title: Molecular characterization of an influenza A virus (H4N2) isolated from waterfowl habitats in the State of Mexico.
abstract: Wild waterfowl and their habitats are the main reservoirs of influenza A virus (IAV) mainly during the breeding season and prior to migration. This study describes the molecular characterization of an IAV isolated from 240 water samples of a small wetland during non-breeding season of migratory wild ducks in the State of Mexico, Mexico. The results showed that the virus belongs to the H4N2 subtype and each of its eight segments of the viral genome has similarity to IAV isolated from ducks in North America. This study suggests that IAV can be isolated from small wetland during non-breeding season of migrating waterfowl.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina y Zootecnia de Aves, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000 CP 04510, D.F., México.
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ornelas-Eusebio
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Obregón-Ascencio
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chávez-Maya
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: García-Espinosa
mesh_terms: D025041:Animal Migration; D000818:Animals; D004372:Ducks; D016679:Genome, Viral; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D053833:Wetlands