Evaluating sampling strategies for the detection of avian influenza viruses in the environment
Allison K. Miller, Lia Heremia, Stephanie J. Waller, Sarah-Lou Blanchard, Jordan T. Taylor, Jackson M. Treece, Michelle Wille, Neil J. Gemmell, David Winter, Edwina J. Dowle, Jemma L. Geoghegan
The paper evaluates four environmental RNA sampling methods for detecting avian influenza viruses in urban waterfowl ponds over a year, finding they detected AIV but with asynchronous results likely due to low viral concentrations.
Virology · Sep 2, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology