2004 SEAZA
Wild Bird Species And The Ecology And Epidemiology Of Virulent Avian Influenza
Derek Spielman MVSC, PhD,1* Nathalie Mauroo DVM, CertZooMed,1 Reimi Kinoshita BVMS, MPhil,1 Malik Peiris PhD,2
Connie Leung DVM,2 Robert Webster PhD3
1Ocean Park Corporation, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, China SAR; 2Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, China SAR; 3St Jude¡¯s Children¡¯s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Abstract
Avian influenza viruses have not evolved for 60 years in their natural hosts (wild waterfowl, shorebirds and gulls) that nearly always remain asymptomatic. They evolve much faster in aberrant hosts (pigs, chickens) in which they can become lethal. Although often blamed, wild birds are not significant in the spread of virulent AI. Responses to AI outbreaks must be based on facts and not media hype. Poultry present the real danger to people and wild species.
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