l'appel des virolos
L'appel des virolos
( les français sont toujours aussi brillants par leur absence)
Science 16 June 2006: |
Letters
Veterinary Virologists Share Avian Flu Data
Veterinary virologists have been working on avian influenza viruses for many years, and our collections of influenza virus isolates could be of great value to the international scientific community.
Within the Scientific Committee of OFFLU (the World Organization of Animal Health/United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Network of Expertise on Avian Influenza), we have initiated the FLU-ID project. We will make available for genome nucleotide sequencing H5N1 contemporary isolates from several countries and relevant historical strains. This will be achieved in collaboration with the NIH Influenza Genome Project, and the full genetic sequences will be available in GenBank.
The Asian HPAI H5N1 virus is spreading very quickly. Real-time availability of genetic information is now possible and is essential for timely monitoring of viral evolution. These data will increase our knowledge of this pathogen and will help the appropriate selection of viral candidates for experimental studies, thus avoiding duplication of efforts and waste of resources.
Amicroscopic view of an avian influenza virus zooming out from the nasal passge of a bird. CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES
Ilaria Capua
Istituto Zooprofilattico delle Venezie
Viale dell'Università 10
35020 Legnaro, Padova, Italy
Ian Brown
Veterinary Laboratories Agency-Weybridge
Addlestone, Surrey, UK
Michael Johnson
Australian Animal Health Laboratory
CSIRO Livestock Industries
Private Bag 24
Geelong 3220, Australia
Dennis Senne
National Veterinary Services Laboratories
Post Office Box 844
Ames, IA 50010, USA
David Swayne
Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory
USDA/ARS,
934 College Station Road
Athens, GA 30605, USA
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