Wild bird highly pathogenic avian influenza surveillance
Subtitle: sample collection from healthy, sick and dead birds
By: Karrie Rose, Scott Newman, Marcela Uhart, Juan Lubroth.
Contributors: Newman, Scott.; Uhart, Marcela.; Lubroth, Juan.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Series: FAO animal production and health manual -- 4.
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; FAO
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9789251056677
Subjects: Avian influenza; Birds -- Virus diseases
Description: "The purpose of this document is to provide brief guidelines on the sampling methods to use when conducting wildlife surveillance, or a morbidity / mortality investigation. Topics covered include animal handling, proper methods for collecting and transporting diagnostic samples related to investigation of avian diseases such as avian influenza, West Nile virus, and Newcastle disease."--Introduction.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Available both in print and online.
Table of contents: title: Clinical signs of infectious disease; title: Live bird handling; title: Dead bird collection; title: Avian necropsy protocol; title: Necropsy sample collection; title: Sample collection; title: Swabbing techniques; title: Sample handling and transport; title: Diagnostics; title: Carcass disposal; title: Disinfection; title: Personal safety recommendations; title: Annex 1. Sick or dead bird sample collection log; title: Annex 2. OIE/FAO Network (OFFLU) and reference laboratories for avian influenza; title: Gross pathology illustrations.