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Published on: August 2, 2011
Freshwater clams as bioconcentrators of avian influenza virus in water
Kathryn P Huyvaert1, Jenny S Carlson, Kevin T Bentler
1United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA/APHIS) Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. kate.huyvaert@colostate.edu
Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.)
|August 29, 2012
Abstract:
We report experimental evidence for bioconcentration of a low-pathogenicity avian influenza virus (H6N8) in the tissue of freshwater clams. Our results support the concept that freshwater clams may provide an effective tool for use in the early detection of influenza A viruses in aquatic environments.

