Project Number: 6612-32000-051-04
Project Type: Specific Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Sep 08, 2006
End Date: Sep 14, 2008

Objective:
Conduct targeted surveillance in selected wild birds in at risk geographic areas to better understand the virus ecology.

Approach:
We will conduct field sampling of wild birds in South America and Africa. Cloacal and tracheal swab will be collected from wild caught or naturally dead birds and submitted to SEPRL for analysis of avian influenza and other exotic viruses.