Poultry Infection with Influenza Viruses of Wild Bird Origin, China, 2016

Abstract

Migratory birds may play a role in transmission of avian influenza virus. We report the infection of black-tailed gulls and chickens in eastern China with avian influenza (H13N2) and (H13N8) viruses. We found that these H13 viruses were transmitted from migratory birds to domestic poultry.

Keywords

• Migratory birds
• domestic poultry
• transmission
• H13N2
• H13N8
• viruses