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Avian Coronavirus in Wild Aquatic Birds
- D. Chu, Connie Y. H. Leung, +6 authors L. L. Poon
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Virology
- 28 September 2011
ABSTRACT We detected a high prevalence (12.5%) of novel avian coronaviruses in aquatic wild birds. Phylogenetic analyses of these coronaviruses suggest that there is a diversity of gammacoronaviruses… Expand
Breeding and mortality of Oriental White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis in Punjab Province, Pakistan
- M. Gilbert, Munir Z. Virani, +8 authors Qaswar Ali Shah
- Biology
- Bird Conservation International
- 1 December 2002
Populations of Oriental White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis and Long-billed Vulture G. indicus declined in India between the mid 1980s and late 1990s. Regional reports from India described declines… Expand
Pathogenicity and Vaccine Efficacy of Different Clades of Asian H5N1 Avian Influenza A Viruses in Domestic Ducks
- Jeong-Ki Kim, P. Seiler, +9 authors R. Webster
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Virology
- 10 September 2008
ABSTRACT Waterfowl represent the natural reservoir of all subtypes of influenza A viruses, including H5N1. Ducks are especially considered major contributors to the spread of H5N1 influenza A viruses… Expand
PATHOLOGY AND PROPOSED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DICLOFENAC POISONING IN FREE-LIVING AND EXPERIMENTALLY EXPOSED ORIENTAL WHITE-BACKED VULTURES (GYPS BENGALENSIS)
- C. Meteyer, B. Rideout, M. Gilbert, H. Shivaprasad, J. Oaks
- Medicine
- Journal of wildlife diseases
- 1 October 2005
Oriental white-backed vultures (Gyps bengalensis; OWBVs) died of renal failure when they ingested diclofenac, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), in tissues of domestic livestock. Acute… Expand
Rapid population declines and mortality clusters in three Oriental white-backed vulture Gyps bengalensis colonies in Pakistan due to diclofenac poisoning
- M. Gilbert, R. Watson, +7 authors A. A. Khan
- Biology
- 1 October 2006
The population declines affecting Asian Gyps vultures are among the most rapid and geographically widespread recorded for any species. This paper describes the rates and patterns of mortality and… Expand
Migration of Whooper Swans and Outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus in Eastern Asia
- S. Newman, S. A. Iverson, +5 authors D. Douglas
- Biology, Medicine
- PloS one
- 28 May 2009
Evaluating the potential involvement of wild avifauna in the emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 (hereafter H5N1) requires detailed analyses of temporal and spatial relationships… Expand
Vulture restaurants and their role in reducing diclofenac exposure in Asian vultures
- M. Gilbert, R. Watson, S. Ahmed, M. Asim, J. A. Johnson
- Geography
- 1 March 2007
Summary The provision of supplementary food at vulture restaurants is a well-established tool in the conservation of vulture species. Among their many applications, vulture restaurants are used to… Expand
IMPLICATIONS OF WILDLIFE TRADE ON THE MOVEMENT OF AVIAN INFLUENZA AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES 1,2
- W. Karesh, R. Cook, M. Gilbert, J. Newcomb
- Biology
- 2007
The global trade in wildlife provides disease transmission mechanisms that not only result in human disease outbreaks, but also threaten livestock, international trade, rural livelihoods, native… Expand
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A Novel Group of Avian Astroviruses in Wild Aquatic Birds
- D. Chu, Connie Y. H. Leung, +8 authors L. L. Poon
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Virology
- 19 January 2012
ABSTRACT Using a pan-astrovirus reverse transcription-PCR assay, a great diversity of novel avastroviruses was detected from wild bird and poultry samples. Two groups of astroviruses detected from… Expand
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus among Wild Birds in Mongolia
- M. Gilbert, Losolmaa Jambal, +14 authors Damien O. Joly
- Biology, Medicine
- PloS one
- 11 September 2012
Mongolia combines a near absence of domestic poultry, with an abundance of migratory waterbirds, to create an ideal location to study the epidemiology of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus… Expand