from the wild birds had over 96% predicted amino acid identity with APV/Minnesota 2A, which was isolated earlier from domestic turkeys showing respiratory illness, suggesting that wild birds may be involved in spreading APV infection.
AB - Nasal turbinates or swabs were collected from wild ducks, geese, owls, sparrows, swallows, and starlings and from sentinel ducks placed next to turkey farms experiencing avian pneumovirus (APV) infections and were analyzed for APV genome and infectious particles. APV RNA was detected in samples examined from geese, sparrows, and starlings. APV RNA and antibodies were also detected in two different groups of sentinel ducks. Infectious APV was recovered from sentinel duck samples. The APV M gene isolated from the wild birds had over 96% predicted amino acid identity with APV/Minnesota 2A, which was isolated earlier from domestic turkeys showing respiratory illness, suggesting that wild birds may be involved in spreading APV infection.
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U2 - 10.1128/jcm.38.11.4282-4284.2000
DO - 10.1128/jcm.38.11.4282-4284.2000
M3 - Article
C2 - 11060113
AN - SCOPUS:0034458744
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 38
SP - 4282
EP - 4284
JO - Journal of clinical microbiology
JF - Journal of clinical microbiology
IS - 11
ER -