
To determine the effectiveness of ducks as sentinels for avian influenza virus (AIV) infection, we placed mallards in contact with wild birds at resting sites in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Infections of sentinel birds with different AIV subtypes confirmed the value of such surveillance for AIV monitoring.
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype, active surveillance, R, Dispatch, Animals, Wild, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Feces, Ducks, Austria, Germany, Influenza in Birds, Medicine, Animals, viruses, avian influenza, sentinel, influenza, wild birds, Sentinel Surveillance, Switzerland
Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype, active surveillance, R, Dispatch, Animals, Wild, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Feces, Ducks, Austria, Germany, Influenza in Birds, Medicine, Animals, viruses, avian influenza, sentinel, influenza, wild birds, Sentinel Surveillance, Switzerland
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