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Bird flu is driven by ecologically diverse species, with wild ducks, gulls, geese, and poultry playing a role in global spread

05.19.22 | PLOS

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A feeding frenzy of Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri).
A feeding frenzy of Western Sandpipers (Calidris mauri) during the mass migration via Cordova, Alaska – a key study site in the paper. Credit: Wendy Puryear, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Article URL: http://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1010062

Article Title: Ecological divergence of wild birds drives avian influenza spillover and global spread

Author Countries: U.S.A.

Funding: Funding for this project was provided by the NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance (HHSN272201400008C (JR) & HHSN272201400006C (JH)) and the North Pacific Research Board (project no. 1411 (NH, MB, JR)). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

PLOS Pathogens

10.1371/journal.ppat.1010062

Ecological divergence of wild birds drives avian influenza spillover and global spread

19-May-2022

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Animal Research Avian Influenza Birds Ecological Diversity Poultry Viral Vectors Wild Birds

Article Information

Journal
PLOS Pathogens
DOI
10.1371/journal.ppat.1010062
Article Publication Date
2022-05-19
Article Title
Ecological divergence of wild birds drives avian influenza spillover and global spread
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
plospathogenspress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2022, May 19). Bird flu is driven by ecologically diverse species, with wild ducks, gulls, geese, and poultry playing a role in global spread. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y4JY7DL/bird-flu-is-driven-by-ecologically-diverse-species-with-wild-ducks-gulls-geese-and-poultry-playing-a-role-in-global-spread.html
MLA:
"Bird flu is driven by ecologically diverse species, with wild ducks, gulls, geese, and poultry playing a role in global spread." Brightsurf News, May. 19 2022, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/8Y4JY7DL/bird-flu-is-driven-by-ecologically-diverse-species-with-wild-ducks-gulls-geese-and-poultry-playing-a-role-in-global-spread.html.