Oral shedding from experimentally infected falcons with avian influenza virus.

Abstract

<p>Viral RNA shedding detected by RRT-PCR in oropharyngeal swabs of falcons infected via the feeding route or via the nasochoanal route. Ct, cycle of threshold. <b>A.</b> Falcons infected with A/<i>Anas plathyrhynchos</i>/Spain/1877/2009 (H7N2) LPAI virus and euthanized at 11 dpi. <b>B.</b> Falcons infected with A/Great crested grebe/Basque Country/06.03249/2006 (H5N1) HPAI virus.</p