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Dataset: Surveillance for Avian Influenza Virus in Iceland, 2010 - 2018

January 31, 2022

From 2010-2018 we investigated the occurrence of avian influenza virus in wild birds in Iceland. A total of 6635 swabs samples were collected from wild birds or fecal material directly associated with wild birds. We screened all samples by a real time - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test with 381 testing positive. Further testing of all RT-PCR positive samples and all negative samples collected in 2012 by virus isolation yielded 120 positives, with 92 of those testing positive by RT-PCR for avian influenza virus.

Publication Year 2022
Title Dataset: Surveillance for Avian Influenza Virus in Iceland, 2010 - 2018
DOI 10.5066/P9ODQJML
Authors Robert J Dusek, Jeffrey S Hall, Gunnar Thor Hallgrimsson, Solvi Runar Vignisson, Sunna Bjork Ragnarsdottir, Jon Einar Jonsson
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization National Wildlife Health Center