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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 Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization National Wildlife Health Center
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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