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Ecohealth ; 8(1): 4-13, 2011 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21516374

RESUMEN

Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) are pathogens of global concern, but there has been little previous research on avian influenza in southern Africa and almost nothing is known about the dynamics of AIVs in the region. We counted, captured and sampled birds regularly at five sites, two in South Africa (Barberspan and Strandfontein) and one in each of Botswana (Lake Ngami), Mozambique (Lake Chuali) and Zimbabwe (Lakes Manyame and Chivero) between March 2007 and May 2009. The South African and Zimbabwean sites were visited every 2 months and the sites in Botswana and Mozambique every 4 months. During each visit we undertook 5-7 days of standardised bird counts followed by 5-10 days of capturing and sampling water-associated birds. We sampled 4,977 birds of 165 different species and completed 2,503 half-hour point counts. We found 125 positive rRT-PCR cases of avian influenza across all sites. Two viruses (H1N8 and H3N8) were isolated and additional H5, H6 and H7 strains were identified. We did not positively identify any highly pathogenic H5N1. Overall viral prevalence (2.51%) was similar to the lower range of European values, considerable spatial and temporal variation occurred in viral prevalence, and there was no detectable influence of the annual influx of Palearctic migrants. Although waterbirds appear to be the primary viral carriers, passerines may link wild birds and poultry. While influenza cycles are probably driven by the bird movements that result from rainfall patterns, the epidemiology of avian influenza in wild birds in the subregion is complex and there appears to be the possibility for viral transmission throughout the year.


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Ambiente , Virus de la Influenza A/aislamiento & purificación , Gripe Aviar/epidemiología , África Austral/epidemiología , Animales , Aves , Enfermedades Endémicas , Gripe Aviar/virología , Muestreo
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Ecohealth ; 8(1): 109-15, 2011 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21125309

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Waterfowl were counted and sampled in a Zimbabwean wetland over 24 months. LPAI strains were detected during 20 consecutive months, providing evidence of regional yearly persistence of LPAI. We discuss the role of Afro-tropical ducks in viral maintenance and transmission, and attempt to explain the observed patterns.


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Ecosistema , Subtipo H5N1 del Virus de la Influenza A/aislamiento & purificación , Subtipo H5N1 del Virus de la Influenza A/patogenicidad , Gripe Aviar/epidemiología , Animales , Animales Salvajes/microbiología , Aves/virología , Zimbabwe/epidemiología
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Virus Genes ; 40(1): 106-10, 2010 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19908134

RESUMEN

Newcastle disease (ND) is a serious neurological and respiratory disease of poultry that affects all types of birds but has traditionally not caused symptoms in wild aquatic birds, the natural hosts. In the late 1990s, a new genotype, viz. 5d that is pathogenic to all types of birds, including waterfowl, arose in China and has since spread from East Asia into parts of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. We performed a phylogenetic analysis of the fusion protein gene of isolates obtained from outbreaks of ND in Sudan and found that all contemporary strains isolated between 2003 and 2006 were of genotype 5d, containing the virulent fusion protein cleavage site (F0) motif (112)RRQKRF(117). Introduction via a Middle Eastern trade partner is likely to be the source of infection since phylogenetic analysis excluded the possibility of introduction from western and southern Africa.


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Brotes de Enfermedades , Enfermedad de Newcastle/epidemiología , Enfermedad de Newcastle/virología , Virus de la Enfermedad de Newcastle/genética , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Aves , Genotipo , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Virus de la Enfermedad de Newcastle/química , Virus de la Enfermedad de Newcastle/patogenicidad , Filogenia , Alineación de Secuencia , Sudán/epidemiología , Factores de Tiempo , Proteínas Virales de Fusión/química , Virulencia
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