Poultry drinking water used for avian influenza surveillance.
Samples of drinking water from poultry cages, which can be collected conveniently and noninvasively, provide higher rates of influenza (H9N2) virus isolation than do samples of fecal droppings. Studies to confirm the usefulness of poultry drinking water for detecting influenza (H5N1) should be conducted in disease-endemic areas.
Leung
Y H Connie
YH
The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China.
Zhang
Li-Juan
LJ
Chow
Chun-Kin
CK
Tsang
Chun-Lok
CL
Ng
Chi-Fung
CF
Wong
Chun-Kuen
CK
Guan
Yi
Y
Peiris
J S Malik
JS
D000818:Animals; D004326:Drinking; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D046094:Galliformes / Q000821:virology; D053127:Influenza A Virus, H9N2 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D011200:Poultry / Q000821:virology*; D014871:Water Microbiology