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RNA was extracted from a pool of organs for each of the cormorants (e.g. liver, lung, trachea and intestine) and tested using a commercial kit (Genesig Advanced Kit Influenza A Virus (M1), Primerdesign Ltd., Southampton, UK).
Molini U, Yabe J, Meki IK, Ouled Ahmed Ben Ali H, Settypalli TBK, Datta S, Coetzee LM, Hamunyela E, Khaiseb S, Cattoli G, Lamien CE, Dundon WG. Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus outbreak among Cape cormorants (Phalacrocorax capensis) in Namibia, 2022. Emerg Microbes Infect. 2023 Dec;12(1):2167610. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2023.2167610. PMID: 36632773; PMCID: PMC9980411.
Extracted RNA from the liver samples from penguins was tested using both the commercial genesig® Advanced Kit for Influenza A Virus (M1) and genesig® Advanced Kit for Avian Influenza A Virus subtype H5 (Primerdesign Ltd., Southampton, UK).
Molini U, Aikukutu G, Roux JP, Kemper J, Ntahonshikira C, Marruchella G, Khaiseb S, Cattoli G, Dundon WG. Avian Influenza H5N8 Outbreak in African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus), Namibia, 2019. J Wildl Dis. 2020 Jan;56(1):214-218. Epub 2019 Sep 4. PMID: 31483707.
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