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Wild Bird Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Surveillance: Sample Collection From Healthy, Sick and Dead Birds (FAO Animal Production and Health Manuals)
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Description for Wild Bird Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Surveillance: Sample Collection From Healthy, Sick and Dead Birds (FAO Animal Production and Health Manuals)
Paperback. Provides basic guidelines or wildlife surveillance and disease investigation whatever their cause. This book contains chapters on clinical signs of infectious disease, bird handling and sample collection methods, sample handling and transportation, and diagnostic techniques. It also contains recommendations on disinfection and personal safety. Series: FAO Animal Production and Health. Num Pages: 59 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNH; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
Waterfowl and shorebirds are considered to be the natural reservoirs for all avian influenza virus subtypes and, in general, most subtypes cause little or no diseases in wildlife. However, type A influenza has undergone a combination of genetic drifts and shifts that have resulted in the H5N1 AI virus strain causing morbidity and mortality in many wildlife species. Although some surveillance has started, more research is necessary to determine the role that healthy wildlife plays in transporting and shedding virus. This manual provides basic guidelines or wildlife surveillance and disease investigation whatever their cause. It contains chapters on clinical signs ... Read more
Waterfowl and shorebirds are considered to be the natural reservoirs for all avian influenza virus subtypes and, in general, most subtypes cause little or no diseases in wildlife. However, type A influenza has undergone a combination of genetic drifts and shifts that have resulted in the H5N1 AI virus strain causing morbidity and mortality in many wildlife species. Although some surveillance has started, more research is necessary to determine the role that healthy wildlife plays in transporting and shedding virus. This manual provides basic guidelines or wildlife surveillance and disease investigation whatever their cause. It contains chapters on clinical signs ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
FAO
Condition
New
Series
FAO Animal Production and Health
Number of Pages
59
Place of Publication
Rome, Italy
ISBN
9789251056677
SKU
V9789251056677
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