The role of the greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons (Scopoli, 1769) (Anseriformes: Anatidae) in maintaining the natural circulation of the influenza A virus in the northwestern part of Black Sea Region (Ukraine)
Journal: Journal for Veterinary Medicine Biotechnology and Biosafety
Year: 2024

The publication combines the results of ornithological observations of the greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons (Scopoli, 1769) during migration and wintering in the south-western part of Odesa Region of Ukraine (Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Izmail, and Bolhrad districts) and the results of laboratory tests of biological samples of this species for the presence of the influenza A pathogen. The study was conducted in 2017–2019. A total of 1,591 samples of biological material (feces) of the grea