Epidemiology of influenza A virus among black-headed gulls, the Netherlands, 2006-2010.

• We sampled 7,511 black-headed gulls for influenza virus in the Netherlands during 2006-2010 and found that subtypes H13 and H16 caused annual epidemics in fledglings on colony sites. Our findings validate targeted surveillance of wild waterbirds and clarify underlying factors for influenza virus emergence in other species.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Biologi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Biological Sciences (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Charadriiformes

avian influenza

black-headed gulls

disease reservoirs

epidemics

influenza

influenza A virus

the Netherlands

virulence

viruses

zoonoses

Zoonotisk ekologi

Zoonotic Ecology

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)