ISOLATION OF TYPE A INFLUENZA VIRUSES FROM THE MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY

Arun K. Bahl, B. S. Pomeroy, B. C. Easterday, S. Mangundimedjo

Journal of Wildlife Diseases · 1975 · 25 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

Four type A infleunza viruses were isolated from tracheal swabs taken from apparently healthy ducks (mallards, Anas platyrhynchos) along the Mississippi flyway in Minnesota. Inital identification of group A influenza was made possible by the use of the agar gel precipitin test.

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