LAUKINIŲ PAUKŠČIŲ KRAUJO SERUMO SEROLOGINIAI TYRIMAI DĖL PAUKŠČIŲ GRIPO.

SEROLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF AVIAN INFLUENZA IN WILD BIRDS NEIGHBOURING LARGE-SCALE POULTRY FARMS IN LITHUANIA

It is known, that wild birds may act as carriers of avian influenza viruses. Currently, an increasing number of different wild bird species are being found to be infected with the highly pathogenic H5N1 Asian strain of the virus. Migratory wild birds affected by the disease appear to be responsible for spread of the H5N1 virus. The present study was designed to investigate serologically the presence of avian influenca in wild birds neighbouring large-scale poultry farms in Lithuania. For this purpose sixty wild birds (Mallards, Garganays, White-fronted geese, pigeons, sparrows) were catched in large-scale poultry farms area and screened for the presence of antibodies against avian influenca virus by enzime-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method. The results from this study have shown that all sera samples were negative to avian influenza virus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

IFA metodu ištyreme laukinių paukščių – didžiujų ančių (Anas platyrhynchos), ančių kryklių(Anas querquedula), laukinių žąsų (Anser fabalis), balandžių (Columbia livia), žvirblių (Passer domesticus)) kraujo serumą del antikūnų prieš paukš čių gripo virusą Nė viename tirtame mėginyje antikūnai prieš PG nenustatyti. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]