[Isolation of influenza A virus from wild birds in western part of Mongolia]

V Iu Marchenko; A Iu Alekseev; I M Susloparov; K A Sharshov; F A Il'inykh; S I Zolotykh; A M Shestopalov; D Tserennorov; D Abmed; I G Drozdov; D Otgonbaatar

[Isolation of influenza A virus from wild birds in western part of Mongolia]

Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol. 2010 Nov-Dec:(6):18-21.

[Article in Russian]

Authors

V Iu Marchenko, A Iu Alekseev, I M Susloparov, K A Sharshov, F A Il'inykh, S I Zolotykh, A M Shestopalov, D Tserennorov, D Abmed, I G Drozdov, D Otgonbaatar

PMID: 21381371

Abstract

Aim: To study circulation of influenza A viruses in western part of Mongolia.

Materials and methods: Isolation and characterization of influenza viruses was performed according to recommendations of WHO.

Results: Circulation of influenza A viruses subtypes H3N6, H4N6, H1N1, H13N8 in different wild bird species in western part of Mongolia was documented.

Conclusion: Taxonomic and ecologic heterogeneity of bird species involved in continuous circulation of influenza A viruses was revealed. Subtype H13N8 was isolated for a first time from herring gull on territory of western Mongolia.

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English Abstract

MeSH terms

Animals
Birds / classification
Birds / virology*
Disease Reservoirs / virology*
Environmental Monitoring*
Epidemiological Monitoring
Influenza A virus / classification
Influenza A virus / isolation & purification*
Influenza in Birds / epidemiology*
Influenza in Birds / virology
Mongolia / epidemiology