Targeted surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza in migratory waterfowl across the conterminous United States: chapter 12

Matthew L. Farnsworth; William L. Kendall; Paul F. Doherty Jr.; Ryan S. Miller; Gary C. White; James D. Nichols; Kenneth P. Burnham; Alan B. Franklin

Targeted surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza in migratory waterfowl across the conterminous United States: chapter 12

By: Matthew L. Farnsworth, William L. Kendall, Paul F. Doherty Jr., Ryan S. Miller, Gary C. White, James D. Nichols, Kenneth P. Burnham, and Alan B. Franklin

Edited by: S. Majumdar, F.J. Brenner, J.E. Huffman, R. G. McLean, A.I. Panah, P.J. Pietrobon, S.P. Keeler, and S. Shive

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Abstract

Introduction of Asian strain H5N1 Highly Pathogenic avian influenca via waterfowl migration is one potential route of entry into the United States. In conjunction with state, tribe, and laboratory partners, the United States Department of Agriculture collected and tested 124,603 wild bird samples in 2006 as part of a national surveillance effort. A sampling plan was devised to increase the probability fo detecting Asian strain H5N1 at a national scale. Band recovery data were used to identify and prioritize sampling for wild migratory waterfowl, resulting in spatially targeted sampling recommendations focused on reads with high numbers of recoveries. We also compared the spatial and temporal distribution of the 2006 cloacal and fecal waterfowl sampling effort to the bird banding recovery data and found concordance between the two .Finally, we present improvements made to the 2007 fecal sampling component of the surveillance plan and suggest further improvements for future sampling.

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Publication type	Book chapter
Publication Subtype	Book Chapter
Title	Targeted surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza in migratory waterfowl across the conterminous United States: chapter 12
Year Published	2011
Language	English
Publisher	The Pennsylvania Academy of Science
Publisher location	Easton, PA
Contributing office(s)	Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Description	13 p.
Larger Work Type	Book
Larger Work Subtype	Monograph
Larger Work Title	Pandemic influenza viruses: Science, surveillance and public health
First page	143
Last page	155
Country	United States
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