Water-bone transmission of influenza A viruses?
The isolation of influenza A viruses from unconcentrated lake water and from fecal samples on the shore of these lakes is reported for the first time. Influenza A viruses, representative of most of the major antigenic subtypes, co-circulate in ducks on the lakes.
D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D002988:Cloaca / Q000382:microbiology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004372:Ducks / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005618:Fresh Water; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012621:Seasons; D014871:Water Microbiology
D000956:Antigens, Viral