Roberts Nathan M, Henzler David J, Clark Larry
United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, 4101 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA.
Avian Dis. 2009 Sep;53(3):455-7. doi: 10.1637/8459-082708-ResNote.1.
Growing concerns about avian influenza, and its effect on agriculture and human health, have highlighted the need to understand the role of wildlife in maintaining and spreading the virus. We surveyed the wildlife inhabiting a poultry farm with recent H3N6 and H4N6 avian influenza virus exposure in Pennsylvania, U.S.A. One raccoon (Procyon lotor) tested positive for H4N6 antibodies. This is the first recorded incident of avian influenza exposure in a wild raccoon. We suggest that raccoons may play a role in the transmission of avian influenza viruses and in compromising biosecurity efforts at poultry operations.
对禽流感及其对农业和人类健康影响的日益担忧,凸显了了解野生动物在维持和传播该病毒中所起作用的必要性。我们对美国宾夕法尼亚州一个近期接触过H3N6和H4N6禽流感病毒的家禽养殖场中的野生动物进行了调查。一只浣熊(北美浣熊)H4N6抗体检测呈阳性。这是野生浣熊接触禽流感的首次记录事件。我们认为浣熊可能在禽流感病毒传播以及破坏家禽养殖场的生物安全措施方面发挥作用。