Lack of persistence of influenza virus genetic information in ducks.
Clearance of infectious virus and RNA occurred concurrently after oral infection of ducks with influenza virus. There was no evidence from polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of the hemagglutinin (HA) gene for persistence of viral genetic information. No detectable RNA was found in the spleen indicating processing of antigen near the site of replication.
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Department of Virology/Molecular Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
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D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015342:DNA Probes; D004372:Ducks / Q000382:microbiology*; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000235:genetics / Q000382:microbiology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014779:Virus Replication
D015342:DNA Probes; D012367:RNA, Viral