Wild birds and avian influenza an introduction to applied field research and disease sampling techniques Darrell Whitworth, Scott Newman, Taej Mundkur, Phil Harris

Contributor(s): Whitworth, Darrell | Newman, Scott | Mundkur, Taej | Harris, Phil | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsMaterial type: TextTextLanguage: ENG Series: FAO animal production and health manual ; 5.Publication details: Rome Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations c2007Description: vi, 113 p. ill. 26 cmISBN: 9789251059081Subject(s): Avian influenza | Wild animal collecting | BirdsLOC classification: .Online resources: Click here to access online Electronic reproduction also available via World Wide Web
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Avian influenza and the HSN1 virus -- Wild birds and avian influenza -- Wild bird capture techniques -- Bird handling and ringing techniques -- Disease sampling procedures -- Avian surveys and monitoring -- Radio telemetry and bird movements
Summary: The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 strain has spread from domestic poultry to a large number of species of free-ranging wild birds, including non-migratory birds and migratory birds that can travel thousands of kilometers each year. The regular contact and interaction between poultry and wild birds has increased the urgency of understanding wild bird diseases and the transmission mechanisms that exist between the poultry and wild bird sectors, with a particular emphasis on avian influenza. Monitoring techniques, surveillance, habitat use and migration patterns are all important aspects of wildlife and disease ecology that need to be better understood to gain insights into disease transmission between these sectors. This manual contains chapters on the basic ecology of avian influenza and wild birds, capture and marking techniques (ringing, color marking and satellite telemetry), disease sampling procedures, and field survey and monitoring procedures.--Publisher's description
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Avian influenza and the HSN1 virus -- Wild birds and avian influenza -- Wild bird capture techniques -- Bird handling and ringing techniques -- Disease sampling procedures -- Avian surveys and monitoring -- Radio telemetry and bird movements

The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 strain has spread from domestic poultry to a large number of species of free-ranging wild birds, including non-migratory birds and migratory birds that can travel thousands of kilometers each year. The regular contact and interaction between poultry and wild birds has increased the urgency of understanding wild bird diseases and the transmission mechanisms that exist between the poultry and wild bird sectors, with a particular emphasis on avian influenza. Monitoring techniques, surveillance, habitat use and migration patterns are all important aspects of wildlife and disease ecology that need to be better understood to gain insights into disease transmission between these sectors. This manual contains chapters on the basic ecology of avian influenza and wild birds, capture and marking techniques (ringing, color marking and satellite telemetry), disease sampling procedures, and field survey and monitoring procedures.--Publisher's description

Electronic reproduction also available via World Wide Web