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Establishment of databases for serological monitoring in wild birds
Project
Project code: FLI-IfE-08-230
Contract period: 01.09.2006
- 31.08.2008
Purpose of research: Basic research
In Germany, HPAI H5N1 has so far only been detected in dead animals. Findings from Asia, however, show that live animals (e.g. certain duck species, tree sparrows) can harbour the virus. In live swans investigated in Croatia, signs for the presence of antibodies against the H5N1 virus were found. The occurrence of live, seropositive animals must be considered as evidence that the virus has established in the wild bird population and that the infection is not always lethal in the affected animals.
Therefore, it is necessary to extend the wild bird monitoring to serological investigations of dead, sick or apparently healthy birds in order to detect an establishment of the infection in parts of the wild bird population (in certain species, e.g. ducks) at an early stage. A prerequisite for carrying out a serological monitoring is the availability of validated serological tests. The validation must be done by means of appropriate reference materials produced by experimental infection or collected within the framework of wild bird monitoring. Suitable sample banks (including a database providing an exact documentation) must be established.
Section overview
Subjects
- Animal health
- Wildlife Biology
