PRESENCE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS IN WILD BIRDS IN THE WETLANDS OF PUERTO VIEJO, LIMA

Authors

  • Karen Segovia H. Laboratorio de Patología Aviar
  • Eliana Icochea D. Laboratorio de Patología Aviar
  • Rosa González V. Laboratorio de Patología Aviar
  • Bruno Ghersi Laboratorio de Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima
  • Armando González Z. Destacamento Naval de Investigación Médica (NMRCD), Lima

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v24i1.1672

Keywords:

Avian influenza virus, wild birds, Puerto Viejo wetlands, viral isolation

Abstract

The objective of the study was to detect the presence of avian influenza (AI) virus in wild aquatic birds found in Puerto Viejo wetlands, Lima-Peru. Fresh faecal samples (n=900) from 18 species of wild birds were collected from April 2008 to February 2009. Samples were analyzed by virus isolation in SPF embryonated chicken eggs. Seven strains of low pathogenicity AI viruses subtype H12N5 were isolated; six from the migratory species Arenaria interpres, and one from the resident species Fulica ardesiaca. The technique of risk assessment using Monte Carlo Simulation (program @ risk) indicated that the probability of finding the AI virus in wild birds from Puerto Viejo wetlands was 0.88% with a confidence interval of 0.15 to 2.53%. The results of the study showed that wild birds from Puerto Viejo wetlands constitute a reservoir for avian influenza virus in Peru.

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Published

2013-03-18

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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Copyright (c) 2013 Karen Segovia H., Eliana Icochea D., Rosa González V., Bruno Ghersi, Armando González Z.

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How to Cite

Segovia H., K., Icochea D., E., González V., R., Ghersi, B., & González Z., A. (2013). PRESENCE OF AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS IN WILD BIRDS IN THE WETLANDS OF PUERTO VIEJO, LIMA. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 24(1), 98-103. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v24i1.1672